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Lot 1121 · History of Science & Technology

De Destillatione Lib. IX. Quibus certa methodo, multipliciq; artificio, penitioribus naturae arcanis detectis, cuiusliber mixti in propria elementa resolutio, perfecte docetur. Rome: Camera Apostolica, 1608.

Della Porta, Giovanni Battista. C.1538-1615.

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$1,500–$2,500 hammer
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Bonhams — History of Science & Technology, Online, New York · 14 October 2025
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TB-2026-077777
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Della Porta, Giovanni Battista. C.1538-1615., De Destillatione Lib. IX. Quibus certa methodo, multipliciq; artificio, penitioribus naturae arcanis detectis, cuiusliber mixti in propria elementa resolutio, perfecte docetur. Rome: Camera Apostolica, 1608. Bonhams, 14 Oct 2025, lot 1121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-077777.

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Della Porta, Giovanni Battista. C.1538-1615., De Destillatione Lib. IX. Quibus certa methodo, multipliciq; artificio, penitioribus naturae arcanis detectis, cuiusliber mixti in propria elementa resolutio, perfecte docetur. Rome: Camera Apostolica, 1608. Bonhams, 14 Oct 2025, lot 1121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-077777.

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