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ASTROLOGIA GALLICA PRINCIPIIS & RATIONIBUS PROPRIIS STABILITA ATQUE IN XXVI LIBROS DISTRIBUTA NON SOLUM ASTROLOGIAE JUDICIARIA
1661Prima edizione del 1661 di questa pietra miliare nel campo dell'astrologia di Jean Baptiste Morin (1582-1656) grande filosofo, astrologo molto stimato e distinto astronomo. Oppositore di Galileo e Descartes, Morin scrisse i 26 libri della Astrologia Gallica nella quale dimostra che l'astrologia è una scienza esatta, ma non visse abbastanza per vederli pubblicati (morì nel 1659 e vennero pubblicati nel 1661). I primi libri forniscono le basi teoriche della teologia per l'opera, i successivi parlano di Natale, mondanità, elezione e astrologia metereologica. Gli oroscopi contenuti e descritti nell'opera vennero a lungo consultati dal Cardinale di Richelieu e Mazarin. Ritratto di Morin inciso da N. Poilly su disegno di Flaman e vita. Numerose incisioni nel testo. Tra gli argomenti trattati: Esperimenti di Paracelso, Predizioni, la scienza dell'alchimia, astrologia di Morin, Morte preannunciata sia naturale che violenta, Oroscopo, chiromanzia, fato, luoghi di sepoltura ecc... In ottime condizioni e completa. Copertina in piena pella settecentesca in buone condizioni con lievi usure marginali. Legatura in buone condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in buone condizioni con fioriture. Piccolo strappo al margine superiore di pag. 382. In folio. Dim. 36x25 cm. Pp. (24)+XXI+(1)+XXXVI+784+1 ritr.. Peso Kg. 2,800 First edition of 1661 of this milestone in the field of atrology by Jean Baptiste Morin (1582-1656) great phylosopher, astrologist and astronomer. Morin wrote the 26 books of the Astrologia Gallica but did not live to see them published (he died in 1659 and they were published in 1661). The early books provide the theoretical basis in theology for his work, while the later books discuss natal, judicial, mundane, electional and meteorological astrology. His Astrologia Gallica is a monumental work, in the edition of 1661 corn-pricing a Praefatio Apologetica of 36 folio pages and 784 more pages of text mostly double columned... the chief distinctive features of Morin's system may be summarized as follows ... In place of the old distinction between superiors and inferiors, heaven and earth, celestial and sublunar, fifth essence and four elements, he adopts a threefold division of elementary, etherial and celestial. The planets are no longer simple bodies of a fifth essence, but compound bodies with the elemental qualities of hot, cold, dry and moist, as well as ethereal and celestial matter. Morin distinguishes between their elemental action in heating, moistening and the like, and their influential action by virtue of their celestial nature. The first heaven or primum mobile is a simple body and acts as such, pouring its universal force like a world-soul through the whole world. But it also has a second action, as it is divided into Dodecatemoria or signs of the immobile zodiac. The other most solid celestial heaven of the fixed stars has per se and as a whole no sublunar influence so far as we know, but the particular constellations and stars in it exert virtue of their own. Similarly the ether of the ethereal heaven has per se no sublunar virtue, but the planets in it exert a great influence, although their formal virtue is ineffable and incomprehensible to us. Great as it is, the signs signify more fully and efficaciously than the planets. In particular, the degree of the sign on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth signifies more efficaciously than the lord of the horoscope or the planet in the first house. Morin held that it was enough to know the degree for the horoscope and that the exact minute of the degree was not essential. The horoscopes contained in the work were consulted for a long time by Cardinale di Richelieu and Mazarin. Portarit of Morin engraved by N. Poilly after Flaman and his life. Different engravings in the text. The issues treated: Experiments of Paracelso, Preditions, lscience of alchemy, astrology of Morin, Pre announced death natural and violent Horoscoper, chiromancy, fate, place of buring ecc... In very good conditions and complete. Full leather cover of 17th century in good conditions lightly worn in the extremities. Binding in good conditions. Inside pages are in good conditions with foxing. Little tear in the upper edge of pag. 382. In folio. Dim. 36x25 cm. Pp. (24)+XXI+(1)+XXXVI+784+1 ritr.. Weight Kg. 2,800
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