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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    rely ed Frs. 5.— 21 22 23 24 valetudine natura rerum et popinae scientia libri X. — Paulus. of Aegina. De facultatibus alimentorum. 8 leaves, 366 pp. With nice woodcut border (dansing peasants) and numerous nice initials in Holbein’s manner. 4to. Old limp vellum. Basel, 1541. Frs. 55.— Contains the two earliest cookery books to be printed. Apicius was a Roman gastronomist under Augustus and Tiberius. Platina’s work gives not only good recipes for preparing all sorts of dishes, pastries, meats, fishes and vegetables, but indicates also frequently their medical and dietetic properties. — Somewhat browned, besides good copy. ARCAEUS, (Arceo), Franciscus. De recta curandorum vulnerum atque febrium ratione tractatus. 12 leaves, 311 pp. With fronitisp. (operation), full page engraving, title vignette and woodcut initials. 12mo. Vellum. Amsterdam, 1658. Frs. 20.— Arceo (1493-1571) was a Spanish surgeon and known as a successfull operator. His treatise on wounds was translated into English and includes a method of treating club-foot with a shoe which he invented for the purpose. This chapter (De curatione distorti pedis pueri a nativitate claudi) is illustrated by a plate in the present edition. ARGENTERIO, Giovanni. De somno et vigilia in quibus continen- tur duae tractationes de calido nativo et de spiritibus. 4 leaves, 336 pp., 6 leaves. With woodcut border around the title, and pretty initials. 4to. Half calf. Florence, Torrentinus, 1556. Frs, 30.— Fine specimen from Torrentinus’ famous Florentine press, ‘¢ Giovanni Argenterio of Castel-Nuovo (1513-72) appears to have been the first to revolt openly against the teachings of Galen ’’ (Cumston), ARISTOTELES. De historia animalium libri novem. De partibus animalium et earum causis libri quatuor. De generatione animalium libri quinque. Theodoro Gaza interprete. 8, 307 and 12 leaves. Printer’s device. 8vo. Old vellum. Venice, Scotus, 1545. Frs. 20.— Stamps and old owner’s inscriptions on the title. ARISTOTELES-PORTIUS. Aristotelis, vel Theophrasti de coloribus libellus, a Simone Portio Neapolitano, cum eiusd. praefatione, qua coloris naturam declarat. 102 leaves. Greek and Latin text. 8vo. Boards. Paris, Vascosanus, 1549. Frs, 22.— Brunet I, 475. Nice copy. Rare. ARISTOTELES. Problematum sectiones 38. Quaestiones mecha- nicae, de miraculis naturae, physionomica, de lineis insecabilibus et alia. Ad. Alexandri Aphrodysaei problematum libri. 728 pp. 16mo. Vellum. Venice, 1585. Frs. 10.— Somewhat watherstained and worn.