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Argenterius, Johannes (1513-1574) De Somno et Vigilia Libri Duo.
Florence: Lorenzo Torrentio, 1556.
First edition, quarto, title page printed within large architectural woodcut compartment; bound in full original limp parchment, large margins throughout filled with copious contemporary marginalia from start to finish in one hand; ties missing, contents nicely preserved, 8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.
"Argenterius's treatise on sleep and waking includes a discussion of spirits in the human body; he defined spirit as a vaporous substance, grosser than air, composed of all the elements, and essential for the performance of bodily functions." (Norman)
Adams A-1630; BM/STC Italian p. 37; Thorndike VI, 225-28; Norman 67.
