78/3220 Eobanus Hessus, H. De tuenda bona valetudine. Frankf. a.M., Heirs Chr. Egenolph, 1571, (4),185,(3) lvs., woodcut ills., contemp. limp vellum.

- New endpapers; partly (vaguely) waterst.; title-p. stained and w. some rubbed spots (erasing part of publication year); one quire loose(ning). Vellum trifle stained; fore-edge frontcover sl. trimmed.

= A 16th century guide with precepts for preserving good health. Eobanus, a humanist and distinguished poet, also studied medicine for several years. The book includes chapters on daily life, food, herbs, brewing beer and wine. Woodcuts include: a vomiting drunkard ("De ebrietate"), a man taking a siesta ("De somno meridiano"), a couple embracing in bed ("De venere") and a man crouched over a chamber-pot. Durling 2293; Simon, Bibliotheca Bacchica 221; cf. Oberlé, Bibliothèque Bachique 54 (ed. 1582); cf. Vicaire 331 (ed. 1531); cf. Bibliotheca Walleriana 2768 (ed. 1560).