Shelfmark
Ga.6.01
Author
Title
De puerorum morbis tractatus locupletissimi; : varia doctrina referti, nec solùm medicis, verùm etiam philosophis magnopere vtiles; / ex ore excellentiss. Hieronymi Mercurialis Foroliuiensis, medici clarissimi, diligenter excepti, atq[ue] in libros tres digesti: opera Iohannis Groscesij. Addita Alexandri Tralliani De lumbricis epistola, cum eiusdem Mercurialis versione. Eiusdem de venenis & morbis venenosis libri II. seorsim editi. Omnia quàm ante accuratius expressa; cum indice.
Varying form of title
De pverorvm morbis tractatvs locvpletissimi
Publication, distribution, etc.
Francofurti : Apud h[a]eredes Andreae Wecheli, MDLXXXIIII. [1584]
Physical description
2 pt. in 1 v. ([8], 468, [28]; [8], 168, [8] p.) ; 17 cm. (8vo.)
Note
Head-pieces, initials.
Note
Includes indexes.
Note
"Corrigenda" at foot of leaf 2I4r.
Note
Signatures: (:)⁴ A-2G⁸ 2H-2I⁴ ²(:)⁴ 3A-3K⁸ 3L-3M⁴.
Note
Printer's device depicting Pegasus on both title-pages.
Note
"Alexandri Tralliani De lumbricis epistola" (pt. [1] p. 443-468) is the Greek text followed by a Latin translation, reprinted from the Venice edition issued with Mercuriale's Variarum lectionum libri quatuor, 1570.
Note
Probably reprinted from the 1583 and 1584 Venice editions of the two works. The Venice edition of the first work has title: De morbis puerorum.
Note
"De venenis, et morbis venenosis tractatus locupletissimi; varia doctrina referti, nec solùm medicis, verùm etiam philosophis magnopere vtiles; ex voce excellentiss. Hieronymi Mercurialis Foroliuiensis, medici clarissimi, diligenter excepti, atq[ue] in libros duos digesti: opera Alberti Scheligij Vbarschauiensis. Eiusdem De puerorum morbis libri II. seorsim editi. Omnia quàm ante accuratius expressa; cum indice" has separate dated t.p. and begins new pagination and register.
Citation/references note
Wellcome, 4240
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
Seventeenth-century Oxford dark brown calf; blind tooled triple fillet border; blind stamped centrepiece (Ker no. vi); traces of ties; blind tooled double fillet on spine, with two panels of hatching at head and tail; red morocco spinel label with gold tooled double fillet and title; four raised bands; red sprinkled edges; manuscript pastedowns. Dates from c.1605.
Copy-specific note
Copy imperfect: lacks title-page ((:)1) and part 2 ((:)4, 3A-3K⁸ 3L-3M⁴).
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Ff.6.7.
Subject
Medicine Early works to 1800.
Subject
Toxicology Early works to 1800.
Subject
Poisons Early works to 1800.
Subject
Helminths Early works to 1800.
Subject
Pediatrics Early works to 1800.
Subject
Children Diseases Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Alexander, ca. 525 - ca. 605 of Tralles, Peri helminthōn. Latin & Greek.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Andreae Wecheli Heredes printer.
Added entry--place
Germany Frankfurt am Main.
Language code
lat grc grc
Identifier
B46362