Hygiasticon: or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age : together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonard Lessius, and now done into English.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.

Cornaro, Luigi, 1475-1566. Discorsi della vita sobria. English, author.

Landi, Ortensio, approximately 1512-approximately 1553. Esser miglior la vita parca della splendida & sontuosa. English, author.

Contributor:

Herbert, George, 1593-1633.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 805:14.

Standardized Title:

Hygiasticon. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hygiene--Early works to 1800.

Hygiene.

Longevity--Early works to 1800.

Longevity.

Physical Description:

42 unnumbered pages, 210; 70 pages

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Hygiasticon.

Right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age.

Place of Publication:

[Cambridge] : Printed by [R. Daniel and T. Buck] the printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1634.

Notes:

A translation by George Herbert of: Hygiasticon.

Printers' names from STC.

Includes "A treatise of temperance and sobrietie" by Luigi Cornaro, a translation of "Discorsi della vita sobria" with separate pagination, and "A discourse", a translation of "Esser miglior la vita parca della splendida & sontuosa" attributed to Ortensio Landi. Register is continuous.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1959. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 805:14). s1959 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 15521.

Related Work:

Cornaro, Luigi, 1475-1566. Discorsi della vita sobria. English, author.

Landi, Ortensio, approximately 1512-approximately 1553. Esser miglior la vita parca della splendida & sontuosa. English, author.

OCLC:

61365783