Baldassarre Pisanelli - Trattato della natura dei cibi et del bere - 1611
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Baldassarre Pisanelli’s *Trattato della natura dei cibi et del bere* is an Italian edition published by Domenico Imberti in 1611, bound in parchment and comprising 184 pages.
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Treatise on the Nature of Foods and Drink, by Mr. Baldassare Pisanelli, Bolognese physician.
Book in good condition, with a modern vellum binding; the interior leaves are clean, with a few marks and stains, more noticeable on the last 10 leaves. See photos.
[2], 180, [2]
This is a Renaissance manual of cooking, medicine, and dietetics. For each food, Pisanelli explains how to choose it (Selection), what benefits it was believed to offer (Benefits), what ailments it could cause (Harmful Effects), and how to counteract them (Remedy). In the photos, for example, he recommends choosing ripe, fragrant melons and eating them with aged cheese. His guidance on age, seasons, and physical constitution follows the humoral medicine of the time.
Pisanelli graduated in medicine in Bologna, where he was appointed professor of theoretical medicine in 1559. He traveled to Tunisia to study the plague and later served as a physician at the Santo Spirito in Sassia hospital in Rome. His treatise was widely circulated.
Treatise on the Nature of Foods and Drink, by Mr. Baldassare Pisanelli, Bolognese physician.
Book in good condition, with a modern vellum binding; the interior leaves are clean, with a few marks and stains, more noticeable on the last 10 leaves. See photos.
[2], 180, [2]
This is a Renaissance manual of cooking, medicine, and dietetics. For each food, Pisanelli explains how to choose it (Selection), what benefits it was believed to offer (Benefits), what ailments it could cause (Harmful Effects), and how to counteract them (Remedy). In the photos, for example, he recommends choosing ripe, fragrant melons and eating them with aged cheese. His guidance on age, seasons, and physical constitution follows the humoral medicine of the time.
Pisanelli graduated in medicine in Bologna, where he was appointed professor of theoretical medicine in 1559. He traveled to Tunisia to study the plague and later served as a physician at the Santo Spirito in Sassia hospital in Rome. His treatise was widely circulated.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Cookery, food & drink
Book title
Trattato della natura dei cibi et del bere
Author/ Illustrator
Baldassarre Pisanelli
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1611
Height
14 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
10 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Domenico Imberti
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
184
