The temperate man, or, The right way of preserving life and health, together with soundness of the senses, judgment and memory unto extream old age : in three treatises / the first written by the learned Leonardus Lessius, the second by Lodowich Cornaro, a noble gentleman of Venice, the third by a famous Italian; faithfully Englished.
- Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623
- Date:
- 1678
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About this work
Also known as
Hygiasticon. English. 1678
Publication/Creation
London : Printed by J.R. for John Starkey ..., 1678.
Physical description
35 unnumbered pages, 168 pages
Notes
The first part is a translation of Lessius' "Hygiasticon"--NUC pre-1956 imprints.
The first and third parts translated by Nicholas Ferrar--NUC pre-1956 imprints.
"A treatise of temperance and sobriety" by Lud. Cornarus, trans by George Herbert--p. 130-156. "A discourse translated out of Italian, that a spare diet is better than a splendid and sumptuous"--p. 157-168.
Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.
References note
Wing L1181
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1529:15) s1999 miun s