Sales catalogue: R Lier & Co

Date:
1929
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/40/11
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: R Lier & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    148. 149. 150. LOL, 152. 153. coat SNe cares third he teaches mystical, astral medicine. Contains chapters on headaches, diseases of the stomach, circulation of the blood, dietetics, etc., besides astro- nomical and philosophical chapters. — Old owner’s name on title. FICINUS, M. De vita libri tres. (De studiosorum sanitate tuenda, de vita producenda, de vita coelitus comparanda). Ace. Gulielmo Insulano Menapio de ratione victus salubris. Epidemiarum anti- dotus. 631 pp. and 27 leaves. 8vo. 18th cent. calf. Bale, Bart. Westhemerus, 1541. Frs. 45.— This edition is enlarged by Menapius’ remarkable dietetical treatise. — Nice copy. FIENUS, Thomas. De viribus imaginationis tractatus. 8 leaves, 200 pp. 8vo. Half vellum. Louvain, 1608. Frs. 22.— We mention: ‘‘ Amuleta et appensa plerumque esse superstitiosa; appetitus et phantasia quomodo ad motum localem concurrant; virlute imaginationis an possit sexus in foetu mutari; phantasia an possit morbos curare et quo- modo, ete.’’. FONTANONUS, Dionys. De morborum internorum curatione libri tres. Adiectis ab Joanne Raenerio morborum causis et signis, ex Galeno, Aegineta, et Aetio desumptis. 8 leaves, 4388 pp., 1 leaf. With printer’s device. 8vo. Nice original brown calf binding, a small dolphin in the centre (rebacked, corners repaired). Lyons, J. Frellon, 1549. Frs. 45,.— First edition. Proksch III], p. 227 (placed as earliest book of the section ‘« Syphilis of the brain ”’, ete.) quotes only the edition of 1550. Contains a chapter ‘‘ Cephalalgia a Gallico morbo”’ (pp. 20-24), besides chapters on asthma, heart diseases, epilepsy, etc. A few slight waterstains on margins of first leaves. Nice copy. Interesting contemporary marginal annotations. FOUQUET, Madame. Les remédes charitables, pour guérir a peu de frais toute sorte de maux. 25 leaves, 476 pp. and index, 12mo. Very popular French pharmaceutical work which contains also many cos- metical receipts. — A few slight stains. LA FRAMBOISIERE, Nicolaus Abraham de. Les lois de medicine pour proceder méthodiquement a la guerison des maladies. 16 lea- ves, 1034 pp., index. With the author’s fine portrait engraved by LL, Gaultier. Printer’s device. Stout 8vo. Vellum. Paris, 1608. Frs. 12.— Divided into eight books. We mention: ‘“‘ La guarison des maladies des joinctures (6), tumeurs contre nature (7), guarison des playes et des ulce- FRIDDEVALLIS, Sampaulinus Hugo. De tuenda sanitate libri Sex. 262 pp., 4 leaves, Printer’s device. 12mo. Vellum. Antwerp, Plantin, 1568. Frs. 22.— First edition. Good dietetical work, divided into six books. The second book deals with grain, bread, green, spices, the third and fourth with all kinds of flesh, especially fishs, the sixth on balneology and sexual life, a
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