Valles de Covarrubias, Francisco - In Hippocratis libros de morbis popularibus commentaria magnam utriusque medicinae, theoricae [...] - 1621

Valles de Covarrubias, Francisco Francisci Vallesii […] In Hippocratis libros de morbis popularibus commentaria magnam utriusque medicinae, theoricae inquam, et practicae partem continentia. Editio tertia, in qua plura typographorum errata emendantur […] . Neapoli: ex typographia Lazari Scorigy, sumptibus Petri Antonii Reae, bibliopolae Parthenopaei, 1621. 4to, 206 x 142 mm, coeval full parchment hardcover with three raised bands, folio (294x204 mm) , coeval soft full parchment binding, handwritten title on the spine; pp. [8] , 449, [31] . Chalcographic cover page, depicting Galen (Galenus) and Hippocrates, under the authority of Aesculapius, underwritten: Nicolaus Perrey fecit. Woodcut drop caps, head- and tailpieces, finely historiated. Latin text on two columns. First Neapolitan edition, uncommon, of this work dedicated by the translator, Pietro Antonio Rea, to the Neapolitan philosopher and doctor Iacobo Cesarano. The original work, written by Valles de Covarrubias, was published in 1577 in Madrid. Francisco Valles de Covarrubias (1524-1592) , a Spaniard, was the greatest exponent of Renaissance medicine, a defender of Hippocratic medicine and considered the founder of modern pathology. He was Philip II's personal physician. Ref. : IT\\ICCU\\MILE\\014689 (4 copie) . OCLC, 14307845. Condition: Slight signs of use to the binding (small tear to the front plate, without loss; small marginal defects to the front plate; presence of stains) . Occasional light browning to a few sheets. In very good overall condition. Weight: 1130 gr.