De imperio solis ac lvnae in corpora hvmana, et morbis inde orivndis
Richard Mead's Latin treatise on the influence of the sun and moon on human bodies and the diseases they cause, printed in London by J. Brindley in 1746 for physicians and learned readers. The plates here are not medical but typographic: small woodcut tailpieces of putti flanking flower baskets, scrolled cartouches and leafy sprays with birds, plus an engraved armorial bookplate with crowned shield, griffin and lion supporters on marbled paper \u2014 usable as spot ornaments, dividers and heraldic devices.
