[Rarebooks] FS: Rare early medical work of Hugo Senensis (d. 1439)

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(MEDICINE) Hugo, Benzi, Senensis (Hugo Senensis). EXPOSITIO UGONIS SENENSIS 
SUPER LIBROS TEGNI GALENI. (Venice: Impensa Heredum B. O. Scoti & Sociorum [B. 
Locatellus, pr.]. Jan. 19, 1518). Folio, 94 leaves (including the final 
blank). Double column text. Decorative woodcut initials. A very fine clean copy 
bound in early 20th century half vellum over paper boards, title hand-lettered on 
spine.     $3,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
The third edition, after two incunable printings (1496 and 1498), of the 
Latin translation, attributed to Gerardus Cremonensis, of Galen’s ARS MEDICA with 
the extensive commentary of Hugo Senensis, (also called Ugo Benzi). Hugo 
(1376-1439) was a great physician and philosopher in his day. He taught at Pavia, 
Florence, Bologna and Parma, and went to France as physician to Charles VII. 
The 1518 edition appears to be a reprint of the 1498 Scotum edition (Goff H543). 
It is quite rare. The N.U.C. records 1 copy (entered under “Galenus”). OCLC 
records 3 copies: NLM (#1845), Harvard, and Johns Hopkins.   It is not in the 
Wellcome Library.   BL Italian STC p. 286.

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