277 - 1597 (MEDICAL) GIROLAMO CAPIVACCIO, MEDICINA PRACTICA, SIVE METHODUS COGNOSCENDORUM

1597 (MEDICAL) GIROLAMO CAPIVACCIO, MEDICINA PRACTICA, SIVE METHODUS COGNOSCENDORUM A 1597 edition of Girolamo Capivaccio's (1523-1589) 'Medicina Practica, sive Methodus cognoscendorum, et curandorum omnium corporis humani affectuum [etc..]' (Practical Medicine, or the Method for Recognizing and Curing All Affections of the Human Body), one of the most important and comprehensive medical texts of the late 16th century. Manuscript notes in various places from old hands. Printer's woodcut device depicting a cat catching a rat. Woodcut initials. Provenance: Title with multiple handwritten provenance notes. Bookplate of Nathan Gedye to front pastedown. Venice, Italy: Joan. Baptistam and Joan. Bernardum Sessam, 1597. 1 Volume: [iv], pt 1: 176 pp., pt 2: 310 pp., (1) regestum Large Quarto Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 9 1/8 in., (32.4 x 23.2 cm.) Condition: Text block tight to binding. Vellum aged but in very good condition. Stubs where ties used to be, normal for bindings of this age. Light soiling and foxing in places. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All statements contained in the catalog, condition reports, invoices, advertisements, or elsewhere concerning the authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, period, culture, source, provenance, authenticity, genuineness, condition, rarity, importance, or value of any lot are statements of opinion only and shall not be construed as representations, warranties, or statements of fact. All lots are sold "as-is", refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not offer in-house shipping. We will provide a list of recommended shippers upon request.