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Historical Bibliography Updated: April 21, 2018

De balneis omnia quae extant apud Graecos, Latinos, et Arabas.

DE BALNEIS

Publication Details

Venice: apud Iuntas, 1553 CE.

This is a collective work, incorporating the writings of more than 70 authorities, among whom may be mentioned Avicenna, Averroës, Avenzohar, Guainerio, Gesner, Savonarola, Petrus de Abano, and Maimonides. It gives an extensive history of balneology and an exact description of all the then known watering-places (about two hundred). Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#1986
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/8823
External URLde-balneis-omnia-quae-extant-apud-graecos-latinos-et-arabas

Geographic Context

Publication place: Venice