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Arnaldus de Villanova (1235-1311)

Arnaldus de Villanova was a medical doctor, religious reformer, astrologist, and alchemist. He translated medical texts from the Arabic, including Avicenna and Galen. Some alchemic texts have been attributed to him.

Arnaldi de villanova medici acutissimi opera nuperimme revisa: vna cum ipsius vita recenter hic apposita. Ejusque tractatu de philosophorum lapide. Venundantur lugduni Apud Scipionem de gabiano In vico mercuriali sub signo fontio (Colophon: ipressa in calchographia Honesti viri Jacobi myt, 1532); In-2 : AA8 BB6 a-z8 z8 s8 psi8 A-R8 O6

❡ Contemporary limp vellum cover, with ex libris on the inside: Georgius Kloss M.D. with annotations in 16th century hand

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