Principis Christiani Archetypon Politicum sive Sapientia Regnatrix
Amsterdam: Joannem Janssonium, 1672.
First Edition. Hardcover (rebound in leather). Very Good Condition. Item #047903
Rebound in calf in an antique style, contents a bit browned, Fine portrait of Honoratus Joannius who Kircher holds up as an ideal ruler. Engraved title, (16), 235, (1). With extra engraved title, two portraits, a folding table, and in text illustrations throughout (including one full page of an obelisk on 235). Graesse K22, Brunet III 668
A work containing Kircher's view on the virtues possessed by an ideal prince with Honoratus Joannius used as a model. The work concludes with an impressive display of Kircher's linguistic erudition with poems of praise in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Arabic, Syriac, Aramaic, Samaritan and Coptic. Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Politics & Government. Inventory No: 047903.
Price: $2,500.00