Dioscoridis Libri Octo Graece et Latine: Castigationes in Eosdem Libros

Greek text with Latin translation by Jean Ruel; edited by Jacques Goupyl; Pedanius Dioscorides

Paris: (Benoit Prevost for) P. Haultin; Apud Petrum Haultinum, 1549

[Pharmacology: Early printing, Greek / Roman Medicine]  Bound In 19th century polished calf.  Gilt spine.  Triple gilt ruled covers. All edges gilt.  Front hinge starting. Blue marbled end sheets. Woodcut printer's device.  Printed in double columns in Greek and Latin. [20], 392 leaves. 

Dioscorides's 1st-century A.D. materia medica remained authoritative into the early modern era.  Today the Greek physician is considered the father of pharmacology for his work in herbal medicine.  Provenance: From the library of Nicolas Yemeniz (1783-1871) one of the great French bibliophiles of the late 19th-century. ("Lugdun" bookplate).  Refs: Adams D-657; Durling 1135; Wellcome I, 1779.