Anonyme - Medicina Antiqua - 1978

Remarkable editorial work aiming to restore, in a bibliophile and pedagogical form, the essence of Greco-Roman medicine through its foundational texts - This magnificent volume presents a selection of ancient medical treatises — excerpts from Hippocrates, Galen, Celsus, Dioscorides, Soranus, Rufus of Epheus, among others — translated and adapted with rigor, and highlighted by a layout inspired by ancient manuscripts, enriched with illuminations, initials, and period medical illustrations - Beautiful numbered edition in its fine brown morocco bound in blind tooling for the fac-simile, case [J. Ardouin] of this work which offers a detailed study of ancient medical knowledge, including the theory of the humors, anatomy, pathology and the traditional remedies used to treat various ailments, while reflecting how physicians of the time combined empirical observation and theoretical reasoning - The texts also address dietary prescriptions, methods of preparing medicines and hygienic recommendations, highlighting the importance given to prevention and bodily balance - Superb - Marthe Dulong / Collective - Medicina Antiqua libri quattuor medicinae - 1978 - Club du Livre - 150 pp Very good condition of the binding, the work in its full brown morocco bound with blind tooling for the facsimile, under case [J. Ardouin], slight signs of handling, speckled edges, backstrip nicely decorated, gilded lettering - Good interior condition, small stains, the volume enriched with beautiful color engravings in text and plate as well as illuminations and period medical illustrations, a fine numbered copy 1741, full facsimile of the Vindobonensis codex 93, kept at the Austrian National Library in Vienna, dated the 12th century, splendid pharmacopoeia richly illustrated and illuminated, without the Latin-to-French translation intended to accompany the facsimile - Delivery service available within a few days –

Estimación:€150

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