maurice corde commentaries (1 Ergebnisse)

17th century mottled calf, spine with six (6) raised bands with gilt lettered title on two and remainder of compartments ornamented in floral gilt; all edges speckled red. , This medical work on gynaecology, attributed to or by Hippocrates and his school, is accompanied by the commentary in French of French Renaissance physician Maurice de La Corde; it is rare with three known exemplars, incl. Yale & Oxford. , Size : Folio (311x201mm), , Text in Latin and Greek. Text in two columns of Latin and Greek respectively with accompanying Latin commentary in one; except index printed in three columns.Illustrated title depicting determined/ inspired Hippocrates riding on horseback through crises or critical times toward the sun ? this with marginal text in Latin and Greek; each major section opens with an elaborate headpiece and initial. , References : Pasquale Sfameni in Enciclopedia Italiana, 1933; Adams, H-615; Choulant, 31; Durling, 2412. Graesse, III, 283; Hirsch, II, 76; Renouard, Marques, 287; STC French, 227. Not in Osler. , Ll: bl., [10], pp. 1-361, [6], bl.2. Collation: bl., a1-4, e1-6, A1-Z6, Aa1-Gg6, Hh1-7, bl.2. A very nice copy of this rarely found work; old minor marginal repair (tape) of title, slight marginal stains and very small in-text and marginal oxidation spots, none affecting legibility; light damp staining of the lower margin. Endpapers watermarked.