De Aemilio Macro eiusque Rariore Hodie Opusculo de Vitutibus Herbarum Diatribe auctore Friderico Boernero
Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Ex Officina Langenhemiana, 1754. Pamphlet. [6], 20 p.; 21 cm. Disbound from a collection of pamphlets owned by French homeopath Dr. Charles Ravel (1822-1887). Remains of original marbled wrapper along spine. Engraved title vignette, head-piece, initial letter, and tailpiece. "539" written on title page in an old hand. The author, Friedrich Börner (1723-1761), was a German physician who published a number of works on earlier doctors and naturalists. Here he discusses De Viribus (aut Virtutibus) Herbarum, often attributed to Aemilius Macer of Verona, a Roman poet. It has since been attributed to Odo Magdunensis, a medieval French physician. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: lacking original wrapper; paper is slightly browning; clean and solid. Very Good. Item #005809
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