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MERCURIALE, Girolamo (1530--1606)
[De arte gymnastica. 1672]
Hieronymi Mercurialis foroliviensis De arte gymnastica libri sex: in quibus exercitationum omnium vetustarum genera, loca, modi, facultates, & quidquid denique ad corporis humani exercitationes pertinet diligenter explicatur. Editio novissima, aucta, emendata, & figuris authenticis Christophori Coriolani exornata.
Amstelodami (Place), sumptibus Andreæ Frisii,, 1672.
[8], 387, [41] p., add. engr. t.-pl., [7] pl. (5 fold.) : wdcut illus. ; 22.9 cm. (4°)

First published (without illustrations) in Venice in 1569. Coriolani's woodcuts after Pirro Ligorio were first published in the edition of 1573. With engraved title-page vignette signed 'ABloteling F.'. Brunet III, col. 1646.

Copy Notes Bought from Thomas Boone for 5s. on 24 December 1805 (paid 25 December 1806). (Spiers Box.). Inscribed by Boone in pencil on front free-endpaper fine Copy - -5s-.

Binding C18th tree calf, gilt-tooled borders, gilt-tooled spine, maroon morocco spine-label.

Reference Number 4203

Additional Names Thomas Boone; Coriolani, Cristoforo (b.$ca.$1540)


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