The Medieval Health Handbook: Tacuinum Sanitatis
Arano, Luisa Cogliati
ISBN 10: 0807608084 ISBN 13: 9780807608081
Published by George Braziller, NY, 1976
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1st thus printing; in Vrey good slipcase; green gilt stamped cloth, translated from the Italian by Oscar Ratti, 153 pp., 48 color plates, 243 b & w plates (all with commentaries from the medieval manuscripts), Table of Concordance, Bibliography, and List of Related Manuscripts. In an illustrated slipcase. Both book and slipcase are in very nice condition. Seller Inventory # 090986
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A discussion of the discovery and history of the Tacuinum Sanitatis and studies of five different manuscripts precede illustrations and rates revealing the positive effects of herbs, flowers, and fruits, as well as dangers
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Title: The Medieval Health Handbook: Tacuinum ...
Publisher: George Braziller, NY
Publication Date: 1976
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Color Plates
Condition: Very Good
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Medieval Health Handbook: Tacuinum Sanitatis
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ISBN 10: 0807608084
ISBN 13: 9780807608081
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth in slipcase, no jacket, as issued. Slipcase bumped along upper edge, otherwise very minor wear overall. A bright, clean copy. Seller Inventory # 008339
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Medieval Health Handbook: Tacuinum Sanitatis.
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ISBN 10: 0807608084
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Translated from the Italian and adapted by Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook. First edition thus. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, fading along the spine, else fine in a fine slipcase. Seller Inventory # 56712
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The Medieval Health Handbook: Tacuinum Sanitatis
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ISBN 10: 0807608084
ISBN 13: 9780807608081
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 153 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Issued in a slipcase. Tight, clean copy. Slipcase in fine condition. *** Original Italian edition published as: Tacuinum sanitatis. The illustrations (pages 49-144)--are selected for comparative purposes from 5 closely related Tacuina: the Tacuinum of Liege (Bib. University ms. 1041), the Tacuinum of Paris (Bib. nat. ms. Lat. nouv. acq. 1673), the Tacuinum of Vienna (Nationalbib. ms. ser. nova 2644), the Theatrum of the Casanatense Library, Rome (ms. 4182), and the Tacuinum of Rouen (Bib. municip. ms. Leber 1088). Translated and adapted by Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook from the original Italian edition. *** Please note: Stock Image is incorrect *** Size: 4to. Collectible. Seller Inventory # 124883
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Medieval Health Handbook: Tacuinum Sanitatis
Published by
George Braziller, 1976
ISBN 10: 0807608084
ISBN 13: 9780807608081
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Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Used: Very Good. 1st Edition. Text is in English. A NEAR FINE green cloth Hardcover in a VERY GOOD Pictorial Slipcase. Just the slightest of wear to the book and Slipcase. Seller Inventory # OJ1-080
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The Medieval Health Handbook Tacuinum Sanitatis
Published by
George Braziller, New York, 1976
ISBN 10: 0807608084
ISBN 13: 9780807608081
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Green cloth with gilt lettering and gilt vignette to front board. Hint of sunning to edges of boards. Endpapers show minor soil. Text is clean and bright, no marks. Beautifully illustrated throughout with 48 full-color plates and 243 black and white plates. "The Illuminated Manuscripts known as Tacuinum Sanitatis (in one case, Theatrum Sanitatis) were medieval handbooks of the late 1300s and early 1400s which illustrated and explained the effects of foods, winds, waters, seasons, and even human emotions upon a person's health. These pages have been reproduced from four of the most importand Tacuina, those in Vienna, Paris, Rouen and Liege, as well as the Theatrum Sanitatis in the Casanatense Library in Rome. Commentaries translated from the original Latin texts. Seller Inventory # A120912
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The Medieval health handbook : Tacuinum sanitatis / Luisa Cogliati Arano ; [translated and adapted by Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook from the original Italian edition]
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First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 153 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Subjects; Ibn Bu l n (-approximately 1068). Taqw m al- i ah. Tacuinum sanitatis. Materia medica Early works to 1800 Pictorial works. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) Europe. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. Medicine, Medieval. Health Early works to 1800. Diet Early works to 1800. Food Early works to 1800. Medical illustration Early works to 1800. Botany, Medical Early works to 1800. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 461475
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The Medieval health handbook : Tacuinum sanitatis / Luisa Cogliati Arano ; [translated and adapted by Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook from the original Italian edition]
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New York : George Braziller, 1976
ISBN 10: 0807608084
ISBN 13: 9780807608081
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First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 153 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Subjects; Ibn Bu l n (-approximately 1068). Taqw m al- i ah. Tacuinum sanitatis. Materia medica Early works to 1800 Pictorial works. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) Europe. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. Medicine, Medieval. Health Early works to 1800. Diet Early works to 1800. Food Early works to 1800. Medical illustration Early works to 1800. Botany, Medical Early works to 1800. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 461475
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Medieval Health Handbook: Tacuinum Sanitatis
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ISBN 10: 0807608084
ISBN 13: 9780807608081
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Hardcover. First Edition. pp. 153. Royal 8vo. Publisher's olive-green cloth over boards, gilt lettering and ornamentation to the spine and front board. Richly and beautifully illustrated with dozens of black-and-white, and full-page colour plates, illustrations, facsimiles, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding; as new and housed in pictorial slipcase. Appears unread; fine. A lavishly decorated handbook of medicine was conceived for the lay public on topics such as human health, healing, medicine, and household management. Seller Inventory # 5728
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Medieval Health Handbook: Tacuinum Sanitatis
Published by
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ISBN 10: 0807608084
ISBN 13: 9780807608081
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