Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) is known to historians, orientalists, esoterics and naturalists as “the last man to know everything” and the…
Contento che la tenacia dell’organizzatrice nel volere la fiera permetta di incontrarci e di scambiar libri oltre che opinioni, aneddoti…
The combination of successful intuition, scientific knowledge and entrepreneurship enabled the doctor and humanist Mattioli and his Venetian publisher Valgrisi…
The 1564 edition is the first by the Venetian typographer Sessa. Upon humanist Francesco Sansovino’s initiative the volume came out…
In the middle of the 19th century the photo-portrait is already widespread when, in 1854, the Parisian André Adolphe Eugène…
After the first “coming out” in Mantua the excitement of sharing the pleasure of rare books found another juicy opportunity.…
Sept 18-19, 2021 The first participation of Hermes Rare Books to an important fair of rare books. With a selection…