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Fc.2.06 - Fc.2.08
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[Works]
Title
Galenou hapanta = Galeni Pergameni svmmi semper viri, qviqve primvs artem medicinae vniversam, apvd priores homines obscuram & ueluti errantem, in perspicuam quandam & propriam expositionem traduxit, opera omnia, ad fidem complurium & perquam uetustorum exemplariorum ita emendata atq; restituta, ut nunc primum nata, atque in lucem ædita, uideri possint.
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Parallel title: Galeni Pergameni summi semper viri, quique primus artem medicinae universam, apud priores homines obscuram & veluti errantem, in perspicuam quandam & propriam expositionem traduxit, opera omnia, ad fidem complurium & perquam vetustorum exemplariorum ita emendata atq; restituta, ut nunc primum nata, atque in lucem aedita, uideri possint
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Added title page title: De ossibus
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Portion of title: Opera omnia
Publication, distribution, etc.
Basileae : [Par'Andrea to Kratandro], M.D.XXXVIII [1538].
Physical description
5 v. ; 38 cm. (Fo.)
Note
Edited by Joachim Camerarius the elder, Leonhart Fuchs and Hieronymus Gemusaeus.
Note
Pagination: [8], 567, [1]; [8], 487, [5]; 480, [4]; 491, [1]; [8], 727, [3]p.
Note
Vol. 5 contains Ferdinando Balami's Latin version of De ossibus.
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The woodcut initial letters are by Hans Holbein.
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First two words of title transliterated from Greek type.
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Vols 2-5 have titles: Galenou Beta-Epsilon = Galeni librorum pars secunda-quinta.
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Printer transliterated from Greek colophon of v. 1.
Note
Text mainly in Greek, with praefationes and "De ossibus" in Latin.
Citation/references note
Adams G33; BM STC German, 1455-1600, p. 328
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library.
Provenance
Ms. on title-page: "Joannes Caius", also at end of part 4.
Provenance
Vol. 2 has bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Binding
16th century dark brown calf; blind tooled triple fillets to form panels; extensive woodworm damage on boards; 20th century rebacking in dark brown leather, with fresh endpapers on all three volumes; five raised bands; volume numbers written in ink on fore-edges.
Copy-specific note
Previously: Dn.2.12.
Copy-specific note
Extensive ms. notes throughout text.
Copy-specific note
Bound in three volumes.
Subject
History of medicine, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Subject
Medicine, Greek and Roman Early works to 1800.
Subject
Medicine Early works to 1800.
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Balami, Ferdinando, fl. 1514 - 1552 associated name.
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Cratander, Andreas, ? - d. 1540? printer.
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Froben, Johann Erasmius printer.
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Herwagen, Johann, 1497 - 1559? printer.
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Caius, John, 1510 - 1573 former owner.
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Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Basle.
Language code
grc lat
Identifier
B26334