Caelij Aureliani Siccensis, medici vetusti, et in tractanda morborum curatione diligentissimi, secta methodici, De acutis morbis, Lib. III, De diuturnis, Lib. V

This 1567 edition of De acutis morbis and De diuturnis was published by Guillaume Rouillé in Lyon during the height of the Renaissance medical revival. Caelius Aurelianus, a fifth-century physician from North Africa, was a staunch proponent of the Methodic school of medicine, which emphasized observation and the alleviation of symptoms over the humoral theories favored by Galenic physicians. By the mid-16th century, scholars and printers like Rouillé were actively recovering and disseminating these ancient texts to provide medical practitioners with classical alternatives to contemporary scholastic interpretations.

The design of this volume reflects the sophisticated print culture of 16th-century Lyon, a major hub for the book trade. Rouillé was renowned for his scholarly editions and precise typography, often employing clean, readable Roman typefaces that signaled a departure from the heavy Gothic scripts of the previous century. The work was intended for a learned audience of humanists and physicians who sought to reconcile ancient clinical practices with the burgeoning empirical focus of the period, eventually securing Aurelianus’s place as a cornerstone for the study of medical history.