Publisher:
Venice, heirs of Luca Antonio Giunti : 1596, 1597
Seller ID: 1326
1597 VENETIAN RENAISSANCE PUBLISHER GIUNTI'S LATIN TRANSLATION OF A VOLUME CONTAINING 5 OF GALEN'S WORKS WITH WOODCUTS AND EARLY MARGINAL NOTATIONS. 13 1/2 inches tall hardcover, 19th century 1/2 leather binding with marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt title, new endpapers, original title page at beginning of each of 5 volumes, each bordered by woodcuts showing scenes from Galen's life, total 852 pp containing many historiated initials, head- and tail-pieces. This massive volume contains 5 of 11 volumes of a Latin translation of Galen's collected works, published by the heirs of V... View More...
