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GALENUS, CLAUDIUS. Opera. 12 (of 13) parts in 6 vols.; lacks the index. 1609
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GALENUS, CLAUDIUS. Opera. 12 (of 13) parts in 6 vols.; lacks the index. 1609
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148

GALENUS, CLAUDIUS. Opera. 12 (of 13) parts in 6 vols.; lacks the index. 1609

GALENUS, CLAUDIUS. Opera. Titles within woodcut historiated border of medical vignettes depicting Galen and others; woodcut text illustrations of bandaging and orthopedic devices in Septima classis. 12 (of 13) parts in 6 volumes. Folio, 343x243 mm, contemporary vellum boards with titles in ink on spines and bottom edges, varying wear to spine ends and raised bands, and cover corners, few joints partly cracked; some gatherings toned or browned, scattered rust spots, light dampstaining in lower margins throughout second volume, modern owner's rubberstamp on front free endpaper in each volume. Venice: apud Juntas, 1609
  • Notes: Recension of the collected Galenic writings in Latin originally published by the Giunta press in 1541-42, including translations revised by Andreas Vesalius of 3 tracts in Prima classis dealing with the nervous and circulatory systems and anatomical procedures. Choulant, Handbuch, page 114; Cushing, pages 63-67; Hoffmann II, 130; Krivatsy 4493.

    I--Galeni Opera [i. e., Vita & Synopsis]. [104] leaves. bound with:     Isagogici libri. 74 leaves. Dampstain in lower outer corner of title, gathering 6f heavily browned. and: Prima classis. 341 [i. e,. 333], [1] leaves, including final blank.

    II--Extra ordinem classium libri. 79, [1] leaves, including final blank. bound with: Spurii Galeno ascripti libri. 126 leaves. and: Operum quorundam . . . fragmenta. 35 [i. e., 44] leaves. and: Secunda classis. [2], 109, [1] leaves, including final blank. Dampstain in outer margin of last several leaves.

    III--Tertia classis. 266 [i. e,. 264] leaves. Marginal dampstaining at beginning and end, short repaired clean tear in title.

    IV--Quarta classis. 122, [alpha]cxxiij-[beta]cxxxiij [i. e., cxxxiiij], 123-200 [i. e., 220] leaves. Dampstain in outer margins at end.

    V--Quinta classis. 277, [1] leaves, including final blank. Dampstaining in upper outer corners in first half of volume, scattered foxing.

    VI--Sexta classis. 21, [1] leaves, including final blank. bound with: Septima classis. 322 [i. e., 326] leaves. Few gatherings heavily browned, stains on 7K3, dampstains along fore edge of last several leaves.

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