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ERICUS, Joannes Petrus. Renatum è mysterio principium philologicum, in quo vocum, signorum et punctorum, tun & literarum maxime ac numerorum origo. Padua: Typographia Seminarii, 1686.
8o (165 x 106 mm). Woodcut of the Tower of Babel on title, woodcut figures in text. Contemporary drap wrappers, a single gilt fleur-de-lys at center of each side (some chipping to spine). Provenance: purchased from Emil Offenbacher, 13 May 1957.
FIRST EDITION of Ericus's text studying the origin of letters, signs, numbers, musical notation and other printed symbols. It is illustrated with many typographical and pictorial examples. The author was a professor of linguistics and geography from Eisenach.
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FIRST EDITION of Ericus's text studying the origin of letters, signs, numbers, musical notation and other printed symbols. It is illustrated with many typographical and pictorial examples. The author was a professor of linguistics and geography from Eisenach.