RUEFF, JACOB — De Conceptu Et Generatione Hominis (on the Conception and Generation of Man) (Obstetrics)

Stuttgart, West Germany: Editions Medicina Rara Ltd, 0. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Vellum. (Facsimile edition) This edition is limited to 300 copies in full vellum (with 2500 further copies in half vellum and paper). This copy is number CCLXI (261) . The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket, but with a cardboard slipcase. The slipcase is in Very Good condition. The book is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a bit of a dusty smell to the book. The slipcase has some light wear to the corners and edges. "Born in the Rheintal in 1500, he is noted as living in Zurich in 1525, where he acquired a reputation as a "Steinschnyder." He was a physician, surgeon, author and preacher all combined, and was well thought of by his contemporaries. Conrad Gesner refers to him as "Vir in arte sua peritissimus," most skilled in his art. Apart from his medical writings, he wrote verse and several plays, including a couple of comedies and a play based on the story of Wilhelm Tell. After the manner of his day, he dabbled in astronomy and astrology. In 1532, he was made Stadtarzt in Zurich. He died in 1558." (from JAMA). Very Good .