Apr 11, 2024 - Sale 2665

Sale 2665 - Lot 290

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
Cardano, Girolamo (1501-1576)
Somniorum Synesiorum Omnis Generis Insomnia Explicantes.

Basel: Henricpetri, [1585].

Quarto, two parts in one volume, bound in full 17th century gilt-ruled calf with gilt-tooled spine, front joint cracked; 7 5/8 x 6 in.

Polymath Cardano in this work addresses the interpretation of dreams, their classification, and the importance of dream prognostication. He also recounts fifty-five of his own dreams.

From Dr. Michael Stone's Psychiatry Collection.