Brilli (Ippolito) di Lendinara - Opusculum de vermibus in corpore - 1540

Clean binding, mute, in full limp parchment.

1 blank sheet, 23 unnumbered leaves, 2 blank leaves

RARE FIRST EDITION of this work which approaches the study of parasites and worms that develop inside the human body, reflecting the medical knowledge, beliefs and pathological theories of the Renaissance regarding parasitology. Ippolito Brilli (known in Latin as Hyppolitus Brillus) was an Italian physician and philosopher from Lendinara (Rovigo), who lived in the second half of the 16th century. Brilli earned a doctorate in arts and medicine ("artium & medicinae doctor") and is mainly remembered for his scientific contributions to medicine and the study of gastrointestinal and parasitic diseases of the era.

Naked title page, beautiful italic type. Two ex libris pasted to the guard. Small and inconspicuous blot at the outer lower margin along the volume. Copy in excellent conservation condition; complete, rare and usable.