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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 18, 2021

Von Bewahrung und Bereitung der Weine.

Publication Details

Esslingen: Konrad Fyner, 1478 CE.

The first printed book on wine, its production and preservation, translated from the Latin by Wilhelm von Hirnkofen. It discusses the value of wine in diet and as a medication. Wine has been called the oldest documented human-made medicine. Egyptian papyri and Sumerian tablets dating back to 2200 BCE detail the medicinal role of wine. Wine was used variously as a safe alternative to drinking water, as an antiseptic for treating wounds, as a digestive aid, and as a cure for a wide range of ailments including  lethargy, diarrhea and pain from child birth. 

In 1943 medical historian Henry Sigerist issued a facsimile of the first edition, with an English translation and introduction, entitled The Earliest Printed Book on Wine. ISTC no. ia01080000. Digital facsimile of the first printed edition from the Bayerische StaatsBibliothek, München at this link

 

 

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#1959.2
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/8798
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLvon-bewahrung-und-bereitung-der-weine

Geographic Context

Publication place: Esslingen