Sammelband of Three RARE Early Latin Medical Texts: De Sanguine, Dialogi VII. Omnibus Medicinam cum honore & aegrorum usu facturis lectu pernecessarii. BOUND WITH: Incursionum Quercetani de Pulsio. BOUND WITH: Pharmacia Io. Fernelii cum Guilel PlantI & Franc. SaguyerI. Scholiis: In usum Pharmacopoeorum nunc primum edita.

Hanover, Paris, Hanover: Typis Wechelianis, apud Claudium Marnium & haeredes Joan. Aubrii.; Ex Officina Plantiniana, Apud Hadrianum Perier in Via Iacobaea, 1605 Sammelband of THREE SCARCE EARLY MEDICAL WORKS from 1605. Hardcover, 12mo (3 ¼ x 5 ¼ inches) in vellum binding, pp [24] 258 [6]; [2] 66 [4]; [12] 348 [8]. Collation: [12] A-K12, L10 [2]; A-C12; A18, B-O12, P10 [I2 misnumbered as I3]. In Latin. CONDITION: Very Good Antiquarian Condition. Binding is firm. Some light damp stains to corner of some pages, especially in the "Pharmacia". Some small chips & tears to fore-edges of a few pages, not affecting text. A few pages showing worming, generally at margins.** FIRST TITLE: "De Sanguine, Diolgi VII," Hanoviae: Typis Welcelianus, apud Claudium Marrinium & haeredes Ioan. Aubrii, 1605. Reprint. (First published 1562,) Contains seven "dialogues" on Hippocrates, the planets, the gods, blood and the "humors". The participants of the dialogue are: Joannes Fornerius IC. (Jean Fornier, unknown) Petrus Gauterus Pharmacop. (pharmacist, unknown) and AUTHOR Ionnis Carvini, Med. Montisalba, (Jean Carvin, doctor, d. 1562. cnp02409886.) Rare: 4 copies of this edition only shown on USTC 2131349. OCLC 492998989. VD17 1:090922P. ** SECOND TITLE: "Incursionum Quercetani de Pulsio,"1605, First Edition. AUTHOR Ioannem Riolanum Fil. (Jean Riolan the Younger (1577 - 1657, cnp01877741,) was a French physician and the son of physician Jean Riolan the Elder (1539 - 1605). He was appointed royal professor of anatomy and botany by Louis XIII in 1613. He established a botanic garden at the University of Paris, and was physician to Marie de' Medici until her death in 1642. Also known for anatomical studies, publishing several works on his discoveries. The "Querecetanus" of the title of our book refers to Joseph DuChesne (c. 1544 - 1609), a French physician and alchemist, and physician to Henry IV of France (married to Marie de' Medici). DuChesne followed Paracelsus (1493-1541) in advocating the use of chemistry in medical treatments, and published "De priscorum philosophorum verae medicinae materia" ("Of the ancient philosophers the matter of true medicine") in 1603. This was replied to by Jean Riolan the Elder in his "Apologia pro Hippocratis Galeni medicina" ("Apology for Hippocrates Galen's medicine") in 1603, in which Riolan accused DuChesne of sweeping away the wisdom of the Ancients. DuChesne, in his turn, replied with the publication of "Ad Brevem Riolani excursum brevis incursio" in 1605, in which he denied the accusation, and said that he wished to build on the knowledge of the old medicine, adding modern chemistry. This work, in turn, had a few replies, including our book, "Incursionum Quercetani de Pulsio" in 1605, by Jean Riolan the Younger. In this work, Riolan denounces the use of Alchemy in medicine. PUBLISHER OF NOTE, "Ex Officina Plantiniana," refers to the renowned Antwerp-based Renaissance humanist and publisher Christophe Plantin (1520-1589), who ran afoul of religious authorities on more than one occasion, causing him to remove his presses from Paris to Antwerp and back again. His famous works include the Plantin Polyglot Bible and others in a wide variety of languages; his association with typeographer Claude Garamond led to what is considered the height of letterpress printing of the age. He developed an outsourced network of printers for his works, a new business model in this time, this particular printer being "Apud Hadrianum Perier"in Paris 's Via Iocabae, [Adrian Perier, active 1584-1629, cnp01876550.] Plantin's woodblock printer's device on the title page of this work , featuring a fruited garland beribboned with the Latin motto "Labore et Constantia" (by labor and constancy) also features a hand extending from clouds holding a compass inscribing a circle. It has been suggested that the center point of the compasses "indicates constancy, the moving point which renders the circle is the labor" (D. Badkey).OCLC lists only 5 copies worldwide No. 14311536. USTC nor RBH seem to list this title; hence VERY RARE. ** THIRD TITLE: "Pharmacia Io. Fernelii cum Guilel. PlantI & Franc. SaguyerI. Scholiis: In usum Pharmacopoeorum nunc primum edita." (1605), stated First Edition. Published by Typis Wechelianus [heirs of Andreas Wechel,] in Hanoviae. Printers Claud. Marrinium (Claude de Marne)& haeredes Io. Aubrii Johann Aubry I, heirs of.) Note : These are the same publisher/printers as first title in this sammelband. AUTHOR Jean François Fernel (French, 1497 - 1558, cnp01875467) was one of the most celebrated surgeons of the sixteenth century, a physician, who coined the word "physiology". He studied philosophy, math and astrology, and was Professor of Philosophy and of Medicine at the University at Sainte-Barbe. He became court physician to Henry II and his wife Catherine de' Medici. Mentioned in a dedication by Ioannes Crato, 1581. Died Paris 1558. The "Pharmacia" is a compilation of medicinal substances and their applications. Sample entries include: lemon syrup, oxysaccharum simplex, perfumed oil, and "malos odoriferis". OCLC 43176353. USTC No. 2079222, lists 9 copies worldwide. RARE. PROVENANCE: French book collector, René Bégeot, with his bookplate to the front pastedown.. Includes 2 First Editions and One Reprint, all 1605.. Hard Cover. Very Good.