CASTRO, STEPHAN RODRIGO DE. Disceptationes Medicae

(MEDICINE)

Amatoris Massae & Laurenti de Landis

Florence

1642

FIRST EDITION. Uncut copy

Stephan Rodrigo de Castro (1559-1627), not to be confused with Rodrigo de Castro, was born in Lisbon, later choosing Italy as his place of residence where he was employed as physician to the Duke of Tuscany. Disceptationes Medicae cites the classics: Aristotle, Galen, Avicenna, Albertus Magnus, et al. Several chapters are devoted to the ear, eye (especially the optic nerve), and cerebrum From the fact that Friedenthal in his biography of the author (p. 454) mentions this work but omits it from his catalogue, one may deduce that he never actually saw a copy. A pencilled note on the front flyleaf of this copy states that the single example recorded in the National Library of Florence is in fact not to be found there. No record in WorldCat