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Elementorum physiologiae, seu Philosophie naturalis libri septem, : in duos tomos distincti, uniuersam artem methodikōs conplectentes:

Print Book, Latin, 1542
Ioannes Gymnicus excudebat, Coloniae, 1542
Handbook
2 volumes : illustration ; 16 cm (8vo)
1204298545
The word "methodikōs" in title transcription of volume 1 is transliterated from the Greek
Title page to voume 2 reads: "Tomvs secvndvs elementorum physiologiae, seu Philosophiae naturalis, tres libros continens: primus anima[lia], secundus plantas, tertius animalia describit" and has imprint: Coloniae haeredes Gymnici excudebant anno M.D. XLIIII [1544]
The plant section in volume 2 includes a section on the use of guaiacum "found in western Spanish Islands near America" for syphillis, plus additional plants from the Indies
Pagination: volume 1: [68] leaves; volume 2: [304] leaves
Signatures: volume 1:A-H⁸ I⁴ (I4 verso blank); volume 2: [alpha]-[iota]⁸ A-Z⁸ (S3, S5 missigned R3, R5) a-i⁸ (e4 missigned d4) k⁸ ( -k8)
Errata: volume 1, leaf [68] recto
Woodcut printer's vignette on title pages; initials
Text primarily in German with some words in Greek and headings in German for the names of plants