HESSUS, Helius Eobanus

Bonae valetudinis conservandae praecepta ad magnificum D. Georgium Strutiaden, . Medcinae laus ad Martinum Hunum. Coena Baptistae Fierae de herbarum virtutibus, & ea medicae artis parte, quae in victus ratione consistit. Item polybus de salubri victus ratione privatorum, Ioanne Guinterio Andernaco Medico interprete. Aristotelis problemata, quae ad stirpium genus & oleracea pertinent

      Simon Coline, Paris 1533 - 19th century half calf (rubbed) 8vo . Early edition, and only Coline edition, of this collection of medical texts and those in praise of the medical and pharmaceutical arts. "Contains also the 'Hortulus aoemnissimus' of Strabus Gallus (806? - 849). This and the first three items are in verse, the 'Medicinae laus' being Erasmus's 'Encomium' versified by Eobanus" (Osler). Helius Eobanus Hessus (1488-1540), an eminent German humanist as well as friend and correspondent of Erasmus, lectured on classics at the University of Erfurt. "In 1523 Eobanus took up the study of medicine, hoping to alleviate his increasing financial hardship. While they did not lead to a medical degree, his efforts produced a widely read poem, Bonae valetudinis conservandae praecepta (Erfurt: J. Loersfeld 1524)" (Contemporaries of Erasmus I, p. 435). New material was added to later additions. The early editions are very rare [64] leaves. § Renouard, Colines, pp. 211-12; Durling 2285; Osler 4774; Wellcome 2043; not in Adams or Schreiber, Colines.