Kornmann, occult tracts on virgin. 1654
KORNMANN, Henri.
Sibylla Trig-Andriana seu de Virginitate, Virginum statu
[With]
Linea amoris sive Commentarius
[With]
De Annulo Triplici.
Hague, Adriani Vlacq, 1654.
300 €
3 vols in one 12mo (5,2x2,8 inches), separate titlepages with engraved vignettes, (24)-214-117-(3)-69-(3) pages. Lack pages 105 to 112 of the second book (Linea armoris). binding: Contemporary full granite brown calf. Spine gilt in five compartments with raised bands, lettered in gilt. A little light soiling. Spine fanned. Lower joint cracked on two centimeters.
One of the best work of Kornmann, at once erotic, medical and occult, the tracts were an immediate success.
They deal of magic and superstition surrounding the virginity of women. A tree will suffer from a virgin plucking its first fruit.
Kornmann detailed what parts of the human body are ruled by the zodiac sign Virgo, the virgin. and the role of succubi and incubi.
references: Gay-Lemonnyer [III, 1114] - Caillet [II, 5829], Guaita [442], Thorndike [VII, 278/9].
