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Castore, Durante (1529-1590) Il Tesoro della Sanita.

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$338$275
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3103TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 31, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Castore, Durante (1529-1590) Il Tesoro della Sanita. Venice: Muschio, 1588. Octavo, second edition, text in Italian, limp parchment with later paper pasted over, some stains to contents, worming, other faults, 6 1/4 x 4 in.

N.B. Il Tesoro della Sanità, first published in 1586, normally described as a work of folk remedies, is actually almost completely consumed with the subject of food, drink, and eating, with sections on grains and pasta, bread, legumes, herbs, root vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, condiments, water, and wine.
Estimate $400-600

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