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Discorsi sopra il modo di Sanguinare, Attacar le Sanguisughe, & Le Ventose ; Far le Fregagioni & Vessicatorii a Corpi humani.

Discorsi sopra il modo di Sanguinare, Attacar le Sanguisughe, & Le Ventose ; Far le Fregagioni & Vessicatorii a Corpi humani.

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Discorsi sopra il modo di Sanguinare, Attacar le Sanguisughe, & Le Ventose ; Far le Fregagioni & Vessicatorii a Corpi humani.: One of the most beautiful illustrated books from the Roman Renaissance, illustrated with 11 copper-engravings showing the blood-letting process.

by MAGNI, Pietro Paolo (Piacentino)

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Roma, Bartholomeo Bonfadino, 1586.

4to [210 x 154 mm] of (6) ll. including 1 engraved title with an architectural border, 118 pp. including 11 full-page figures, (1) bl.l. Tiny tear in the lower white margin page 93 not touching the text. Contemporary full limp vellum, flat spine, handwritten title on the lower edge. Contemporary binding.

Second edition of this 16th century medical work dedicated to the process of blood-letting, one of the most beautiful illustrated books from the Roman Renaissance. Mortimer, Italian, 267; Graesse, IV, 338.

The illustration is composed of an architectural frame on the title and 11 full-page engravings.The title engraving bears Cherubino Alberti's monogram.

The first engraving presents the points for the blood-letting noted on the human body. The 10 following plates illustrate the process for blood-letting in several circumstances. These illustrations appear for the first time in the first edition published in Rome two years before, in 1584.

Brunet (III, 1289), who doesn't seem to know the 1584 edition, highlights: " Curious work. The 1586 edition is sought-after because it contains the first proofs of the engravings ".

" Pietro Paolo Magni, surgeon, was born in 1525 in Plaisance. Employed in armies, he was in 1551 in Piedmont and in 1571 in Spain. Later, he settled in Rome, and we know that he practised his art in 1586, with a certain reputation. He was, moreover, a good man, great supporter of blood-letting and leeches, but very submitted to doctors, from who he blindly followed prescriptions. He only used one lancet, and he cared in making an opening large enough so blood can flow easily. His main work is entitled 'Discorsi sopra il modo di sanguinar, attacar le sanguisughe, le ventose, le fregazioni ed i vesicatori al corpo umano'. This treatise on blood-letting was successful in Italy, as we can see from the multiple reprints made until the middle of the 17th century. [...].

This work has always been useful for the history of art, and it is sough-after by curious people that prefer old editions, because the plates were not subtracted ".

(Biographie universelle, 26, p.45).

A fine copy, complete with all its plates and preserved in its pure contemporary vellum binding.


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In-4 de (6) ff. dont 1 titre gravé encadré d'une bordure architecturale, 118 pp. y compris 11 figures en taille-douce à pleine page, (1) f.bl. Pte. déchirure dans la marge blanche inférieure de la p. 93 sans atteinte au texte. Plein vélin souple de l'époque, dos lisse, titre calligraphié sur la tranche inférieure. Reliure de l'époque.

210 x 154 mm.

Seconde édition de cet ouvrage médical du XVIe siècle consacré à la pratique de la saignée, l'un des plus beaux livres illustrés de la Renaissance romaine. Mortimer, Italian, 267 ; Graesse, IV, 338.

L'illustration se compose d'un encadrement architectural sur le titre ainsi que de 11 figures gravées en taille-douce à pleine page. La gravure du titre porte le monogramme de Cherubino Alberti.

La première figure présente les points pour la saignée signalés sur le corps humain. Les 10 planches suivantes illustrent la procédure de la saignée dans diverses circonstances. Ces illustrations apparaissent pour la première fois dans l'édition originale publiée à Rome deux ans auparavant en 1584.

Brunet (III, 1298), qui ne semblait pas avoir connaissance de l'édition de 1584, souligne : " Ouvrage curieux. L'édition de 1586 est recherchée parce qu'elle renferme les premières épreuves des gravures ".

" Pietro Paolo Magni, chirurgien, était né vers 1525 à Plaisance. Employé dans les armées, il se trouvait en 1551 dans le Piémont, et en 1571 en Espagne. Plus tard, il s'établit à Rome, et l'on sait qu'il y pratiquait son art en 1586, avec une certaine réputation. C'était, au surplus, un bon homme, grand partisan de la saignée et des sangsues ; mais très soumis aux médecins, dont il suivait aveuglément les ordonnances. Il ne se servait que d'une seule lancette, et il avait toujours soin de pratiquer une ouverture assez large pour que le sang soulât facilement. Son principal ouvrage est intitulé 'Discorsi sopra il modo di sanguinar, attacar le sanguisughe, le ventose, le fregazioni ed i vesicatori al corpo umano'. Ce traité sur la saignée eut en Italie un succès constaté par ses réimpressions multipliées jusqu'au milieu du XVIIe siècle [...].

Cet ouvrage ne laisse pas d'avoir son utilité pour l'histoire de l'art, et il est recherché par les curieux, qui préfèrent les anciennes éditions, parce que les planches n'en ont point été retranchées ". (Biographie universelle, 26, p.45).

Bel exemplaire bien complet de toutes ses planches et conservé dans son pur vélin de l'époque.

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Discorsi sopra il modo di Sanguinare, Attacar le Sanguisughe, & Le Ventose ; Far le Fregagioni & Vessicatorii a Corpi humani.
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MAGNI, Pietro Paolo (Piacentino)
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