[Rarebooks] FS: 17th c. ed. of Durante's work detailing the effects of food & wine on health

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Durante, Castore. IL TESORO DELLA SANITA. Nel Quale S'Insegna il Modo di 
Conservar la Sanita, & Prolongar La Vita... Venice: Michiel Angelo Barloni. 
1675. Sm. 8vo. (4),308pp. Woodcut device on title. Cont. plain thin boards, 
spine lettered by hand. An uncut copy. Some occasional text soiling.     
$500.00 (trade discount allowed)
An uncommon 17th century reprint of "The Treasury of Good Health," 
detailing the effects of food and wine on health. The final chapter, pp. 292-306 is 
on wine; the author details 12 rules on how best to enjoy wine. Simon. 
BIBLIOTHECA GASTRONOMICA, #537 (various editions). Unzelman, WINE & GASTRONOMY, 
p. 52 (lists a 1586 & 1588 edition only). NLM, 17th Century, #3570.

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