Corti, De prandii ac caenae modo libellus, Rome, Paolo Manuzio, 1562, later half vellum

Corti, Matteo. Matthaei Curtii De prandii ac caenae modo libellus. Rome: Paolo Manuzio, 1562

First edition of one of the first works on dietetics.

4to (219 x 158 mm). Roman type, 32 lines plus headline. collation: *⁴ A-K⁴ L⁶: leaves 50 leaves. Woodcut Aldine device on title-page, woodcut initials. (Occasional foxing.)

binding: Later half vellum over marbled paper boards (225 x 167 mm), smooth spine with brown morocco gilt lettering pieces. (Chips to spine labels.)

provenance: Bolaffi Aste, Milan, 30 October 2013, lot 342. acquisition: Purchased at preceding sale via Robin Halwas. references: UCLA 680; Edit16 13600; Renouard 187/12