Augsburg. - Sammelband witg 6 prints on medicine, mostly from print shop of Heinrich Steiner in Augsburg. With numerous woodcuts . From the years 1529-32. Contemp. pigskin over wooden boards with rich figurative blind- and roll tooling as well as 2 brass claps. 4to.

Very nice richly illustrated Sammelband with 6 rare prints. Contains:
I: Regiomontanus, Joh. , Kalendarius New und Volmon .. With 65 figurative woodcuts in the text and several schematic woodcuts in the text. Straßburg, J. Cammerlander 1532. 12 unnumb., 42 Roman numb. ll. - VD 16, M 6542 (only 2 proofs). - Benzing, Bibliogr. Strassb. 1387. - Muller II, 347, 13. - Cf. Zinner, Regiomontanus p. 204. - Not in Houzeau/Lanc., not in Adams and the BM STC. - Rare first edition by Cammerlander. One of the numerous calendar editions by Regiomontanus, which, even though they had not been written by him, were still published under the important name of Johannes Künigsperger (Regiomontanus). Wooducts show figurative constellations, 2 almost fullpage bloodletting figures (rep.) as well as small moon phases.
II: Tallat, Joh. , Artzney Biechleinn der Kreuter. - Ein klarer bericht, yetz new von dem holz Guaiaco [by L. Friese]. - 2 parts in 1 vol. With large title woodcut . Augsburg, H. Steiner 1532. 32 Roman numb.; 20 unnumb. ll., 1 l. blank. - VD 16, T 88. - Durling 4371. - Alden/Landis 532/23. - This edition not in BM STC, in Adams, Pritzel, Waller and Wellcome. - Collection of medical prescriptions against numerous illnesses, with comprehensive register. The appendix contains a report by Lorenz Friese about Guaíacum wood from Haiti, the resin it contains is known as a remedy against syphilis, exanthema, rheumatism and gout. Last sheet with short article on spa bathing.
III: [Schrick, M.] , Von allen geprenten wassern .. With large title woodcut by H. Weiditz . Nuremberg, J. Gutknecht 1530. 11 Roman numb. ll., 1 blank. - VD 16, S 4181. - Durling 4146. - Cf. Simon, Bibl. Bacchica II, 587ff. - Later edition of rare book on destilling, describing the medicinal benefit of ca. 70 derivatives of plants and their healing effects. Michael Schrick (also Puff; 1400-1473) taught medicine an the Vienna University.
IV: (Brunschwig, H. und M. Schrick) , Apoteck für den Gmeine(n) man .. With large woodcut title . [Augsburg, H. Steiner around 1529]. 2 unnumb., 25 Roman numb. ll., 1 unnumb. l. - VD 16, B 8677. - This edition not in Durling, Wellcome. - In its days a popular collection of recipes, published same year as the first edition.
V: Ein schöner Tractat mancherlay Frag .. With title woodcut . [Augsburg, H. Steiner] 1531. 18 unnumb. ll. - VD 16, P 4894. - Durling 295. - Cf. Graesse I, 220. - German edition (first edition 1492) of the so-called 'Problemata Aristotelis determinantia multas quaestiones' , a chap-book like examination of philosophy, medicine, natural history et al.
VI: Vegetius Renatus, F. , Ain Büchlein, vonnn rechter unnd warhaffter kunst der Artzney, Allerlay kranckheyten .. aller Thyer, So etwas zyehen oder Tragen mügen, Als Pferd, Esel .. With nice title woodcut . Augsburg, H. Steiner 1532. 6 unnumb., 106 Roman numb. ll. - VD 16, V 470. - Durling 4565. - Wellcome 6526. - Schweiger II, 1124. - Not in Adams and the BM STC. - First German edition. Rare! No copy in JAP and the ABPC. - Little known veterinarian writing by the war theorist Flavius Vegetius Renatus, covering horses and other useful animals. Editio princeps first released in 1528. The splendid title woodcut shows treatment of a horse in a military camp.
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Fine and richly illustrated Sammelband containing 6 rare printings on healing arts. With numerous fig. woodcuts in text. Contemp. pigskin over wooden boards, richly blind- and rollstamped, 2 brass clasps. 4to. - Partly some staining and browning, here and there waterstained, first leaf loosened, first title with small torn-off at upper margin, rear flying endpaper with contemp. entries. Binding slightly rubbed. In general good and unaltered volume.