Lot N. 271
Anatomia del cavallo infermità et suoi rimedii del signor Carlo Ruini senatore bolognese
Printed in Venice in 1618 by Fioravante Prati, divided into two volumes in one. First edition.
Folio volume, bound in rigid vellum with raised bands; some loss to the spine bands.
Printer’s device, decorative initials, and full-page engraved anatomical plates are present. This is a fundamental work in the history of veterinary medicine, as it represents the first truly modern treatment of the subject, describing diseases and their corresponding remedies. The volume is enriched with numerous full-page illustrations of the horse’s anatomical parts.
Complete work. Some humidity staining and losses to the first and last blank leaves; otherwise in more than good condition.