Author: Chauliac, Guy de.
Title: LE MAISTRE EN CHIRURGIE, OU L’ABREGE’ COMPLET DE LA CHIRURGIE. Par Demandes & par Résponses, en la maniere qu’on interroge les Aspirans à Sainte Cosme par L. Verduc. Nouvelle Edition augmentée d’un Dictionnaire Etymologique des mots dérivez du Grec, qui sont en usage dans la Chirurgie.
Description: Paris: De l’Imprim. de la Veuve d’Houry ..., 1735. New Ed. Sm. 8vo. [xii] + 558pp. + (573-574). Some dec. head and tail pieces and initial letters. French text. Lower edge of most leaves lightly waterstained, some sporadic light spotting, upper leading corner of p.341-2 creased, sm. contemporary ink annotation towards tail of title page, marbled e.ps., lower edge of p.539-40 repaired, contemporary calf rubbed with some sl. surface loss in parts, gilt filleted edges with sl. wear at corners, gilt filleted raised bands dec. gilt compartments and gilt lettered leather title label to spine sl. chipped at head, red speckled edges. ¶ Guy de Chauliac, also called Guido or Guigo de Cauliaco, was a French physician and surgeon who wrote a lengthy and influential treatise on surgery in Latin, titled Chirurgia Magna. It was translated into many other languages and widely read by physicians in late medieval Europe.

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