Pharmacy book. Therein / by the grace of the Most Illustrious High-Born Prince and Lord Ludwigen Duke of Würtemberg and Theck ...almost for all / of the human body / ailments and afflictions / extra-readable and reinforced medicines / of the common fatherland of the German nation have been compiled / from many high and lowly persons written medicine books / and produced in the truck . And now . have been improved in many places / and augmented with useful, salutary medical notes. What of the Basslerian / Frankfurt / and Eißlebian edition of this medical book / the kind reader would understand in the following preface. (5 parts in 1 volume). Tübingen, Georg Gruppenbach, 1596. Cl.-4°. Title in red and black, 5 unnum. Leaf 424 p.; 1 leaf. Intertitle, 434 pp., 2 unnum. Index. Binding over boards, the boards covered with a fragment of a Latin manuscript from the early 14th century; with binding pulled through. (Rubbed and darkened). VD16 G-22. Eighth edition of the medical encyclopaedia for self-help, which was very popular at the time; the first edition was published in 1589. An English edition was already published in 1599. Gäbelkhover (1539-1616) was born in Memmingen and completed his studies in Zübingen and Bologna, where he received his doctorate in medicine. In 1563, he entered the service of the Duke of Württemberg, whose court physician he was to remain for 36 years. In addition to his official activities as a physician, Gäbelkhover was also a historiographer and archivist who amassed a very large collection of collectanea on the history of Baden-Württemberg, which ended up in the archives in Stuttgart after his death. Foxing throughout. With some contemporary marginalia. Title and last leaf old mounted.