Schenck von Grafenberg, Johannes.

Observationum medicarum, rararum, novarum, admirabilium et monstrosarum libri tertii, de partibus naturalibus.
Sectio posterior...
Parts VI-VII (of 7) in 1 volume.

Freiburg, Martin Böckler, 1596

8 leaves, 607 pp., 15 leaves; 8 leaves, 470 pp., 18 leaves.


Original vellum binding, spine with manuscript title (worn, lacks endpapers)

-VD16 S 2599. VD16 S 2601. Cf. Garrison-M. 2272. Hirsch-Hübotter V, 64. Durling 4116. Wellcome I, 5826. –

First edition of Parts VI and VII.

The first part was first published in 1584.

"Schenck was the greatest compiler of his day. His 'Observationes' from the earliest sourcebook for the pathological observations of Sylvius, Vesalius, and Columbus, and present a lifetime of medical reading and experience" (G.-M.).

Some toning, period underlinings and notes in the text.

  Size 4 by 6.5"