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CARDOSO DE SEQUEIRA, GASPAR. Thesouro dos Prudentes. Numerous text woodcuts, including illustrations of hands to show finger calculation methods, and full-page depiction of Anatomical Man. [8], 336 pages. 4to, 204x147 mm, contemporary mottled sheep, worn along edges and rebacked, joints starting at bottom; scattered marginal foxing, few small ink blots or smudges, modern pencil notes on front free endpaper. Evora: Na Impressão da Universidade, 1700
Later edition of a compilation of miscellaneous knowledge originally published in 1612, including sections on the ecclesiastical calendar, agricultural and medical astrology, commercial arithmetic, card and magic tricks, cosmology, sundial and quadrant construction, and general principles of astrology.
