du LAURENS ( André) (1558-1609), Histoire anatomique de Du L - Lot 102

du LAURENS ( André) (1558-1609), Histoire anatomique de Du Laurens, A Rouen, chez Raphaël du Petit Val, 1613. Du Laurens' Histoire anatomique, first published in Latin in Frankfurt in 1600 (Historia anatomica), was frequently republished. After his death, Théophile Gelée (physician of the city of Dieppe) published a French translation of his works in 1613 (the proposed edition). André du Laurens, introduced to the French court by the Duchess of Uzes, became, in 1598, ordinary physician to King Henri IV, then in 1600, first physician to Queen Marie de Médicis, and in 1606, first physician to the King. One volume in folio, full brown calf of the time, spine with 5 nerves decorated with small irons. Abundantly illustrated with very beautiful anatomical plates. COMPLETE of its 26 plates (p.137 to 165). Bands and Vignettes. Divided into 12 Books followed by the Discourse of the Crises, Discourse of the Scalds, Discourse of the Conservation of the Sight, and three opuscules of the Gout, the Leprosy and the Pox. Fresh interior without foxing, first few leaves partially detached, including the title page. Accidents to the binding of the time.