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Aëtius of Amida (fl. mid-6th century) Contractae ex Veteribus Medicinae Tetrabiblos.
Basel: Froben, 1542.
Second complete Latin edition, folio, woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut initials attributed to Holbein; translated by Janus Cornarius (1500-1558), bound in full contemporary full alum-tawed pigskin over wooden boards, decorated with blind tooling, brass catches and clasps intact; contemporary armorial crest with initials M.A.L. on front board, several contemporary manuscript ownership inscriptions of doctors to title; large tear with loss to blank margin at foot of title, somewhat ham-handedly replaced, small oval patch below title, scattered marginal notes, some light waterstaining to top edge of first signature, text generally fresh, large margins, 12 1/4 x 8 in.
Durling 46; Heirs of Hippocrates 49; Garrison-Morton-Norman 33 (1534 edition); Waller 238; Wellcome I, 50.
