This Latin edition of Cl. Galeni Pergameni omnia (Basel 1562) includes writings grouped into seven classes (sections) in which Galen discusses human nature and physiology, hygiene, etiology, symptoms and prognosis, pharmacy and preparations, blood and blood-letting, and therapeutics (anything related to practicing the profession). Considering that most of Galen's theories (like recommended blood-letting) have been disproved or corrected, that Latin is no longer the language of scholars, and that English translations are available electronically, it is no surprise that HSLS's copy receives little use today. Though it is regrettable that the text does not have the same appeal to readers as it had years earlier, it is still a beautiful and interesting book to look at. And when you look carefully, the book itself has a story to tell.