CELSUS, AURELIUS CORNELIUS. 53 BC- 7 AD. De re medicina libri octo... accessit huic thesaurus ve...

CELSUS, AURELIUS CORNELIUS. 53 BC- 7 AD. De re medicina libri octo... accessit huic thesaurus verius quam liber Scribonii Largi titulo Compositionu[m] medicamentorum... (Scribonius edited by Jean Ruel 1474-1537). Paris: Christian Wechel, 1529 [colophon: Simon Silvius dated 1528]. 2 parts in one volume, Woodcut border to title, woodcut initials, printer's device at end (lacking Y6 blank). 17th-century roll tooled and paneled sheep, rebacked old spine laid down. Leaf Dd3 torn and repaired, some minor staining. Early edition. De re medica is the oldest western text on medicine after Hippocrates. 'Celsus has left the best account of Roman medicine, he was the first important medical historian. The manuscript of the de medicina was lost during the Middle Ages and rediscovered in Milan in 1443' (GM). This copy includes the dedication on **4 (a blank in the Norman copy). Adams C-1243 (other issue); G98; Durling 911, 1917; See Garrison-Morton-Norman 19; Norman 429 Wellcome I, 1398, 2600. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing