1681 1ed Giuseppe Papa Humidity Dryness Medicine Italian Science Francisco Redi

1681 1^ed Giuseppe Papa Humidity Dryness Medicine Italian Science Francisco Redi

 

Giuseppe del Papa was a 17^th-century Italian physician known for his medical treatises. One of his most important treatises is ‘On Nature of Humid and Dry.’ This book, with contributions by Francisco Redi, discusses the behaviors and properties of water, its effects on medicine and health, and how both arid and humid climates change health. This first edition, published in 1681, is illustrated with both full-page copper engravings.

 

Item number: #2841

Price: $750

 

PAPA, Giuseppe del

 

Della natura dell’umido, e del secco, lettera all’illustrissimo sig. Francesco Redi scritta da Giuseppe Del Papa da Empoli profesore straordinario di medicina pratica nella università di Pisa

 

Florence : Per Vincenzo Vangelisti, 1681. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all 220 pages
  • 2 copper plates
• References: Gamba 2244; Krivasky 8538; Riccardi VII, 29
• Language: Italian
• Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
• Size: ~8.75in X 6.5in (22cm x 17cm)
• Very rare with no other example for sale worldwide

 

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