MERCURIALE GIROLAMO De arte gymnastica libri sex 1573

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MERCURIALE, GIROLAMO. De arte gymnastica libri sex. 24 woodcut illustrations, most full-page. [12], 308 [i. e., 312], [27] pages, including colophon leaf. 4to, modern 1/4 red morocco, spine slightly faded; restoration in blank outer margin of approximately the first 50 leaves, scattered early marginalia. Venice: apud Juntas, 1573

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Second edition, and first to be fully illustrated; the 1569 original edition had only the folding plan of a gymnasium. "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 1986.1 (original edition, also 4478.100). Harvard/Mortimer-Italian 302 (this edition).