Louis Lemery - Traité des aliments - 1705

Rare edition of this foundational work of modern dietetics, which methodically examines, in order and separately, the nature, qualities, and uses of the different foods consumed at the time -

Lemery, physician and chemist, son of the famous apothecary Nicolas Lemery, combines medical knowledge, empirical observations, and practical considerations to guide food choices according to their nutritional value, their effects on health, and their compatibility with various temperaments -

The treatise is distinguished by its systematic approach: each food is described in its physical and chemical properties, its virtues or drawbacks, and placed back into a medical and hygienic perspective -

The work illustrates the scientific spirit of the early 18th century, marked by the desire to rationalize daily practices and to apply the principles of chemistry and medicine to domestic life -

This treatise remains a reference in the history of nutrition and medicine, linking scientific knowledge, culinary practice, and concerns for public health -

Louis Lemery - Treatise on foods where one finds in order, and separately, the difference & the choice to be made for each of them in particular - 1705 - Pierre Witte -
560 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, work in its period full brown calf leather, signs of wear from use, spine entirely and prettily renewed, headbands, corners and joints worn, gilt edges of the pages, gold-ruled on the sliced edges, back with raised bands, title in gilt on a brick-red morocco label, cold-stamped rules framing the covers -

Good interior condition, browning and damp-stain marks, the leaf corresponding to pages 537-538 has been torn out and is missing, beautiful drop cap, pretty headbands, small vignette on the title page, second edition revised, corrected and augmented by the author -

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