Wecker Johannes Jacob. - Antidotarium Speciale - 1585

Wecker Johannes Jacob. Antidotarium Speciale. Liber Primus. Basel, Eusebio Episcopio 1585. Famous alchemical and pharmaceutical antidotary by the renowned Swiss physician forced to leave Basel to escape charges of witchcraft. The work deals with pharmacopoeia, toxicology, and alchemy, collecting formulas for antidotes, distillation techniques, medicinal preparations, and chemico-pharmaceutical remedies based on both classical texts and the era’s most recent discoveries. Contemporary parchment binding. Printer’s mark engraved on the title page. Many synoptic plates of pharmaceutical preparations. Dimensions 22 x 16 cm, [pagg. 22 nn.,] 314 pages. Good condition.

Estimation:€350

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