Porzio (Portius), Simone. De coloribus oculorum.

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Erste Ausgabe dieses seltenen Werkes über die Augenfarben. "One of the earliest monographs on ophthalmology in which the author attempts to explain the cause of the variety of colors of eyes. The positions of the eyes and the opinions of Aristotle and Galen on the structure of the eye are also discussed. The author lectured on medicine at Pisa from 1546 to 1552 and was also known as a scientist and philosopher" (Becker).

Eleganter Antiquadruck, durchgehend leicht gebräunt bzw. braunfleckig. Aus der Bibliothek des Medizinhistorikers Walter Pagel (1898-1983).