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PETRONIUS (ALEXANDER) De victu romanorum et de sanitate tuenda libri quinque... His accessere libelli duo de alvo sine medicamentis mollienda, 2 parts in 1 vol., Rome, in aedibus populi romani, 1581 image 1
PETRONIUS (ALEXANDER) De victu romanorum et de sanitate tuenda libri quinque... His accessere libelli duo de alvo sine medicamentis mollienda, 2 parts in 1 vol., Rome, in aedibus populi romani, 1581 image 2
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PETRONIUS (ALEXANDER)
De victu romanorum et de sanitate tuenda libri quinque... His accessere libelli duo de alvo sine medicamentis mollienda, 2 parts in 1 vol., Rome, in aedibus populi romani, 1581

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PETRONIUS (ALEXANDER)

De victu romanorum et de sanitate tuenda libri quinque... His accessere libelli duo de alvo sine medicamentis mollienda, 2 parts in 1 vol., engraved arms of the dedicatee Gregory XIII on title, similar woodcut arms at start of part 2 (p.293), colophon with woodcut printer's device, historiated initials, a few leaves with early ink some underscoring and marginalia in Latin ("Vomitus utilis", "ventroculi qualitatet curatione"), additional leaves inserted before title and at end, blank except for a small eagle and cross stamped device, first and last few leaves neatly restored at edges (along with a few other corner tips), a wide-margined copy in modern maroon morocco, sides with ornate blind-tooled panel borders and cornerpieces with small gilt tool in outer corner, spine gilt lettered and blind-tooled with raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, housed in morocco-edged slipcase [Bitting 368, copy with variant title devices; Oberlé 68; Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica 1158; Simon, Bibliotheca Bachica 498; Vicaire 679], folio (316 x 202mm.), Rome, in aedibus populi romani, 1581

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First edition of this scarce and important work on the food, wines and table habits of the Romans. It includes sections on dietetics, mineral water, hot and cold drinks, diets for the elderly, herbal therapies and hygiene, and the second part is a treatise on caring for the stomach without the use of medicine. The work was translated into Italian and published in 1592 as Del viver delli Romani.

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