Methodi medendi, id est, De morbis curandis libri quatuordecim, denuo magna diligentia Martini Gregorii recogniti, Thoma Linacro Anglo interprete [ed. Guillaume Budé].

Paris, Widow Cl. Chevallon (= Ch. Guillard), 1538

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8vo: [64]-228 ff.

Contemp. blind-decorated calf, spine with 5 raised bands, vellum label at head (skilfully repaired). Good copy.

Revised repr. of the Latin translation of a major work of Galen by the English humanist physician Thomas Linacre (1460-1524), dedicated to Henry VIII. Woodcut mark on title.
Ref. BP16 108899 = Moreau V:891. - Durling 1974. - Not in Adams, Wellcome.
Prov. Numerous contemp. annotations throughout.