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BRUNO, GIORDANO. De triplici minimo et mensura ad trium speculativarum scientiarum & multarum activarum artium principia, libri V. Woodcut diagrams in text after designs by Bruno. [8], 218 pages, with the last 2 leaves (final 2 tables and index) supplied in facsimile on laid paper. 8vo, 151x93 mm, modern panelled calf gilt with morocco lettering piece; contents browned, margins trimmed not affecting text, old stamps and signature on title, University of Chicago release stamp on verso, accession number on facing page, rust hole in G8 affecting a few letters. Frankfurt am Main: Johann Wechel & Peter Fischer, 1591
first edition of a philosophical poem elaborating Bruno's conception of the threefold minimum--the smallest finite and indivisible part understood in physical, mathematical, and metaphysical senses--forming the atomic basis of an infinite universe. This book was one of the last he published before being arrested by the Inquisition and burned at the stake for heresy. Adams B2951; DSB II, 542-43; EP V, 362.
