(1542). GALIEN. DE LA RAISON DE CURER PAR EVACUATION DE SANG - Lot 196

(1542). GALIEN. DE LA RAISON DE CURER PAR EVACUATION DE SANG. Oeuvre nouvellement traduict de grec en latin et de latin en françoys. Lyon, Etienne Dolet, 1542. In-12, 63 pages, decorated paper boards, slipcase. (Sun Evrard, 2008). Etienne Dolet, printer, humanist and writer, was condemned to the stake for defending the French language, and in particular the "vulgar language" translation of the Bible. This text was first published by Dolet in 1540, following Paulus d'Egine's Chirurgie. This French translation is by Pierre Tolet (1502-1586), a physician from Lyon and friend of Rabelais. Abundant annotations and passages underlined at the time. Dolet's mark on title and verso of last leaf. Fine condition. (Longeon, Dolet no. 234) (USTC 29569, 11 copies).