[drop head title:] Institutiones physiologica.

Lamure (François-Bourguignon de Bussières de, known as François de)

[drop head title:] Institutiones physiologica.

[with:] Prima linea physiologica.

Description: manuscript on paper, brown ink, in Latin, cursive hand, uniform slight age browning, marginal traces of binding glue to first three leaves, 2 works in 1, pp. 118, [2], 121-171, [1]; 79, [1]; 175 blank leaves, 4to, contemporary marbled sheep, spine gilt, gilt-lettered morocco label, a.e.r., corners, head and foot of spine a bit rubbed with minor loss, the odd scratch to covers, a few contemporary inscriptions: 'Lorgues' and another (rubbed out) to front pastedown, notes on Aristotle to penultimate verso, bibliographical note to last verso, and calculations to rear pastedown.

Publication Details: Montpellier: 1766-67

Notes: A very good, clean copy of this most interesting collection of lecture notes dictated by François de Lamure, surgeon and professor at Montpellier. The descendant of a Provencal aristocratic family, Lamure (or de La Mure, 1717-87) was born in Martinique. In 1740, he passed his physician's examinations at Montpellier, and became a famous public lecturer in anatomy, physiology and medicine, before taking up a professorship. His students oversaw (unknown to him) the publication of his lecture notes on materia medica. 'Lamure was a disciple of Hippocrates, careful to let nature operate to re-estab...more

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Price: £2,200

Subject: Sciences

Published Date: 1766-67

Stock Number: 64469

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