Gymnastics. Mercurial, Jerome. De arte gymnastica... Lot 470
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[Gymnastics]. Mercurial, Jerome. De arte gymnastica libri sex. Amsterdam, Andreas Frisius, 1672. In 4° (225 x 177 mm);[10], 387, [41] pages. Engraved allegorical frontispiece, vignette to second frontispiece, 5 engraved and folded plates, 29 figures in text, almost all full-page depicting gyms, baths, gymnastic games and exercises, fights, competitions, and various implements (missing 1 folded plate, few flourishes.) Coeval vellum binding with manuscript title to smooth spine.
The most complete edition of the first illustrated work on gymnastics, exercise and wrestling.
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