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![1480 av. [15] STRABO. Geographia. Roman Letter. Folio. Contemporary Italian binding of wooden boards covered with stamped leather, with brass corner-pteces, and centre-piece on front cover, four clasps. [ Treviso], Johannes Rubeus, 1480. | $125 Hain *15089. Strabo, the Greek historian and geographer, was born, at Amasia, in Cappadocia, about B.c. 50, and travelled through Greece, Italy, and Asia, endeavouring to obtain the most accurate informa- tion with regard to geography, statistics and political conditions of the countries which he visited. His great work contains not only a description of different countries, but the chief particulars of their history, notices of eminent men, and accounts of the manners and customs of the people. The first French translator said that it contained nearly the whole history of knowledge from the time of Homer to that of Augustus. The first book printed by Johannes Rubeus (Giovanni Rossi) of Vercelli. A very fine and clean copy, complete with the two blank leaves. 1481 a.p. [16] CELSUS (Aulus Cornelius). De medicina. Roman Letter. Folio. Crimson morocco, by Padeloup. Milan, Leonardus Pachel and Uldericus Scinzenzeler, 1481. £85 Hain 4836. The second edition of one of the earliest printed medical works. This Milan edition ranks as “Cicero medicorum” on account of his elegant and precise style. (IT Is THE OLDEST MEDICAL DOCUMENT AFTER THE HIPPOCRATIC WRITINGS.) WirtH Important SECTIONS ON MEDICINE. 1481 a.v. [17] BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS. De Proprietatibus Rerum. Gothic Letter. Folio. Contemporary binding of wooden boards covered with stamped leather (the stamps include one with the binder’s name, Galterus de Lede). Cologne, Johann Koelhoff the Elder, 1481. £45 Hain 2501. Gesamtkatalog 3405. A few margins slightly wormed, lower margin of last three leaves discoloured. SEE NOTE TO No. 7 OF THIS CATALOGUE. Roman Letter. Folio. Boards, leather back. Parma, Andreas Portilia, 8th July, 1481. £30 Hain-Copinger 13094. A copy with magnificently wide margins. Some insignificant wormholes at the beginning and end. A few marginal repairs. A tear in the last leaf has affected a few words of text. Andreas Portilia was the first printer at Parma. SEE NOTE To No, 8 oF THIS CATALOGUE. [8]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31642329_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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