Pliny] Plinius Secundus, Gaius. Alessandro Benedetti, ed.

historiae naturalis Libri. xxxvii. ab Alexa(n)dro Benedicto Ve(ronensis). physico emenatiores rediti.

      Giovanni & Bernardino Rosso (Rubeius) and brothers, [Venice:] 1507, January 16th. - Folio. a-z,&,A-L8,M10 [M10 blank]. [16],280,[11]ff. Modern calf, spine banded, title gilt; old ownerÕs stamp on t.p., frirst two leaves remargined with side-note partly covered; first leaves heavily foxed, other occ. foxing, marginal wormtrack in first three leaves filled; marginal wormholes with last three leaves with a trail that affects some text, some light marginal damp-stains,marginalia in an early hand. Text cut, historiated and decorated initials. First Benedetti Edition. Benedetti (1452-1512) pre-Vesalian anatomist and humanist. He was educated in Verona and Padua where he was associated with Giorgio Merula and the younger Ermolao Barbaro. He acquired an important collection of Greek manuscripts. He practiced medicine in Venice where he had a reputation in philosophy, medicine and anatomy.Benedetti valued PlinyÕs Natural History as an important source for remedies, materia medica. and their nomenclature. A defender of Pliny as a reliable source he was drawn into controversy with Ermalao Barbaro. Benedetti thought that pliny was, like himself, from Verona. His edition was attacked by Niccolo Leoniceno who wanted to construct a system that was more Galenic, rational and coherent. Benedetti was more interested in the practical uses of PlinyÕs remedies. [See Giovanna Ferrari, LÕesperienza del passato: Alessandro Benedetti filologo e medico umanista. Olschki, 1996] EDIT cnce 29657. Schweiger II, 784. Moss II, 478 "very rare". Dibdin 4th II,321. Marshall II,611. Not in Adams.