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Fracastoro, Girolamo.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- De sympathia et antipathia rerum liber unus. De contagione et contagiosis morbis et curatione libri III. Venice: heirs of Lucantonio Giunta, April 1546, woodcut printer's device on title-page and final verso, woodcut initials, [Censimento 16 CNCE 19610; Durling 1636; Garrison & Morton 2528; Norman 827; Wellcome 2393]
Sicco, Giovanni Antonio. De optimo medico. Ibid., 1551, woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials, [Censimento 16 CNCE 27180; Wellcome 5966]
Alessandrini, Giulio. Antargenterica pro Galeno. Ibid., 1552, woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials, [Censimento 16 CNCE 1001]
3 works in one volume (Fracastoro bound last), 4to (205 x 157mm.), contemporary vellum, slightly later paper label on spine lettered in manuscript, binding slightly soiled, lacking two pairs of ties
Alessandrini, Giulio. Antargenterica pro Galeno. Ibid., 1552, woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials, [Censimento 16 CNCE 1001]
3 works in one volume (Fracastoro bound last), 4to (205 x 157mm.), contemporary vellum, slightly later paper label on spine lettered in manuscript, binding slightly soiled, lacking two pairs of ties
Provenance
Gabriel Canzeniu--, early inscription on each title-page
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
first edition of Fracastoro's treatise on contagious diseases and their epidemiology, which he had also expressed in his famous poetic treatise on syphilis. "In the work's most significant part Fracastoro illustrates the three means by which contagion can be spread: by simple contact (as in scabies and leprosy); by fomites, corresponding to carriers (clothing, sheets); and at a distance, without direct contact or carriers (as in plague, smallpox, and the like)... The epidemiological problems and the principia contagionum are delved into with great acuteness" (DSB V, p.107).