Girolamo Mercuriale / Hippocrate - In omnes Hippocratis aphorismos prælectiones Patavinæ - 1631

This is a beautiful copy of this rare work by the Italian physician and philologist Girolamo Mercuriale (1530-1606). After solid preparatory studies he took medical courses in Bologna. He received his medical degree at the University of Padua. Upon returning to Forlì in 1562, he was sent by his fellow citizens to Rome to treat important matters at the court of Pope Pius IV, solicited by Cardinal Farnese. During his stay, which lasted seven years, he wrote *De arte gymnastica*, which gained him considerable fame in the literary world. In 1569 he was appointed by the Republic of Venice to the chair of medicine at the University of Padua. Emperor Maximilian II brought him to Vienna to consult with him on his health. Mercurial had given the Emperor complete satisfaction, he received numerous gifts and was knighted. *MERCURIALE Girolamo, Hieronymi Mercurialis Foroliviensis, sui seculi medicorum facilè principis, in omnes Hippocratis Aphorismos, praelectiones patavinae*. Complete in 1 volume in-4 (770 pp.). Decorative period full calfskin binding in good condition, spine ribbed decorated with title label, slightly cracked jaws, rubbing on the covers. Complete and well-preserved interior. Paper browned by time. Beautiful and rare copy!