Del compendio de i secreti rationali. Venice, M. Sessa Heirs 1581. cl.8°. With large woodcut portrait and printer's mark. 8 nn., 171 (of 187) num. 12 nn. pp. flex. Prgt. d. Zt. with hs. Rtitel. (traces of use). Brüning 531 (inaccurate). Durling 1561 (incomplete). Ferguson I, 278. this edition not in Adams, Waller & Wellcome. - Early and rare edition, widely reprinted since 1564. Treats in 5 books medicine and medicines, surgery, alchemy and tasting, cosmetics, in part 5 recipes for various technological areas such as dyeing, production of lime, glue, vinegar, etc. "One of the few followers of Paracelsus in Italy" (Hirsch-H. II, 523). - Missing are the num. Index attached to the end. Some waterstaining and browning.
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