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[Astrology] Torres Villarroel, Diego deBiblio.com

Juicio y Prognostico del Globo y tres columnas de fuego que se dexaron ver en nuestro Orizonte Español el dia dos de noviembre de este año de 1730 y unas Preparaciones Medicinales mui dulces para librarse de la malicia de sus vapores y humos

1730réf. 10266Madrid: Diego López de Haro 1730. First Seville edition. Quarto 20x14cm 4 18 2pp. Illustrated title showing the Columns of Fire. Modern Bradel-style binding of speckled paper-covered boards gilt-lettered spine label. Light wear and soiling to leaves; repaired wormtrack within the gutter margins. Very good. A wonderfully strange mixture of eyewitness astronomy judicial astrology folk medicine and personal melancholy by the Spanish writer physician mathematician and astrologer Diego de Torres Villarroel. On November 2 1730 a luminous globe accompanied by three columns of fire appeared over Spain and remained visible for four hours-an event now understood to have been an unusually southerly appearance of the aurora borealis. Torres relates the occurrence through an exchange of letters with his friend Don Juan Ventura who feared both its astrological significance and the bodily illnesses supposedly caused by its vapors. Torres then suffering from a severe bout of melancholy himself initially refuses either to prognosticate or prescribe a cure. At Ventura's insistence however he delivers both. Although he considers the apparition a natural rather than divine event he predicts that it will bring four years of misfortune-one for every hour it remained visible-and recommends an elaborate preventative regimen: moderate daily exercise raw garlic barley water goat's milk fresh meat and vegetables abstention from wine and the fumigation of the home with fragrant candles. An exceptionally appealing record of an early modern attempt to understand a terrifying celestial spectacle through a combination of observation astrology and domestic medicine. The final two pages advertise other books issued by López de Haro many of them by Torres himself. Jorge Luis Borges was an early admirer of Torres and devoted one of the opening essays in his first prose collection Inquisiciones 1925 to him. The dramatic title-page woodcut depicts the fiery globe and its three blazing columns above the horizon. . Diego López de Haro unknown

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The Astrologer's Magazine; and Philosophical Miscellany

réf. 900039ASTROLOGY The Astrologer's Magazine; and Philosophical Miscellany. Consisting of An Easy Introduction to the Celestial Science of Astrology. The Art of setting a Figure to any Time proposed. Signification of the Houses Planets Signs and Aspects. Position Motion and Influences of the Heavenly Bodies. Rules and Examples to Resolve all Lawful Horary Questions. How to calculate Nativities exemplified by the Genitures of many illustrious Persons. Lives of eminent Philosophers. Singular Prophecies. Chymical Secrets. Medical Prescriptions. Extracts on interesting Subjects from the Philosophical Transactions. With a Monthly Portion of Lavater's Physiognomy embellished with Several Hundred Etchings and Engravings illustrative of the Science. Holborn London: Printed for W. Locke 1793-4 8vo. calf-backed marbled paper-covered boards spine with five raised bands and 'I' in gilt to third compartment; pp. v 4-250 ii index; together with the highly decorative engraved frontis with an illustration depicting quotes from Job and Milton; containing numerous diagrams tables and charts throughout; the spine ends re-tipped in calf now heavily rubbed and lacking label to second compartment split along edges but holding and rubbed all over some of the marbled paper beginning to chip and boards showing through beneath in places; the frontis seldom found at all is here closely shaved at head and affixed to the front paste-down; some light pencil markings to paste down and title; damp stain to lower corner of title; the text block itself occasionally shaved at outer margin though with no loss of text; aside from light spots and the odd corner tear a very clean copy internally; this copy without the additional engravings as is also common. A scarce collection of six issues of the 'Astrologer's Magazine' representing the August 1793 to January 1794 issues. Formerly known as 'The Conjuror's Magazine' which ran from 1791-1793 Astrology became such a large focus that the name was changed here in August 1793. It then ran for just six more issues before publication was ceased. Widely believed to be the first conjuring periodical it was also one of the first to openly and actively promote the practice of magic. Contributions here include 'Curious Philosophical Essays upon the Power of the Devil on Human Bodies' 'Prophecies of Nostradamus relating to France' 'The Moon's Influence on Madmen' and several sections on Witchcraft including a witch trial held in 1762 'Proofs of Witchcraft' and 'Children afflicted by supposed Sorcery' as well as sections on Necromancy Dreams Visions and Palmistry accompanied by diagrams. hardcover

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