Hygiasticon: or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age : together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonard Lessius, and now done into English.
- Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623
- Date:
- 1636
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About this work
Also known as
Hygiasticon. English
Hygiasticon.
Right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age.
Publication/Creation
[Cambridge] : Printed by [R. Daniel and T. Buck] the printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1636.
Physical description
42 unnumbered pages, 210; 70 pages
Edition
The third edition.
Notes
A translation by George Herbert of: Hygiasticon.
Printers' names from STC.
Includes "A treatise of temperance and sobrietie" by Luigi Cornaro, a translation of "Discorsi della vita sobria" with separate pagination, and "A discourse", a translation of "Esser miglior la vita parca della splendida & sontuosa" attributed to Ortensio Landi. Register is continuous.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
References note
STC (2nd ed.) 15522.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 805:15) s1999 miun s