Desiderata

We are always interested in acquiring all kind of books and manuscripts prior to 1600. Especially in the following fields and authors.

Alchemy
Anatomy
Architecture (Dietterlin, De L'Orme, Fronsperger, Sagredo, Ryff)
Astrology
Astronomy
Botany
Chemistry (Probierbücher)
Economics (Bodin, Scaruffi, Malestroit, Pietra, Du Moulin)
EpistolAries (Budé, Erasmus, Th. More, Vives and general collections of letters)
French Litterature (Rabelais, Pleïade, Marot)
Gastronomy (cookery books, wine)
Geography
German Literature (Fischart,Wickram, Sachs)
Greek Printing (liturgical imprints)
Hebraica
Humanists
Illustrated Books
indices (of prohibited books)
Instrument Making
Italian Literature (poetry, theatre)
Mathematics (book-keeping)
Medicine (Eustachius, Coiter, Paré, Varolius, Vesalius)
Music (theory, tabulatures)
Neo-Latin Poetry (Sabinus, Lotichius)
Paedagogics (early schoolbooks, treatises on education)
Printing History (Publisher's catalogues: Aldus, Estienne, Colines, Plantin)
Obsterics (Legislations governing midwifes)
Pharmacy (pharmacopoeia)
Philosophy
Reformation (Calvin, Hutten ,Ochino, Vergerio)
School Drama
Science (Bacon, Cardano)
Technology (Ramelli, Veranzio)
Travel (Hodoeporica)
Universities (statutes, laws)
Women (Marie de Gournay, Gaspara Stampa, Louise Labé, Hélisenne de Crenne, Anna Bijns)
Zoology (Gesner)

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