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GRAZIO (ANTONIO) Corona florida medicinae, sive De conservatione sanitatis, FIRST EDITION, [colophon:] Venice, Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 20 June 1491
4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
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GRAZIO (ANTONIO)
Corona florida medicinae, sive De conservatione sanitatis, FIRST EDITION, 126 leaves (including 2 blanks), Roman type, 55-57 lines, 2 columns, the title printed in red, printer's woodcut device at end, ?later floral cartouche in coloured inks, large opening initial "D" and ornamental circular heraldic panel on title, index rubricated, capital spaces filled in blue, ink and silver in a later hand (some off-setting of ink onto facing pages), lower margin of title strengthened, short tear repaired to margin of ai, 2 small wormholes in lower margin of final few leaves, small repair to corner of one blank and errata leaf, a few marginal annotations in an early hand, eighteenth century Italian half calf over boards, flat spine with blue and brown morocco lettering labels and portrait medallion device, small losses to worming [ISTC ig00111000; BMC V 341; Goff G111; GW10563; HC7501*], folio (315 x 218mm.), [colophon:] Venice, Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 20 June 1491
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First edition of Gazio's important work on hygiene and health, with some sections devoted to food and drink.





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