The Fasciculus Medicinae of Jihannes de Ketham Alemanus.

Milan: Lier, 1924.

Facsimile of the First (Venetain) Edition of 1491. With Introduction by Karl Sudhoff. Translated and Adapted by Charles Singer. 6 full page black & white plates and 13 mounted on heavy grey paper. 56 pages of text. Bound in half cloth and paper-covered boards, spine worn. Very good.

"A collection of short medical treatises which circulated widely in manuscript, some as early as the 13th century...The great importance of this book is that it includes the first printed anatomic illustrations of any kind." GM 363.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Language: English

Price: $350.00

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