P.T. Med. Doct.
Chemia rationalis rationibus philosophicis, observationibus medicis, debitis dosibus, &c. illustrata, cum indice capitum, medicamentorum, eorumque dosium. Accedit Praxis chymiatrica rationalis, demonstrans qua in re singularum partium consistat operatio, per quam causam tollatur, & per quænam remedia (utpote chymicalia vegetabilibus justa methodo mixta) possit restitui. Cum triplici indice. Uno capitum, altero remediorum, tertio simplicium, ad calcem adjecto.
Leiden, Jacobus Mocquee, 1687. 2 parts in 1 volume. 4to. With woodcut title-vignettes, initials and head- and tailpieces. Contemporary vellum, blue sprinkled edges. [4], 168, [8]; [2], 154, [22] pp.
€ 3,950
First issue of the first (and only Latin) edition of a very rare medical work on medicaments and recipes (part 1) and the various illnesses (part 2), published at Leiden and written by a medical doctor identified only as "P.T." The chapter titles include (part 1): i: De tincturis; ii: De variis metallorum cacinationibuse; iii: De antimonii; iv: De mercurii calcinatione; ... xxiv: Methodus praeparandi furnos; and (part 2: Praxis chymiatrica rationalis ...): i: De apoplexia; ii: De paralysi; iii: De epilepsia; ... xxxi: De Scorbuto; xxxii: De lienteria & fluxu coeliaco.
A German translation was published in Frankfurt & Leipzig in 1696.
Binding slightly dust-soiled, some occasional minor stains at the end of the book (not affecting the text), but otherwise in good condition. STCN (2 copies plus 1 copy of the 1690 reissue); not in BMN; Duveen; Poggendorff.
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