Commentariorum in sublimis philosophi & incomparabilis viri Petri Severini Dani ideam medicinae philosophicae, propediem proditurorum prodromus. : In quo Platonicae doctrinae explicantur fundamenta,super quae Hippocrates, Paracelsus & Severinus: nec non ex antithesi, Aristoteles & Galenus sua stabilivere dogmata. /
Davisson, William1593-1669
Murray, Alexander,17th century,former owner.StEdNL
Wright, J.,active 1723,associated name.StEdNL
Vlacq, Adriaan,1600-1667,printer.
Hagae-Comitis, : Ex typographia Adriani Vlacq.,
M DC LX.. [1660]
Title page printed in red and black.
Rare first edition of William Davison's commentary on the highly influential work of the Danish Petrus Severinus, "Idea medicinae philosophicae", originally published in 1571.
Includes Totius operis adumbratio. In qua hypotheses physiologiae profundiorum & insuetarum locutionum sensus, aequivocationum & synonimorum denodationes, indicationes diagnosticae, & leges curativae juxta authoris & Hippocratis mentem expanduntur.
Issued with Severinus's "Idea Medicinæ Philosophicae' as Part. 2, with separate pagination and half-title.
Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek.
Ownership inscription of "Alex. Murray" on the title page. His signature is also at the head of page 1. The verso of the title page has a note that the book was collated and found complete by J. Wright on 11 June 1723. There are also marginal notes and marks in pencil.
Severinus, Petrus 1542-1602.
Medicine
Netherlands The Hague.