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[COOKING] - ON WINE AND ITS MYSTERIES: RARE 1608 EDITION ON HOT AND COLD DRINKING, BETWEN THEOLOGU, MEDICINE, AND PHILOSOPHY. - AMEYDEN Teodoro (1586 - 1656) - THEODORO MAYDEN Trattato della natura del vino e del bere caldo e freddo Roma, Giacomo Mascardi 1608 Contemporary paper. Title page printed in red and black with woodcut printer’s device. Text in Italian 8vo (160 x 115 mm) 126 (1) ff Complete Some foxing and water stains throughout, due paper quality; small wormholes present on some leaves without effecting the text. Contemporary ownership note erased from the last page Extremely rare early 17th century treatise exploring the nature and effects of win, particlerly the practice of drinking it hot or cold. Written by Theodor a Mayden - a theologian, phialsopher and legal scholar, the work offers a blend of medica, philosophical and theological reflections on wine consumption and its health consequences. A fascinating piece of early oenological literature