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MONTIS, Petrus de (ca 1460-ca 1530). De dignoscendis hominibus. Translated by Gonsalvo Ayora. Milan: Antonio Zaroto, 17 December 1492.
2o (278 x 191 mm). Collation: A10 a-z8 &8 ç8 R8 RR10. 228 leaves, unfoliated. 38 lines and headline. Type 111Rb4. Initial spaces with guide letters. (Title a bit soiled, few wormholes at end catching a few letters, some minor discoloration at sheet edges and occasional pale marginal dampstaining.) Contemporary blind-panelled calf (front cover detached, rebacked preserving most of the old back).
FIRST EDITION of one of the earliest works on physical fitness. This very early work on exercises and games for keeping physically fit was translated from the Spanish by Gundisalvus Ayora. There are also scientific (or pseudo-scientific) discussions of various topics: rainbows, how men and women should prepare themselves for begetting a child, why people who live in cold climates are more courageous than those from warm climates, etc. Goff M-857; BMC VI, p. 722; HC *11608; BM/STC Italian p. 447; Norman 1541; Palau 178780; Stillwell Science 458.
2o (278 x 191 mm). Collation: A10 a-z8 &8 ç8 R8 RR10. 228 leaves, unfoliated. 38 lines and headline. Type 111Rb4. Initial spaces with guide letters. (Title a bit soiled, few wormholes at end catching a few letters, some minor discoloration at sheet edges and occasional pale marginal dampstaining.) Contemporary blind-panelled calf (front cover detached, rebacked preserving most of the old back).
FIRST EDITION of one of the earliest works on physical fitness. This very early work on exercises and games for keeping physically fit was translated from the Spanish by Gundisalvus Ayora. There are also scientific (or pseudo-scientific) discussions of various topics: rainbows, how men and women should prepare themselves for begetting a child, why people who live in cold climates are more courageous than those from warm climates, etc. Goff M-857; BMC VI, p. 722; HC *11608; BM/STC Italian p. 447; Norman 1541; Palau 178780; Stillwell Science 458.