PALINGENIUS, MARCELLUS [i. e., pseud. of PIETRO ANGELO MANZOLLI]. Le Zodiaque de la Vie Humaine, ou Préceptes pour Diriger la Conduite & les Moeurs des Hommes . . . Nouvelle Édition. Edited with notes by J. B. C. de la Monnerie. Folding table of alphabets. [20], 213, [3]; [2], 248, [4] pages. 2 volumes. 12mo, contemporary calf, bindings not uniform, front joints cracked, cords intact; scattered foxing, occasional soiling, stain on Volume 1 preliminaries, Volume 2 opening leaves gnawed in blank upper margin. London [i. e., France]: Le Prevost & Compagnie, 1733
French version of a philosophical poem in Latin first published in the 1530s and widely reprinted and translated, dealing with human life, knowledge, and conduct, including elements of cosmological speculation and social satire, organized in 12 books by zodiac sign.
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