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Beverwijck, J. van; Jacob Cats - Alle de Wercken, zo in de Medicyne als Chirurgie.

 1544307249,
Amsterdam, Jan Jacobz Schipper op de Keysersgracht[1660]. Five parts in one volume. (8), 208, (8), 207, (4), 124, (2), 46, (6), 154 pp. Engraved titlepage by. C. van Dalen after C. de Passe. With many numerous engraved text illustrations. l Sm-fol. Modern vellum binding with overlapping sides. Margins trimmed, some minor staining in lower margin in place. Good copy. The Dutch poet Jacob Cats was the friend of this erudite doctor and we find many poems of Cats in the text. Van Beverwyck was the first in Holland to defend Harvey's doctrine of the circulation of the blood. His work was a very popular manual for a healthy life. We find the description of silicosis (gin-drinker's liver), artificial teeth and epileptic children due to alcoholism. The work also contains a chapter on tobacco. Contains a wealth of information on 17th c. Dutch society. - The five parts: Schat der gesontheydt. - Schat der ongesontheydt. - Inleydinge tot de Hollandtsche genees-middelen. - Steen-Stuck. - Heel-konste.
EUR 770.00 [Appr.: US$ 834.87 | £UK 655.5 | JP¥ 131079] Book number 957967

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