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BOOKISH HEALTH GUIDE --- 101, [3] leaves | 16mo | A-N^8 | 112 x 75 mm --- Second edition of the Italian-born physician, alchemist, and provocateur's health guide for the bookish, intended for those engaged in intellectual labor (his title refers not only to those occupied with learned pursuits, but also public officials). The first edition appeared at Basel in 1555. Gratarolo trained in Padua and Venice, and then joined the College of Physicians in Bergamo. His education shines through here, as he cites a number of ancient authorities, Galen, Avicenna, and Aristotle among his favorites. He harbored Protestant beliefs, ran afoul of the Inquisition, and fled to Basel in 1552, where he became a productive professor. He was once described as "a plague on the faith wherever he went," antagonized Michael Servetus in Switzerland, and seemed to have few qualms about reporting owners of books banned by the Reformed church. Quite a guy. ¶ Still, as bookish laborers ourselves, we appreciate his… Read More