1556 SECRET REMEDIES CONRAD GESNER antique pharmaceutical alchemical ILLUSTRATED

Gesner, Conrad

Tesauro di Evonomo Filatro de Rimedi Secreti.

(Venetia: Gioan Battista et Marchion Sessa; 1556) - in colophon

Woodcut device on title, numerous woodcuts


152 lvs, [16] pages

19th century paper wrappers; lacking leaf L8, some soiling, occasional spots, generally sound,

Wellcome library deaccession stamp on title verso,

17th-century ink ex-libris on final leaf verso.


FIRST ITALIAN EDITION

- Durling 2085 -

Size 4 1/4 by 6 1/4"

Text in Italian
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The Thesaurus of Evonomo Filatro of Secret Remedies is the Italian translation (edited by Pietro Lauro in the 16th century) of the pharmaceutical and alchemical work
" De remediis secretis "  written by the Swiss naturalist Konrad Gessner under the pseudonym of Evonomo Filatro.
The text collects recipes and preparations of medicine, chemistry and domestic economics of the Renaissance.
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