Treatise Collection (#9)

Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451164 Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus and
physics, book, scientific, treatise, humanism, science, discovery, early renaissance, binding, solar system, space, heavenly bodies, humanist, northern renaissance, text, astrophysics, polish

Architectural drawings from Treatise on Civil Architecture, 1768 (engraving)
478346 Architectural drawings from Treatise on Civil Architecture, 1768 (engraving) by Chambers, William (1723-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title page to the English edition of A New Light on Alchemy by Michal Sedziwoj
XJF384069 Title page to the English edition of A New Light on Alchemy by Michal Sedziwoj, 1650 (print) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title Page for A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation by Sir Thomas More
XJF465177 Title Page for A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation by Sir Thomas More, published 1573 (printed paper) by English School

The 4 Degrees to Corruption, from Robert Fludds Mosaicall philosophy
XJF447350 The 4 Degrees to Corruption, from Robert Fludds Mosaicall philosophy, 1659 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

De tribus prioribus creationis diebus, from Robert Fludds
XJF447341 De tribus prioribus creationis diebus, from Robert Fludds Utriusque Cosmi Historia, 1617-19 (engraving) by English School

Operation on a eye, plate from Traite Complet de l Anatomie de l Homme
CHT236314 Operation on a eye, plate from Traite Complet de l Anatomie de l Homme by Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) 1866-67 (coloured engraving) by Jacob

Musculature of the face, plate from Traite Complet de l Anatomie de l
CHT235016 Musculature of the face, plate from Traite Complet de l Anatomie de l Homme by Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) 1866-67 (coloured engraving) by Jacob

Surgical instruments for tonsil operations, plate from Traite Complet de l
CHT235014 Surgical instruments for tonsil operations, plate from Traite Complet de l Anatomie de l Homme by Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) 1866-67 (coloured engraving) by Jacob

Internal organs, plate from Traite Complet de l Anatomie de l Homme
CHT235010 Internal organs, plate from Traite Complet de l Anatomie de l Homme by Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) 1866-67 (coloured engraving) by Jacob

Illustration from Vignolas The Two Rules of Practical Perspective
STC237076 Illustration from Vignolas The Two Rules of Practical Perspective first published in 1583 (engraving) by Vignola

The Brain, from Traite d Anatomie de Cerveau by Felix Vicq d
CHT236796 The Brain, from Traite d Anatomie de Cerveau by Felix Vicq d Azyr (1748-94) 1786 (coloured engraving) by Allais (nee Briceau)

Experimenting in the properties of magnetic metals, from Chapter 5 of De Magnete
STC312690 Experimenting in the properties of magnetic metals, from Chapter 5 of De Magnete, Magneticisque Corporibus, et de Magno Magnete Tellure, pub

Nova 2644 fol. 17r Harvesting and cooking chestnuts, from Tacuinum Sanitatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum)
ALI257162 Nova 2644 fol.17r Harvesting and cooking chestnuts, from Tacuinum Sanitatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Surgeon and assistants visit a badly wounded man, from Das Buch der Cirugia
STC214621 Surgeon and assistants visit a badly wounded man, from Das Buch der Cirugia published Strasbourg, 1497 (litho) (b/w photo) by Brunschwig

Title Page of Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
XJF294082 Title Page of Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant, published in 1781 (engraving) by German School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)

Historique et Description des Procedes de Daguerreotype et du Diorama
CHT289182 Historique et Description des Procedes de Daguerreotype et du Diorama, Manual accompanying the camera marketed by Daguerre and Giroux in 1839 (litho) by French School

Operating table and surgical instruments, from Das Buch der Cirugia
STC214624 Operating table and surgical instruments, from Das Buch der Cirugia, published Strasbourg, 1497 (litho) (b/w photo) by Brunschwig

The Wounded Man, from Das Buch der Cirugia published Strasbourg
STC214618 The Wounded Man, from Das Buch der Cirugia published Strasbourg, 1497 (litho) (b/w photo) by Brunschwig, Hieronymus (1450-c.1512); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol. 150r Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines
XJL212062 Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol.150r Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines by Mattheaus Platearius (d.c.1161) c.1470 (vellum) by Testard, Robinet (fl.1470-1523); 26x35.5 cm; National Library

Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol. 152r Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines
XJL212058 Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol.152r Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines by Mattheaus Platearius (d.c.1161) c.1470 (vellum) by Testard, Robinet (fl.1470-1523); 26x35.5 cm; National Library

Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol. v132 Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines
XJL212057 Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol.v132 Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines by Mattheaus Platearius (d.c.1161) c.1470 (vellum) by Testard, Robinet (fl.1470-1523); 26x35.5 cm; National Library

The Issue de Table (engraving)
668459 The Issue de Table (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Issue de Table.-Fac-simile of a Woodcut in the Treatise of Christoforo di Messisburgo)

Plate XX from Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
BAL136311 Plate XX from Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) engraved by John Lodge (fl)

Charter signed by Hugues I Capet (941-996), King of France, 988 (pen and ink on paper)
ARH157461 Charter signed by Hugues I Capet (941-996), King of France, 988 (pen and ink on paper) by French School, (10th century); Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris

Illustration from La Dioptrique by Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
CHT163647 Illustration from La Dioptrique by Rene Descartes (1596-1650), following the Discours de la Methode first published in Leiden in 1637 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Influence of the stars on illnesses of the human body, from
XIR184037 Influence of the stars on illnesses of the human body, from Tractatus de Pestilencia (vellum) by Albik, M, (15th century); National University Library, Prague

Scottish theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus composing his treatise on the Immaculate Conception (litho)
5208211 Scottish theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus composing his treatise on the Immaculate Conception (litho) by French School

Abu Hamid Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Ghazali (d. 1111 AD): Kimiyat Al-Sa da (parchment)
6173295 Abu Hamid Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Ghazali (d.1111 AD): Kimiyat Al-Sa da (parchment) by Iranian School (15th Century); 36.7x44 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vol.III and IV)

Pages from Kitab Durr Al-Munazzam Fi Al-Sirr Al-A zam
3281669 Pages from Kitab Durr Al-Munazzam Fi Al-Sirr Al-A zam by Kamal Al-Din Abu Salim Muhammad Bin Talha Al-Qurashi Al- Adawi Al-Rasibi Al-Halabi (d.1254)

The use of strings to construct a perspective image of a lute (engraving)
3646517 The use of strings to construct a perspective image of a lute (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Court of Mary of Anjou, wife of Charles VII (chromolitho)
668410 The Court of Mary of Anjou, wife of Charles VII (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Court of Mary of Anjou, wife of Charles VII)

Humani Corporis Ossium, illustration from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri
CH469001 Humani Corporis Ossium, illustration from De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel

Title page to The Sceptical Chymist by Robert Boyle, 1661 (print)
XJF384068 Title page to The Sceptical Chymist by Robert Boyle, 1661 (print) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish natural philosopher

The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)
491774 The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84) by Greek School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original codex Byzantine, probably Constantinople)

The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)
491773 The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84) by Greek School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original codex Byzantine, probably Constantinople)

Theology diagram, from The Gentlemans Recreation
483348 Theology diagram, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome, 1686 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Geometry diagram, from The Gentlemans Recreation
483347 Geometry diagram, from The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome, 1686 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece of A Dialoge of Comfort Against Tribulation
GHL8119 Frontispiece of A Dialoge of Comfort Against Tribulation by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) published 1553 (vellum) by English School, (16th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Apothecarys shop, from Das Buch der Cirugia published Strasbourg
STC214622 Apothecarys shop, from Das Buch der Cirugia published Strasbourg, 1497 (litho) (b/w photo) by Brunschwig, Hieronymus (1450-c.1512); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nimphea Lutea, a botanical plate from the Discorsi
REV345840 Nimphea Lutea, a botanical plate from the Discorsi by Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-77) published in Venice, 1570 (woodcut) by Italian School

Frontispiece to De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
CH466697 Frontispiece to De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel, June 1543 (colour woodcut) (see also 233019) by Venetian School

Titlepage to Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands by Charles Darwin
XJF438462 Titlepage to Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands by Charles Darwin, 1844 (printed paper) by English School

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A treatise is a written work that delves deep into a specific subject, providing detailed analysis and insights. One notable figure who contributed to the world of treatises was George Berkeley, an Irish philosopher known for his philosophical works on immaterialism and idealism. In the realm of religion, one significant event was the Ms - Pope in Council at San Pietro in Montorio. This council aimed to address religious matters and make important decisions regarding Catholic doctrine. Moving on to art and architecture, Donato Bramante's masterpiece, the Tempietto built at San Pietro in Montorio, stands as a testament to his architectural prowess. The intricacies of this structure showcase Bramante's innovative approach towards Renaissance architecture. Treatises aren't limited to philosophy or religion; they can cover diverse topics such as zoology. For instance, there are treatises dedicated solely to exploring twelve different breeds of pigeons – highlighting their unique characteristics and traits. Another fascinating area covered by treatises is sexuality. The Chinese Taoist treatise titled "Sou Nu King" from the 4th century A. D provides valuable insights into Chinese eroticism and sexual initiation practices during that time period. Science also finds its place within these scholarly works. Diagrams like the Natural and Moral Philosophy diagram found in "The Gentlemans Recreation" shed light on scientific concepts prevalent during certain eras. Furthermore, Jewish scholar Josef Asarfati left behind a remarkable treatise that offers profound knowledge about various subjects from around 1299 AD onwards. Arab scholars too made significant contributions through their writings. Hunayn Ibn Ishaq's Treatise on the Eye serves as an invaluable resource for understanding eye-related ailments based on a 13th-century Arabic manuscript. Treatises often delve into controversial topics as well. Ulrich Molitor's treatise explores diviner women and witchcraft through engravings – shedding light on societal beliefs surrounding these subjects. Mathematics also finds its place within treatises.