Galeni Librorum pars tertia – Galen – 1538 | Greek Folio, Fevers & Diseases

Galeni Librorum pars tertia by Galen is the third part of the 1538 Basel printing of the complete works of Galen, Galeni Pergameni svmmi semper. This entire tome is printed in Greek and includes treatises such as On the Different Diseases, On Tumors Contrary to Nature, On Difficulty of Breathing, and On Black Bile. These writigns, and the others from Galen, served as the most important works of medicine of the ancient world.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Galeni Pergameni summi semper… Galeni Librorum pars tertia
• Author(s): Galen
• Publisher: Basel, Andreas Cratander und Johann Bebel
• Edition: 1538
• Format: folio, single volume
• Binding: Vellum
• Size:  13in x 9in (33.0 cm x 22.9 cm)
• Collation: [8], 487
• Illustrations: none
• Contents Include:
  • On Tumors Contrary to Nature
  • On Difficulty of Breathing
  • On the Different Diseases
  • On the Different Symptoms
  • On the Different Fevers
  • On Black Bile
  • On Pulses
  • On Dreams and Insomnia
  • Art of Medicine
• Provenance: copious illegible notes on preliminary blank
• Reference(s): USTC 602626

Condition:

Very Good. Vellum and text block are tight and secure; Vellum is faded and darkened. Woodcut initials are clean and crisp. Text readable. Handwritten notes in a few margins.

Why Collect This?

• Scarce 1538 Greek folio edition
• Printed by noted Basel humanist printers Cratander and Bebel

• Includes multiple essential treatises from Galen’s medical writings

Item Number: # 29090