LOBERA DE AVILA Luis. Libro delle quatro Infermità Cortigiane, che sono Catarro, Gotta, Artetica, Sciatica; Mal di Pietre, et di Reni; Dolore di Fianchi, et Mal Francese, et d'altre cose utilissime... Tradotto di Spagnuolo in Italiano per M. Pietro Lauro. Venezia, Sessa, 1558. Small 8vo mm. 150 x 95; Full calf binding of the XVIIth century, adorned spine; 24 leaves. n.n., 272 numbered leaves, 10 leaves n.n. [missing 2 leaves at the end, one with the printer’s device, the other blank].
Very rare work of the Spanish physician, originally published in Toledo in 1544, devoted to the most popular "courtesy infirmities". Particularly important is the fourth part, Del Franzese Mal, which occupies an important place in the field of the oldest literature on syphilis. At the end of the four books is the Treaty of Experients [leaves 201-72], which contains over 300 "secrets", recipes, electives and ointments for various infirmities. The author was the personal physician of Emperor Carlo V; And was active in the first half of the 18th century. XVI. Wellcome, n. 3838; S.T.C., p. 390; Nat. Lib. Med., XVIth Cent., n. 2832. Palau, VII/n. 13942
LOBERA DE AVILA Luis. Libro delle quatro Infermità Cortigiane, che sono Catarro, Gotta, Artetica, Sciatica; Mal di Pietre, et di Reni; Dolore di Fianchi, et Mal Francese, et d'altre cose utilissime... Tradotto di Spagnuolo in Italiano per M. Pietro Lauro. Venezia, Sessa, 1558. Small 8vo mm. 150 x 95; Full calf binding of the XVIIth century, adorned spine; 24 leaves. n.n., 272 numbered leaves, 10 leaves n.n. [missing 2 leaves at the end, one with the printer’s device, the other blank].
Very rare work of the Spanish physician, originally published in Toledo in 1544, devoted to the most popular "courtesy infirmities". Particularly important is the fourth part, Del Franzese Mal, which occupies an important place in the field of the oldest literature on syphilis. At the end of the four books is the Treaty of Experients [leaves 201-72], which contains over 300 "secrets", recipes, electives and ointments for various infirmities. The author was the personal physician of Emperor Carlo V; And was active in the first half of the 18th century. XVI. Wellcome, n. 3838; S.T.C., p. 390; Nat. Lib. Med., XVIth Cent., n. 2832. Palau, VII/n. 13942
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