Alexandri Tralliani medici absolutissimi libri duodecim, Razae de Pestilentia libellus
Remigius Guedon, 1549. 12mo. Hardcover. pp 662. Original calf, without titlepage,but the publishers device laiddown instead. very early repairs to spine, front board detached and the binding such that text block is split in half, but repairable. A Latin translation of the 12 books of Traliano's Therapeutika and his book on Pestilence, or the Plague. Published by Remigius Guedon, the German publisher of Henry VIII's time. The dedication by Guedon the publisher is to Thomas Cranmer (d.1556), Archbishop of Canterbury.Talliano (Alexander of Tralles; Alessandro di Tralles) was the 6th C Greek physician with modern views on causes of disease, particularly from worms, the plague and similar diseases. The influential book, with index, comprises most of Talliano's work on the causes and treatments of diseases. A title page'is laid down on the first leaf with publisher's device, dated 1547. An early and important, rare medical text. Enquiries welcome. Fair. Item #019629
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