Omnia Opera Practica …
by HOULLIER, Jacques
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About This Item
1635. Geneva: Petri Chouet, 1635. Large 8vo. Contemporary speckled calf sometime rebacked in marching calf, spine with brown morocco gilt lettering piece; pp [xxii] + 315 + [19, index]; a little spotting, very good. Provenance: title page with signature of W. Standfast and verso with inscription 'This book belongs to the library in the Charity School Chamber in Nottingham given by Dr. William Standfast'. William Standfast (1683-1754) was Rector of Clifton near Nottingham and the library he founded was notable for its holding of scientific and medical books. Later edition. Houllier (1504? - 1562) was a French physician who maintained the traditions of Galen and Hippocrates at a time when rivals such as Vesalius were challenging them. He was greatly respected as a translator and interpreter of Hippocrates.
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- Bookseller
- Henry Sotheran Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2110358
- Title
- Omnia Opera Practica …
- Author
- HOULLIER, Jacques
- Book Condition
- Used
- Date Published
- 1635
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....