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MERCURIALIS, HIERONYMUS. 1530-1606.
De arte gymnastica libri sex. Venice: Giunta, 1601.

25 October 2022, 14:00 EDT
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MERCURIALIS, HIERONYMUS. 1530-1606.

De arte gymnastica libri sex. Venice: Giunta, 1601.
4to (237 x 167 mm). 2 full-page woodcut plans, 24 woodcut illustrations (22 full-page). Contemporary limp vellum. Chipping to spine, front hinge torn with some separation of spine from text block, repaired holes in title page on either side of woodcut vignette, browning and spotting.

Fourth edition. De arte gymnastica is considered the first book on sports medicine. "One of the earliest books to discuss the therapeutic value of gymnastics and sports generally for the cure of disease and disability, and an important study of gymnastics in the ancient world" (Garrison-Morton-Norman 1986.1). Krivatsy 7784.

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