Galen author. Valles, Francisco 1524-1592 text text sp Compluti Andreas de Angulo 1567 monographic lat

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228 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves ; 15 cm

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commentariis Francisci Vallesii ... illustrata. Early edition of Galen's Ars medica and De inequali intemperie with comments by the Spanish physician Francesco Vallés. Galen (AD 129/130-199/200) was a prominent ancient Greek physician. "Galen was early translated in Syriac, but the Arabic translations had the greatest impact. In this regard the achievements of Hunayn ibn Ishaq and his school are especially outstanding; moreover he has also provided a survey of the Syriac and Arabic translations" (DSB). - Binding damaged (especially the spine and back cover), 1 tie lost, age-browned, some waterstaining, early ownership's entry on the title-page and last blanks. Early edition of two major works of Galen in good condition. "Francisci Vallesii ... Commentariola in libellum Galeni De iņequali intemperie": leaves 187r-228v. Includes Latin texts of the Ars medica and De inaequali intemperie. Main Heritage Shelves General R126 .G35 1567 Book Item-ID: i16817503 BIB-ID: 1507130 R126 .G35 1567 14295051 NLM 840818 20130917015102.0 ocm14295051 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng