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[Gastronomy, Health, Rome] Petronio, 1592
[Gastronomy, Health, Rome] Petronio, 1592
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FIRST VERNACULAR EDITION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK ON GASTRONOMY, DIET AND HEALTHY LIVING IN ANCIENT ROME

Petronio, Alessandro Traiano. Del viuer delli romani et di conseruar la sanità di M. Alessandro Petronio da Ciuita Castellana libri cinque doue si tratta del sito di Roma, dell'aria, de' venti, delle stagioni, dell'acque, de' vini, delle carni, de' pesci, de' frutti, delle herbe, & di tutte l'altre cose pertinenti al gouerno de gli uomini[...] Con dui libri appresso dell'istesso autore, del mantenere il ventre molle senza medicine. Tradotti dalla lingua latina nella volgare, dall'eccellente medico M. Basilio Parauicino, da Como. Con molte postille in margine, & vna tauola copiosissima delle cose notabili. In Roma: appresso Domenico Basa, 1592.

Small folio, 19th century half calf, pp. [12], 416, [40].

First edition in Italian (the first Latin appeared in 1581) really important work on gastronomy, nutrition and healthy living; touches a number of topics, such as dietetic foods, mineral waters, wines, hot and cold drink, for seniors diets, use of herbs in the treatment, hygiene, in ancient Rome, Calabria, Campania, Corsica, Lazio, Liguria.

References: IT\ICCU\BVEE\000262.
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