Author: STERRE[N], D. Van der
Title: Verhandeling der Genees- en Heel-konstige Practyk der Medicynen, steunende op d'Ondervinding van verscheyde Aanmerkingen. Door Dionisius vander Sterre. Medicijne Doctor.
Description: Amsterdam, By Jan ten Hoorn, Boekverkoper over het oude Heere Logement, 1687. 8vo. W. woodcut vignet on pr. title. Sympathetic modern full clf., period style, some blind- and gilttooling. (*8, A-Y8, Z4 (T3 signed T5); XVI, 354, VI (index) pp.). (Lower part p. 354 contains errata). (Some unobtrusive watersp. in blank margin; pp. 154 - 183 upper righthand corner more so). First edition. DMB c. 1880 - 1881: ca. 1640 - 1691, medicine, obstetrics. Cartesian. 'After having practiced somewhere in Holland... he went to Curaçao. He was appointed there for the care of the slaves ("ter besorginge van de negros slaven")...': Banga, pp. 654 - 658: Studied probably at Leiden under Sylvius. Friend and supporter of Bontekoe. In the 'Verhandeling ...' one finds 102 'aanmerkingen' in which Van der Sterre shows himself to be a friend of secret remedies, did not think highly of his contemporaries and was overconfident [according to Banga 1868!!]: Eloy, vol. IV, p. 323: BMN vol. I, p. 60: Krivatsy, 11443: Parkinson & Lumb, 2351: On pages 333 - 354 an epilogue in the form of a letter to Stephan Blankaart. 1 copy in NCC [UB Amsterdam, BMN).: OCLC 1 copy NLM, Bethesda.

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