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Joannes de Mediolano (fl. 1100) Regimen Sanitatis Salerni: or, The Schoole of Salernes Regiment of Health.
London: Printed by B. Alsop & T. Fawcet, 1634.
English translation attributed to Philemon Holland (1552-1637), with a translation by Thomas Paynell of Arnaldus de Villanova's commentary, type ornament border cropped with loss at foot; first leaf blank but for signature mark present before the title; bound in full later calf, 7x 5 in.
With early Medieval origins, the Regimen Sanitatis Salerni contains practical advice regarding hygiene, diet, drink, and exercise, all for the benefit of long life and happiness: a joyful mind, rest, and a moderate diet.
