René Moreau - Schola Salernitana - 1625
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Schola Salernitana by René Moreau, a Latin 1625 medical edition published by Thomas Blaise, bound in full calf with a folding plate, 776 pages, 17.5 × 11.5 cm, in good condition.
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Rare and precious period exemplar (1625) of the famous Health Code of the School of Salerno.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- Title: Schola Salernitana, hoc est De valetudine tuenda
- Publisher: Thomas Blaise (Paris)
- Year: 1625 (M.DC.XXV)
- Edition / Comments: René Moreau (Doctor-Regent of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris)
- Language: Latin (with an excerpt from the King’s Privilege in French)
- Number of pages: 776 pages + prolegomena and index
- Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.5 cm
HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS COPY:
- Presence of the folding plate out of the text engraved "TYPUS VENTORUM" (Wind Rose with 32 directions) complete and in good condition.
- Contemporary full calf binding, spine with 5 raised bands ornamented with gilt compartments and with the title in gold on the leaf: "SALERNIT. DE VALETUD.".
- Ancient handwritten ownership mark (ex-libris in gallo-tannic ink): "Ex libris Veillard D.M." (Doctor of Medicine).
CONDITION OF THE BOOK:
- Binding: Usual wear of the period (abrasions/epidermal wear on the boards, small splits at the joints, wear to the headcaps and corners), but the structure remains well preserved.
- Interior: Complete copy. Antique laid paper preserved with browning and natural patina of time, without damage affecting readability.
Rare and precious period exemplar (1625) of the famous Health Code of the School of Salerno.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- Title: Schola Salernitana, hoc est De valetudine tuenda
- Publisher: Thomas Blaise (Paris)
- Year: 1625 (M.DC.XXV)
- Edition / Comments: René Moreau (Doctor-Regent of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris)
- Language: Latin (with an excerpt from the King’s Privilege in French)
- Number of pages: 776 pages + prolegomena and index
- Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.5 cm
HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS COPY:
- Presence of the folding plate out of the text engraved "TYPUS VENTORUM" (Wind Rose with 32 directions) complete and in good condition.
- Contemporary full calf binding, spine with 5 raised bands ornamented with gilt compartments and with the title in gold on the leaf: "SALERNIT. DE VALETUD.".
- Ancient handwritten ownership mark (ex-libris in gallo-tannic ink): "Ex libris Veillard D.M." (Doctor of Medicine).
CONDITION OF THE BOOK:
- Binding: Usual wear of the period (abrasions/epidermal wear on the boards, small splits at the joints, wear to the headcaps and corners), but the structure remains well preserved.
- Interior: Complete copy. Antique laid paper preserved with browning and natural patina of time, without damage affecting readability.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Medicine
Book title
Schola Salernitana
Author/ Illustrator
René Moreau
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1625
Height
17.5 cm
Width
11.5 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Thomas Blaise
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Fold out maps or plates
Number of pages
776
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