Hieronymi Cardani medici Mediolanensis Contradicentium medicorum liber primus [-secundus]
Contributors: Turriani, Thomas Carranei
Publisher: Apud Seb. Gryphium
Published: 1548
Place of publication: Lugduni [i.e. Lyon]
Language: lat
Subjects: Medicine; Sarsaparilla; Materia medica, vegetable; Cinchona bark; Medical Botany
Other titles: Hieronymi Cardani medici Mediolanensis Contradicentium medicorum liber primvs [-secvndvs]; Contradicentium medicorum.
Notes: Volume 2 has title: Hieronymi Cardani medici Mediolanensis Contradicentium medicorum liber secvndvs, continens centum & octo. Addita praeterea eivsdem avtoris, de sarza parilia, de cina radice, consilium pro dolore uago, disputationes etiam quaedem aliae non inutiles. Indicem omnium ipsi operi praefiximus.

"De sarza parilia": v. 2, p. 465-466.

"Responsvm petitioni M. Antonii Maioragii, sev, De radice cina eivsdem Hieronymi Card. medici Mediolanensis": v. 2, p. 470-472.

Pagination: v. 1: 284 p.; v. 2: 486, [6] p.

Signatures: v. 1: a-z⁴ (b4 verso blank) A-M⁴ N²; v. 2: a-z⁴ (z3 missigned y4) A-Z⁴ aa-oo⁴ pp⁴ (-pp4) *⁴ (-*4) (*4 3 verso blank)

Woodcut printer's devices on title pages; tail pieces; initials.

Catalogue of printed books in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library, I:1283.

Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, C655.

European Americana 548/5.

Text primarily in Latin with some passages in Greek.

John Carter Brown Library half bound in 19th century vellum with paper-covered boards with later paper wrappers included.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the JCB Associates Fund.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Thomas Carranei Turriani: ms. autograph on recto of later front wrapper of both volumes.
Table of contents: title: (From title pages) Volume 1: Continens contradictiones centum & octo; title: v. 2: Addita praeterea eivsdem avtoris, de sarza parilia, de Cina radice, consilium pro dolore uago, disputationes etiam quaedem aliae non inutiles. Indicem omnium ipsi operi praefiximus.