Materia Medicinal, de Dioscórides, 1586

Materia Medicinal, de Dioscórides, 1586
DIOSCORIDES.- PEDACIO DIOS- | CORIDES ANAZARBEO, | ACERCA DE LA MATERIA MEDI- | CINAL, Y DE LOS VENENOS MORTIFEROS, | Traduzido de lengua Griega, en la vulgar Castellana, & illu- | strado con claras y substanciales Annotacionnes, y con las figuras de in- | numerables plantas exquisitas y raras, por el Doctor Andres | de Laguna Medico de Iulio. III. Pont. Max. Añadiose vna TABLA par hallar remedio de todo genero de enferme- | dades, y otras cosas curiosas, nunca antes impressas. | Divo PHILIPPO, Divo CAROLI V. Aug. filio hæredi | Opt. Max. dicatum. | [gravura xilográfica com as armas de Espanha] | CON PRIVILEGIO | En Salamanca:por Cornelio Bonardo | M. D. LXXXVI. [1586].- [26, 2 br.], 616, [26] p.: il.; 27 cm.- E.
Annotated translation of medicinal matter of the Greek Dioscórides (19th century). I), the main pharmacological text used in Europe for more than sixteen centuries. Profusely illustrated edition with about 640 xylographies representing mainly medicinal plants, but also animals and a portrait of the translator and annotator Andres Laguna (1499-1559), famous physician and botanical, born in Guadalajara. The specimen, slightly cropped, with slight moisture stains, some browning and signs of handling, has numerous lines scratched by censorship and some underscores, whose ink caused some local browning. It is however complete and solid. Entire sheepskin contemporary binding or slightly later, with worn spine and crumpled corners. Palau 74023.