1598.2 Johannes Jacobus de MALDINI. Mirabilia mundi, sive de scientiarum artiumque omnium origine et progressu tractatus, in quo perutilia reserantur arcana Mathematica, Mechanica, Physica, Medica et Chymica. Accesserunt insuper rara, certa, elaborataque Arnoldi de Villanova experimenta, usque ad nonum Artis Chymicae Opus, authoris usu et annotationibus illustrata. Cum elegantibus manupictis figuris. 8° Augustæ Vindelicorum: sumptibus Joannis Jacobi Lotteri, hæredum 1754 Young [Illustrations:- 4 engravings printed on two together on two folding sheets. 1. 139x71mm. Labelled "Mirabilia Mundi". In the heavens above is the four lettered name of God in a radiant triangle of light, in the abyss of all. In the middle heavens below this the Sun and Moon are seen, while at the bottom is the globe of the Earth, on which the four elements are bestowed, in the form of fire, airy smoke, rain, and a cornucopia of the fruits of the Earth. 2. 139x71mm. Labelled "Systema Mundi". The circle of the cosmos is shown. From the circumference 15 stars appear in spiralling streams. In the enclosed airy space the Sun and Moon shine in the darkness, while at the centre of this cosmic space the globe of the earth appears in streams that pour in from the periphery. 3. 139x71mm. This is divided into a grid of six rectangles, which have figures 1 to 6 of the flasks of the 'Pretiosissime Donum Dei' series. 4. 139x71mm. This is divided into a grid of six rectangles, which have figures 7 to 12 of the flasks of the 'Pretiosissime Donum Dei' series.]