Diet & Medicine.- Corti (Matteo) Papiensis de prandii accenae odo, woodcut publisher's device on title, ink inscriptions on title dated 1687 and 1729, some underlining, marginal annotations on A6 and A8, small marginal repair on B1, later calf-backed marbled boards, upper cover detached, a little worn, Rome, Paolo Manuzio, 1556; and another 17th century, medicine, 8vo (2)
⁂ Matteo Corti, Italian professor of anatomy, was the personal physician of Pope Clement VII and later Duke Cosimo de' Medici. An early work on dietetics which discusses meals, digestion and general health across different age groups.
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