Genre: Early works to 1800 - Beautiful Books - Spotlight at Stanford Search Results

Title:: The order of chivalry.
Author:: Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316, Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492, Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901, Morris, William, 1834-1896, Fowler, Harry Alfred., Young, William Randolph Keltie., Gunst, Morgan A., McLeish, Charles, and obden-Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922
Exhibit Tags:: Fine binding Wood engravings History Literature

Title:: Oxonia depicta, sive, Collegiorum et aularum in inclyta Academia Oxoniensi ichnographica, orthographica & scenographica delineatio, LXV tabulis aeneis expressa.
Author:: Williams, William draughtsman
Exhibit Tags:: Fine binding Engravings Maps History

Title:: Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books.
Author:: Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D, Garth, Samuel Sir, 1661-1719, Dryden, John, 1631-1700, Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719, Eusden, Laurence, 1688-1730, Maynwaring, Arthur, 1668-1712, Croxall, Samuel, 1688 or 1689-1752, Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715, Stonestreet, William, -1716, Vernon, Thomas., Gay, John, 1685-1732, Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, Harvey, Stephen, 1655-1707, Congreve, William, 1670-1729, Ozell, (John) Mr, -1743, Stanyan, Temple, 1675-1752, Catcott, A. S. (Alexander Stopford), 1692-1749, Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, Welsted, Leonard, 1688-1747, Kneller, Godfrey Sir, 1646-1723, Vertue, George, 1684-1756, Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, Du Guernier, Louis, 1677-1716, Smith, R., Pool, Matthys, 1670-approximately 1732, Berchet, Pierre, 1659-1720, Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, Denny, William, and Davis, A. E. F.
Exhibit Tags:: Literature Mythology Engravings Woodcut initial letters

Title:: Conformité des ceremonies chinoises avec l'idolatrie grecque et romaine : pour servir de confirmation à l'apologie des dominicains missionnaires de la Chine.
Author:: Alexandre, Noël, 1639-1724 and Derey, Stephanus
Exhibit Tags:: Leather binding Religion

Title:: Innocentia vindicata : in qua gravissimis argumentis ex S. Thoma petitis ostenditur, angelicum doctorem pro Immaculato Conceptu Deiparae sensisse & scripsisse.
Author:: Sfondrati, Celestino, 1644-1696 and Ehinger, Gabriel
Exhibit Tags:: Marbled paper binding Engravings Woodcut initial letters Emblems Religion

Title:: The ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the County of Warwick, Esq., fellow of the Royal Society : in three books : wherein all the birds hitherto known being reduced into a method sutable [sic] to their natures, are accurately described : the descriptions illustrated by most elegant figures, nearly resembling the live birds, engraven in LXXVIII copper plates.
Author:: Willughby, Francis, 1635-1672, Ray, John, 1627-1705, Clark, Andrew, -approximately 1678, Martyn, John, active 1649-1680, Hernández, Francisco, 1517-1587, Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, Sherwin, William, active 1670-1710, and Farrington, John Merchant
Exhibit Tags:: Natural history Science Leather binding Woodcut initial letters Engravings

Title:: Athanasii Kircheri è Societ. Jesu, Sphinx mystagoga : sive Diatribe hieroglyphica, qua mumiae, ex Memphiticis Pyramidum adytis erutae, & non ita pridem in Galliam transmissae, juxta veterum Hieromystarum mentem, intentionemque, plena fide & exacta exhibetur interpretatio : ad inclytos, abstrusiorumque cognitionum peritia instructissimos Galliae philologos directa.
Author:: Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 and Janssonius van Waesberge, Johannes, active 1642-1681
Exhibit Tags:: Vellum binding Woodcut initial letters Woodcuts Engravings Language Hieroglyphics History Religion Mythology

Title:: Oxonia illustrata, sive, Omnium celeberrimae istius universitatis collegiorum, aularum, Bibliothecae Bodleianae, scholarum publicarum, Theatri Sheldoniani, nec non urbis totius, scenographia.
Author:: Loggan, David, 1635-1700?, Morris, Ionas, and Bennett, Joseph
Exhibit Tags:: Engravings Maps History

Title:: Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Iesu. Phonurgia nova, sive, Conjugium mechanico-physicum artis & natvrae paranympha phonosophia concinnatum : quâ universa sonorvm natvra, proprietas, vires effectuúmq[ue] prodigiosorum causae, novâ & multiplici experimentorum exhibitione enucleantur, instrumentorum acusticorum, machinarúmq[ue] ad naturae prototypon adaptandarum, tum ad sonos ad remotissima spatia propagandos, tum in abditis domorum recessibus per occultioris ingenii machinamenta clam palámve sermocinandi modus & ratio traditur, tum denique in bellorum tumultibus singularis hujusmodi organorum vsus, & praxis per novam phonologiam describitur.
Author:: Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
Exhibit Tags:: Leather binding Engravings Woodcut initial letters Diagrams Music Physics Woodcuts Science

Title:: Toonneel van China : door veel, zo geestelijke als weereltlijke, geheugteekenen, verscheide vertoningen van de natuur en kunst, en blijken van veel andere gedenkwaerdige dingen, geopent en verheerlykt.
Author:: Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 and Glazemaker, J. H. (Jan Hendrik)
Exhibit Tags:: Leather binding Engravings Woodcut initial letters Maps Exploration

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