Ga.5.08
[Works. Selections. 1556]
Ioannis Caii Britanni Opera aliquot et versiones, : partim iam nata, partim recognita atque aucta. Eorum catalogum versa pagina exhibet.
Portion of title: Opera aliqvot et versiones
Portion of title: Opera aliquot et versiones
Ioannis Caii Britanni Opera aliqvot et versiones
Louanii. : Apud Antonium Mariam Bergagne typ. iur. Cum priuil. Cae. Ma. ad quadrennium., 1556.
[5], 6-355, [1] p. : ill. (ports.) ; 17 cm. (8vo.)
Woodcut initials.
Signatures: A-X⁸ Y¹⁰.
"Ioannis Caii De ephemera Britannica, liber vnus, non ante editus" and "C. Galeni nobiliss. medici Opera aliquot, partim non antea aedita: partim emendata, & per Ioannem Caium Britannum versa" each have divisional half-t.p. on leaves H2r and P5r respectively; pagination and register continuous. The works by Galen are translations by Caius into Latin from the original Greek.
Woodcut medallion portrait of the author on leaf A2r and repeated on leaf H2r.
Printer's device on t.p.
Errata on leaf Y10r.
Another issue has colophon on leaf Y10r reads : Typ. Reineri Velp. Diesten[ius]. Anno 1556.
Contents: Ioannis Caij Britanni De medendi methodo, libri primus[-secundus] ; Ioannis Caij Britanni De ephemera Britannica, liber vnus, non ante aeditus. -- Galeni De propriis libris, liber ; Galeni De ordine librorum suorum, liber ; Galeni De ratione victus Hippocratis in morbis acutis, liber ; Galeni De decretis Hippocratis & Platonis liber primus / Ioanne Caio Britanno interprete.
BM STC Dutch and Flemish, 1470-1600, p. 45
Adams, C117
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Earlier inscription on top right corner of title-page has been partly torn off.
Early 18th century quarter mid brown sheep; red, yellow and blue nonpareil marbled paper on boards; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters and double fillet; gilt edges.
Previous shelfmarks: Ff.6.5, Ga.5.7.
Medicine Early works to 1800.
Bergagne, Antoine-Marie printer.
Galen Works. Latin. 1556.
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Belgium Louvain.
lat grc
B46336