Pierre André Matthiole - Les commentaires de M. Pierre André Matthiolus médecin sienois - 1565
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French illustrated edition of Les commentaires de M. Pierre André Matthiolus médecin sienois, bound in full brown leather, 756 pages, published in 1565 with wood engravings and topics on medicine, botany and history.
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Rare edition, a historical and scientific treasure that will take you on a journey into the fascinating world of medical matter.
This is a French translation by Antoine Du Pinet of the comments by Pierre André Matthiole, an Italian physician and botanist of the 16th century, on the famous treatise by Dioscoride, a Greek physician of the 1st century AD who compiled knowledge about medicinal plants of his time.
You will be able to admire more than 1000 plants described in detail, accompanied by their names in Greek, Latin, and French, as well as their therapeutic virtues and modes of use.
You will also learn the secrets of animals, minerals, and chemicals used in pharmacy at the time.
This book is a masterpiece of the Renaissance, which testifies to Matthiole's genius, as he enriched Dioscoride's text with his own observations and experiences.
It is adorned with splendid wood engravings that faithfully depict plants and animals, created by masters such as Giorgio Liberale and Wolfgang Meyerpeck.
A one-of-a-kind piece
Pierre André Matthiole - The comments of M. Pierre André Matthiolus, Sienese doctor - 1565 (indicated at the end of the epistle)
(16) + (92) preface (14) + 603 + Table (31) pages -
Good condition of the binding, book in full brown leather from the period, showing signs of use, with a damaged spine with missing parts, missing upper cap, rounded corners with material loss on three of them, marbled edges, decorated spine with raised bands, gold lettering on a partially cracked maroquin piece.
Good interior condition, scattered foxing and water stains mainly along the upper margin, minor wormholes in the upper margin on a few pages before the preface, missing title page, attractive headbands, beautiful initial letter, the last page of the table with the author's portrait is detached, work enriched with numerous engravings interleaved within the text, two-column text, marbled endpapers.
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Rare edition, a historical and scientific treasure that will take you on a journey into the fascinating world of medical matter.
This is a French translation by Antoine Du Pinet of the comments by Pierre André Matthiole, an Italian physician and botanist of the 16th century, on the famous treatise by Dioscoride, a Greek physician of the 1st century AD who compiled knowledge about medicinal plants of his time.
You will be able to admire more than 1000 plants described in detail, accompanied by their names in Greek, Latin, and French, as well as their therapeutic virtues and modes of use.
You will also learn the secrets of animals, minerals, and chemicals used in pharmacy at the time.
This book is a masterpiece of the Renaissance, which testifies to Matthiole's genius, as he enriched Dioscoride's text with his own observations and experiences.
It is adorned with splendid wood engravings that faithfully depict plants and animals, created by masters such as Giorgio Liberale and Wolfgang Meyerpeck.
A one-of-a-kind piece
Pierre André Matthiole - The comments of M. Pierre André Matthiolus, Sienese doctor - 1565 (indicated at the end of the epistle)
(16) + (92) preface (14) + 603 + Table (31) pages -
Good condition of the binding, book in full brown leather from the period, showing signs of use, with a damaged spine with missing parts, missing upper cap, rounded corners with material loss on three of them, marbled edges, decorated spine with raised bands, gold lettering on a partially cracked maroquin piece.
Good interior condition, scattered foxing and water stains mainly along the upper margin, minor wormholes in the upper margin on a few pages before the preface, missing title page, attractive headbands, beautiful initial letter, the last page of the table with the author's portrait is detached, work enriched with numerous engravings interleaved within the text, two-column text, marbled endpapers.
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Botany, History, Illustrated, Medicine
Book Title
Les commentaires de M. Pierre André Matthiolus médecin sienois
Author/ Illustrator
Pierre André Matthiole
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1565
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
No
Publisher
SN
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
756
