Regimen sanitatis Salerni, or, The schoole of Salernes regiment of health : containing most learned and judicious directions and instructions, for the preservation, guide, and government of mans life ... / reviewed, corrected, and inlarged with a commentary, for the more plain and easie understanding thereof by P.H. Dr. in Physicke, deceased ; whereunto is annexed, a necessary discourse of all sorts of fish, in use among us, with their effects appertaining to the health of man ; as also, now, and never before, is added certain precious and approved experiments for health, by a right honorable, and noble personage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnaldus, de Villanova, -1311, author.

Contributor:

Holland, Henry, 1583-1650?, writer of dedication.

Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637, editor.

Paynell, Thomas, active 1528-1567, translator.

Alsop, Bernard, printer.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Fund.

Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum.

Language:

English

Latin

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Health--Early works to 1800.

Health.

Materia medica, Vegetable--Early works to 1800.

Materia medica, Vegetable.

Genre:

Early works.

Penn Provenance:

Francklin, St. John (autograph) (Smith copy)

Physical Description:

[4], 206, [12], 207-220, [4] pages ; 18 cm (4to)

Manufacture:

London : Printed by B. Alsop ..., 1649 [i.e. 1650]

Other Title:

Regimen sanitatis Salerni

Schoole of Salernes regiment of health

Regiment of health

Fingerprint:

s.nd uiee n,e- eith (3) 1649 (A)

Notes:

Text in Latin and English verse. The commentary, in English only, is a translation by Thomas Paynell of the original commentary of Arnaldus de Villanova.

"The publication year is given according to Lady Day dating."--ESTC.

Signatures: A² B-2G⁴ 2H².

Leaf E1 signed E2; leaf 2E1 signed E.

Title within border of type ornaments; type ornament head-piece.

Woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Printed marginalia.

Dedication signed: H.H. [i.e. Henry Holland].

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Smith copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2021 from Pazzo Books.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Smith copy has gold-stamped bookplate with monogram and crest of an unidentified former owner affixed to front pastedown.

Smith copy has largely illegible early autograph ("[..,]a[...] [...]son Junr.") at head of title leaf; early autograph ("St John Francklins") at head of leaf B1r.

Cited in:

ESTC R203898

Wing (2nd ed.) V384

OCLC:

13821754