1675 · Wittebergae [Wittenberg]
by (DRAGONS). KIRCHMAIER, GEORG CASPAR
Wittebergae [Wittenberg]: Henckelius, 1675. 192 x 157 mm. (7 5/8 x 6 1/4"). [10] leaves.
Unbound, as issued; quires loosely stitched together. VD17 1:044651L; USTC 2710682. ◆Leaves a bit browned (due to paper quality), slight vertical crease to final leaf, otherwise clean, fresh, and pleasing.
Devoted to the irresistible subject of flying dragons, this is a rarely seen pamphlet by German polymath Georg Kaspar Kirchmayer, who wrote on a bewilderingly wide range of topics. Here, he cites descriptions of flying dragons from ancient sources, from Egypt and India, and from Athanasius Kircher's account of China, descriptions from which he concludes (truncated)
Unbound, as issued; quires loosely stitched together. VD17 1:044651L; USTC 2710682. ◆Leaves a bit browned (due to paper quality), slight vertical crease to final leaf, otherwise clean, fresh, and pleasing.
Devoted to the irresistible subject of flying dragons, this is a rarely seen pamphlet by German polymath Georg Kaspar Kirchmayer, who wrote on a bewilderingly wide range of topics. Here, he cites descriptions of flying dragons from ancient sources, from Egypt and India, and from Athanasius Kircher's account of China, descriptions from which he concludes (truncated)