First edition of Ruel's translation of a foundational work on pharmacology
![](https://www.asherbooks.com/cache/max220xmax125/uploads/item/L85DHG8EH1X9/xl85dhg8eh1x9_dioscorides1.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AopFcRkgFU.jpg)
![](https://www.asherbooks.com/cache/max220xmax125/uploads/item/L85DHG8EH1X9/xl85dhg8eh1x9_dioscorides2.jpg.pagespeed.ic.tREZMTl8VD.jpg)
![](https://www.asherbooks.com/cache/max220xmax125/uploads/item/L85DHG8EH1X9/xl85dhg8eh1x9_dioscorides3.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Bq_HegWoMf.jpg)
DIOSCORIDES, Pedanius.
De medicinali materia libri quinque. De virulentis animalibus, et venenis canerabioso, et eorum noti, ac remedijs libri quattuor.
(Colophon: Paris, Henri Estienne, 1516). Folio. With the title within a decorative metalcut( ?) panel. Set in roman types. Contemporary limp sheepskin parchment; rebacked in calf, with new endpapers, but preserving the original paste-downs. [12], 157, [2], [1 blank] ll. Full description
€ 18,000
(Colophon: Paris, Henri Estienne, 1516). Folio. With the title within a decorative metalcut( ?) panel. Set in roman types. Contemporary limp sheepskin parchment; rebacked in calf, with new endpapers, but preserving the original paste-downs. [12], 157, [2], [1 blank] ll. Full description