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Traité des Maladies de l'Oeil et des Remèdes Propres pour leur guérison. Enrichi de plusieurs Expériences de Physique
by MAITRE-JAN, Antoine (1650-1725)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Schilde, Belgium
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About This Item
Paris,: Le Breton,, 1740.. x, 554 pp. Small 8vp (10,5 x 17 cm.). Countemporary marbled calf, spine with 5 raised bands; in compartments gilt decorated with floral motives; gilt lettered on moron morocco label; marbled end-papers, edges red. A nice copy. The first edition of 1707 is considered to be the "first modern textbook of ophthalmology. Garrison & Morton 5824: "Called "the father of French ophtahalmology", Maître-Jan energetically supported Brisseau's doctrine, ensuring its acceptance. As far back as 1692, Maître-Jan had proved that the opaque lens is cataract, but before Brisseau's work appeared it had been regarded as a sort of skin or pellicle immediately inside the capsule of the lens". Heirs of Hippocrates 677; Hirsch, IV p 225-231.
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- Bookseller
- Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
(BE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1969
- Title
- Traité des Maladies de l'Oeil et des Remèdes Propres pour leur guérison. Enrichi de plusieurs Expériences de Physique
- Author
- MAITRE-JAN, Antoine (1650-1725)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Le Breton,
- Place of Publication
- Paris,
- Date Published
- 1740.
- Keywords
- ophtahlmology eyes cataract optics
- Bookseller catalogs
- ophthalmology;
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About the Seller
Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
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Schilde
About Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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