MS.9323

Medical compendium including treatises on wounds, fractures, phlebotomy, and bandages. The texts in this manuscript cover key topics for surgical students: wounds (pp. 1–68), osteology, fractures and dislocations (69–119), phlebotomy (121–141), bandages (pp. 153–184), anatomy (pp. 185–225), and cauterization(?) (pp. 227–242). Each text has a short preface, often signed ‘vostre tres humble aspirant Malpory’ or similar. These prefaces address ‘messieurs’—presumably Malpory’s teachers or mentors—and refer to authorities both ancient (e.g. Aristotle and Hippocrates) and modern (e.g. André du Laurens, d.1609).

France, c.1687

Material: paper; 1 volume; dimensions: diameter 210 mm, length 180 mm

Purchased in April 2023 from Leo Cadogan Rare Books

(not before 1748, not after 1748): ‘Ex Libris Joannis Me(?) Chirugi 1748’ on verso of front free endpaper.