Lot 569

Th. Mermann von Schönberg, Consultationes ac responsiones medicae. Ingolstadt 1675.

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Lot: 569
Category: Nature sciences, technology and medicine
Artist: Thomas Mermann (von Schönburg zu Aufhofen)
Mermann (von Schönburg zu Aufhofen), Thomas: Consultationes ac responsiones medicae, à Viris doctis hactenus diu multúmque desideratissimae; nunc tandem opera et studio Francisci Ignatij Thiermairij. Ingolstadt: J. P. Zinck 1675. 29,2 x 18,6 cm. With 1 engraved portrait. 15 leaves (of 16; excluding the engraved title page), 559 pages, 6 leaves. Blind-stamped pigskin on 5 bands over wooden covers, with a handwritten title on the spine and remnants of 2 clasps.

(Stained and slightly mottled. Bindings lost. The lower back panel shows glue stains. Missing the printed title page. Title page and last leaf stamped. Title page bears a handwritten ownership note in brown ink. Approx. 20 leaves show small wormholes in the white margins. 1 leaf has minor ink damage. Minimal signs of age.)

Krivatsy 7827. Hirsch/Hüb. IV, S. 176. - The first and only posthumously published edition of the medical treatise containing medical opinions and prescriptions by Thomas Mermann zu Schönburg (1547–1622), personal physician to the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt. Intended for the consultation of high-ranking and prominent patients, these consultations cover a broad spectrum of clinical conditions, including neurological and mental disorders, dental diseases, and numerous internal and surgical ailments. Mermann served as personal physician to the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt and the Dukes of Bavaria. The volume was edited by Franz Ignaz Thiermair.