Articella.

Folio (305 x 204mm.), 196 leaves (final leaf blank), double column, text with 66 lines of commentary, gothic type, 3-line initial spaces with printed guides, woodcut initials, woodcut printer's device at end, manuscript aphorisms in a sixteenth-century hand on title, marginal notes in an early hand on some leaves, eighteenth-century calf, first few leaves and final blank leaf detached, some dampstaining and fraying, some slight marginal worming, binding worn, rebacked, lower hinge broken

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, inkstamps on title and four other leaves

H *1873; Goff A1147; GW 2683; ISTC ia01147000

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, 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."

Articella was the name given to the early printed editions of a variety of Galenic and Hippocratic texts which formed the basis of lectures at the medical school of Salerno in the twelfth century and, eventually, most of the medical faculties of Europe. The second edition, Venice 1483 (Goff A1143), contained the first appearance in print of the Hippocratic oath.