Sales catalogue 12: R. Lier & Co.

Date:
1929
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/40/8
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 12: R. Lier & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    later included in several collections of writings on syphilis. At the end an interesting chapter on the brewing of ale: ‘‘ Modus faciendi cerou- siam secundum Germanos ’’. — On fol. 2b mention of America’? ...... sed ab experientia eam sibi ex India delatam receperunt ” — Nice copy. Polybius, see Nr. 52. 232. POTERIUS, (Pierre de la Poterie), P. Opera omnia practica et chymica cum annotationibus Fr. Hoffmannii. 620 pp. 4to. Original vellum. Venice, 1741. Frs. 22.— Divided as follows: Curationum et observationum centuriae; phar- macopea spagyrica (200 pp.); de febribus. ‘‘ Poterius was a strong sup- porter of spagyric remedies as against those then in fashion. He was one of the first to describe the method of making the Bologna stone ”’ (Ferguson). } 233. PRATENSIS, (a Pratis), Jason. De cerebri morbis, hoc est omnibus ferme (quoniam a cerebro male affecto omnes fere qui corpus humanum infestant, morbis oriuntur) curandi liber. 16 leaves, 540 pp., 2 leaves. Printer’s device. 8vo. Modern boards. Basel, Henricus Petri, 1549. Frs. 90.— An uncommon work of this author who is known for several works on gynaecology and obstetrics. Jason a Pratis (1486-1559) was physician at Zierikzee, his native town, and became body-physician to the duke Adolph of Bevern. Of the abowe work we mention the following chapters: De hemicrania, paraphrenitide, de morbo infantili, de curandis epilepti- cis, de retractione oris, de sternutatione, etc. The author recommends Guaiac as remedy against paralysis, — Some leaves wrongly bound, but fine complete copy. 234. PRIMEROSE, James. De vulgi erroribus in medicina. 10 leaves, 561 pp. 12mo. Old calf (back damaged). Rotterdam, 1658. Frs. 15.— Good edition of this classical English medical work. — Stamp on title. 235. PROVENCHERES, Siméon de. L’histoire de linappe- tence d’un enfant de Vauprofonde prez Sens, de son desostement de boire ¢t de manger quatre ans unze mois et de sa mort. 48 and 33 leaves. 8vo. Vellum. Sens, G. Niverd, 1616. rs. 50.— The best edition of this curious treatise, printed at Sens, a_ little town in the province of Yonne. An extraordinary account of a case of total abstinence from food of any kind during the long period of two years eight months, and eleven days. This well known treatise was very often reprinted. — A few short margins not touching the text. Rare. Quercetanus, J., see Nr. 40. 236. (QUESNAY), Fr. Recherches critiques et historiques sur lorigine, sur le divers états et sur les progrés de la chirurgie en France. 4 leaves, 24 and 660 pp. (badly numbered 635). Wath engraved title vignette, 4 fine fullpage portraits showing Lanfranchi, Prices in Swiss Francs
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