Description: Ioannis Fernellii Neotericorum Principis, et Franciae Archiatri Universa Medicina: a Doctissiomo et experientissimo medico diligenter recognita, Apud Iacobum Chouet, Genevae, 1644, 631 pp, 484 pp, 397 pp, limp vellum binding, 7 x 4”, thick 12mo. In good condition. Vellum lightly soiled but still quite sound. Manuscript spine darkened, lettering faded. Light scuffing overall to surface of vellum with light crushing at corners. Evidence of past impressions on rear board. Small crack at bottom joint on rear. Old hand ownership dated 1658 on pastedown (faded) later ownerships on fly. An owner’s name has been cut away from the title page. Interior good with light toning and minor instances of age stain. Some minor ink staining to fore-edge. Top edge soiled with ink staining. Binding remains intact. A solid book considering its age. Thick duodecimo. Please see photos. Jean François Fernel (1497-1558) was a French physician who introduced the term "physiology" to describe the study of the body's function. He was the first person to describe the spinal canal. The lunar crater Fernelius is named after him. Scarce Geneva printing with only two copies on OCLC. COLN1644FMNX
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Binding: Vellum
Language: Latin
Author: Jean Fernel
Publisher: Jacobum Chouet
Topic: Physiology
Subject: Medicine
Original/Facsimile: Original
