The Plague of Lust, Vol. 1 (of 2): Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical AntiquityRosenbaum, Julius
History
The Plague of Lust, Vol. 1 (of 2): Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical Antiquity
Rosenbaum, Julius
Sexually transmitted diseases -- History
_Appendix tomi prioris de morbo gallico_, in quo, qui eidem jam antea
destinati fuerant, reliqui congesti sunt autores. Cum indice rerum
memorabilium in eo contentarum abunde amplo et copioso. Catalogum
scriptorum quarta pagina comperies. [_Anton. Chalmeteus_, _Leonh.
Botallus_, _Dominic. Leonus_, _Augerius Ferrerius_, _Petr. Haschardus_,
_Guilielmus Rondeletius_, _Dionys. Fontanonus_, _Jos. Struthius_].
Venetiis MDLXVII. Ex officina Jord. Ziletti. 4, 96 und 6 S. fol.
(“_On Syphilis—All Works Extant on this Subject by All Doctors of
Every Nation_, who whether in separate Books or in any other Manner
have dealt methodically or empirically with its Treatment, carefully
compiled from various Sources, with original remarks interspersed, and
errors removed, the Whole arranged for the first time in One Work, (by
_Aloysius Luisinus_, of Udine,—Friuli). In which India wood (Ironwood,
Guajac), Sarsaparilla, China Root, Quicksilver, and all other means
discovered for the destruction of this contagion, are most copiously
considered. With a very full Index of all Matters worthy of note
contained in this Volume. A Work pre-eminently necessary in our Day
when the infection of this Complaint is so widely diffused. List of
Authors will be found on page 6. First Volume. Venice, published by
Jordanus Ziletti, 1566. 8vo. 736, and 28. fol.
“_On Syphilis_,” Second Volume,—in which are included all the Works of
all the Celebrated Doctors concerning the Diagnosis and Treatment of
this Disease that have been thus far obtainable, now for the first time
printed. With a very full Index of all Matters worthy of note contained
in this Volume. List of Authors will be found on page 4. Venice 1567,
(printed by Jordanus Ziletti). pp. 24, and 216. fol.
_Appendix to First Volume “On Syphilis”_, in which are collected the
remaining Authors intended from the first to be included, but not
hitherto printed. With a most ample and copious Index of noteworthy
Matters contained therein. List of Authors will be found on page 4.
Venice 1567 (printed by Jord. Ziletti. pp. 4, 96, and 6. fol.)
_Astruc_, II. p. 780., rightly censures the unsystematic arrangement
of the different Writings, the omission of Prefaces, Dedications and
indeed all matter except the actual texts. This edition received
subsequently a new Title-page, as is shown, according to _Astruc_, II.
p. 846., by the fact that not only does the number of pages, lines and
words closely agree with the above mentioned edition, but also at the
end of the First Part the name of the printer Ziletti occurs with the
date 1556. The new Title reads as follows:—
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