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Bianchelli, Mengo
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- De omni genere febrium. Et de morbidis particularibus a capite usque ad pedes. Venice: Stefano dei Nicolini da Sabbio, 1536
- Paper
folio (309 x 205mm.), architectural woodcut title border, woodcut printer’s device on title and colophon leaf, nineteenth-century German speckled boards
Provenance
“Hans Henneck Apothek Berlin iv 9 1941”, inscription on front pastedown
Literature
BM STC Italian p.106; Censimento 16 CNCE 5707; Wellcome 883
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 Bianchelli's treatise on fevers and a “head to toe” account of specific ailments. Bianchelli (c. 1440-1520) was a highly respected physician and taught medicine at Ferrara and then at Pisa.
The author presents a wide-ranging survey of fevers: their causes, be they external (poisons and so on) or internal (fevers generated by the humours); and also their various treatments. The second part of the work is a standard list of illnesses and their remedies, “a capite ad pedes”.