Larsen, Erik; Hieronymus BoschBiblio.com
De peste nec non quo pacto ab ea praeservari quis possit atque liberari.
rif. 202654to 200 × 153 mm 12 ff. woodcut initial. Modern board of vellum remnants of red label to spine. Rare plague treatise by J. L. van den Bosch professor of rhetoric at the University of Ingolstadt in 1558 after teaching in Louvain he was transferred to the medical faculty in 1560. A German edition was also published by Weißenhorn in Ingolstadt the same year under the title: Rathschlag Wie man sich zu disen gefährlichen zeiten vor der Pestilentz hütten und Wie dieselbig so sie eingerissen wider zu vertreiben und zu curieren sey Advice. How to protect oneself from the plague in these dangerous times and how to drive it away once it has broken out. The publication coincides with one of the recurrent waves of plague that struck southern Germany in the early 1560s notably the severe epidemic recorded in Nuremberg in 1562. The pamphlet offers practical guidance for conduct during outbreaks of plague. The author recommends protective powders compounded from fragrant and medicinal substances: amber camphor myrrh rose violet lily mint cinnamon cardamom etc. as well as precious stones such as diamond emerald and topaz intended to counteract contagion. Further sections address the treatment of plague swellings buboes recommending careful management cauterisation and the application of cupping vessels or caustic substances including quicklime cantharides arum celandine lily root radish aqua fortis and mercury. This pamphlet was issued in two latin printings in 1562; the second is without the four-line distich composed by Theodor Hylaeus which appears on the title page in this copy. PROVENANCE: Remnants of a metallic page marker on the final leaf. "Comte E. du Tertre" engraved armorial bookplate. REFERENCES: USTC 630956; VD16 B 6767. . Ingolstadt, Alexander and Samuel Weißenhorn, 1562. hardcover
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