De ortu aquarum

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  • Reference
    • GB 247 MS Ferguson 53
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16--
  • Language of Material
    • Latin
  • Physical Description
    • 4to. 174 folios of which 93 are blank. 23.7x17.7 cm. Bd. in vellum

Scope and Content

De ortu aquarum... [In Latin]. XVIIth century.
[Notes probably from an unidentified printed book possibly by Agricola. There are marginal references to page numbers with prefix 'Agr'.. The initial sections are entitled 'De Ortu Aquarum', 'De Thermis', 'De Calore humerorum subterraneorum'.]
[See Georg Agricola, 'De Ortu et causis subterraneorum', libri V, Basel 1546.]
Armorial bookplate of Hopetoun inside front board..

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