ARGENTERIUS, Johannes (1513-1574). De somno et vigilia libri duo . Florence: Lorenzo Torrentio, 1556. 4 o (214 x 151 mm). Woodcut architectural title border incorporating view of Florence, woodcut initials, some historiated. (Some dampstaining to lower margins, a few leaves browned, colophon leaf with some pale stains.) Contemporary limp vellum, remnants of leather ties. FIRST EDITION. "Argenterio's treatise on sleep and waking includes a discussion of spirits in the human body: he defined spirit as a vaporous substance, grosser than air, composed of all the elements, and essential for the performance of bodily functions" (Norman). Adams A-1630; BM/STC Italian p. 37; Thorndike VI, 225-28; Norman 67.
ARGENTERIUS, Johannes (1513-1574). De somno et vigilia libri duo . Florence: Lorenzo Torrentio, 1556. 4 o (214 x 151 mm). Woodcut architectural title border incorporating view of Florence, woodcut initials, some historiated. (Some dampstaining to lower margins, a few leaves browned, colophon leaf with some pale stains.) Contemporary limp vellum, remnants of leather ties. FIRST EDITION. "Argenterio's treatise on sleep and waking includes a discussion of spirits in the human body: he defined spirit as a vaporous substance, grosser than air, composed of all the elements, and essential for the performance of bodily functions" (Norman). Adams A-1630; BM/STC Italian p. 37; Thorndike VI, 225-28; Norman 67.
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