GALIAN: Galeni librorum septima classis curatiuam... - Lot 11 - Richard Maison de ventes

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GALIAN: Galeni librorum septima classis curatiuam... - Lot 11 - Richard Maison de ventes
GALIAN: Galeni librorum septima classis curatiuam methodum tum diffuse tum breuiter descriptam, victus rationem in morbis acutis, singulorum morborum facile paranda remedia, priuatam quorundam morborum curationem, chirurgie constitutionem, fracturarum ac luxationum sanationem ... & machinamentorum tractatum continet. () Locis Hippocratis in margin notatis. Venetiis apud IUNTAS (GIUNTA Printing Office) 1609. One volume. 22 by 34.5 cm. Full degraded period binding. Four parts make up this 7th volume of complete works begun to appear in 1586: Septima classis curatiuam methodum (322 leaves) Libri in quibus breves rerum (79 leaves) Operum quorundam quae aliquo modo mutilada ad nos peruenere fragmenta (35 leaves) Ascripti libri qui variam artis medica (126 leaves). Very good internal condition (some pages with folds, no missing). Greek physician of antiquity, GALIAN left an immense work, based on the articulation of reason and experience, which will nourish western medicine for 1500 years. Numerous wood carvings in text, engraved headbands. Each part has its own title page, with engraved scenes representing episodes from GALIEN's life. The illustrations are remarkable both for their scientific precision and their aesthetic side. A rare and admirable edition.
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