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Mercuriale (Girolamo) De arte gymnastica libri sex, second (first illustrated) editon, Venice,

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Mercuriale (Girolamo) De arte gymnastica libri sex, second (first illustrated) editon, Venice,
Mercuriale (Girolamo) De arte gymnastica libri sex, second (first illustrated) editon, Venice,
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Mercuriale (Girolamo) De arte gymnastica libri sex, second edition, title with woodcut device, woodcut initials, 2 full-page plans and 21 illustrations, all but one full-page, slight worming and some light soiling and staining, all mostly marginal, colophon leaf torn (repaired), modern vellum, [Adams M1320; EDIT 16 46968; G & M 1986.1; Mortimer/Harvard Italian 302], 4to, Venice, Giunta, 1573.

⁂ The first illustrated edition of this important work on exercise and health, first published in 1569. "One of the earliest books to discuss the therapeutic value of gymnastics and sports generally for the cure of disease and disability, and an important study of gymnastics in the ancient world". (Garrison-Morton)
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Mercuriale (Girolamo) De arte gymnastica libri sex, second (first illustrated) editon, Venice,

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