FLUDD, Robert (1574-1637) - photo 1
FLUDD, Robert (1574-1637) - photo 2
FLUDD, Robert (1574-1637) - photo 3
FLUDD, Robert (1574-1637) - photo 4

FLUDD, Robert (1574-1637)

Lot 198
13.07.2022 10:30UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 3 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 794427
Lot 198 | FLUDD, Robert (1574-1637)
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
FLUDD, Robert (1574-1637)

Philosophia Moysaica. [with] Responsum ad Hoplocrisma-Spongum M. Fosteri Presbiteri. Gouda: Petrus Rammazenius, 1638.

First edition of Fludd’s Moysaical Philosophy. 'This was the author's last work and, as such, fitly represents his matured opinions on Metaphysics, Philosophy, &c ... [It was] the only one of any importance that he translated into English, and thus evidently intended it to be more popular than his others' (Gardner, Rosicrucian Books, p. 33). The second work contains a dialogue on the use of the weapon salve. ‘Fludd entered into the contemporary dispute over the ‘weapon salve’, which was an important test for the validity of sympathetic medicine. In the course of this debate he described William Gilbert’s magnetic experiments in detail because they seemed to give valid examples of action at a distance. Here was support by analogy for the truth of the action of the weapon salve’ (DSB). Caillet 4036; Ferguson I, p. 284; Gardner 237; Krivatsy 4140; Shaaber F150; Wellcome 2331.



3 parts in one volume, folio (305 x 196mm). Engraved title illustration on both parts of the Philosophia Moysaica, on the second title it is surrounded by descriptive text, 4 copper-plates in text, and 26 woodcut figures, extra-illustrated with a separate printing of the first title with engraving before letters bound in as a frontispiece, woodcut printer’s device on title of second work (frontispiece engraving, first quire and A1 rehinged, with a few minor marginal paper repairs). Contemporary vellum over boards (spine with early repair at head, split in lower upper joint restored, a little soiled and rubbed). Provenance: early manuscript corrections – two stamps erased from half-title and first title.





Special notice


No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
13.07.2022 – 13.07.2022
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.