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PARACELSUS Chirugia vulnerum, cum recentium, tum veterum, ocultorum & manifestorum ulcerum, &c., Basel, Peter Perna, [1569] image 1
PARACELSUS Chirugia vulnerum, cum recentium, tum veterum, ocultorum & manifestorum ulcerum, &c., Basel, Peter Perna, [1569] image 2
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PARACELSUS
Chirugia vulnerum, cum recentium, tum veterum, ocultorum & manifestorum ulcerum, &c., Basel, Peter Perna, [1569]

14 November 2023, 14:00 GMT
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PARACELSUS

Chirugia vulnerum, cum recentium, tum veterum, ocultorum & manifestorum ulcerum, &c., woodcut initials, index leaf at end, some minor soiling and toning, a couple of small wormholes at front and rear in lower corners, first 2 leaves of Preface torn with loss in blank corners, light damp-staining towards the end, contemporary limp vellum, early owner's name in ink on upper cover, titled on spine, stained [Adams P268 (dating the work to 1575); NLM/Durling 3485; Wellcome I, 4766], 8vo, Basel, Peter Perna, [1569]

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First Latin edition of Paracelsus' work on the "weapon salve", a way to help painlessly heal wounds and ulcers at a distance, using sympathetic or magnetic powers.

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