Antoine Deidier - Consultations et observations médicinales - 1754

The Medicinal Consultations and Observations of Antoine Deidier is a collection of clinical practice typical of 18th-century medicine. The work gathers consultations written from cases observed in the physician’s daily practice. Each file presents in a structured manner the patient’s condition, the symptoms recorded, and their evolution. The observations are followed by the established diagnoses and the chosen therapeutic options.

The treatments mentioned reflect the medical practices of the time, including remedies, regimens, and classical interventions.

The text relies on an empirical approach based on the repetition and comparison of cases. The descriptions emphasize the precision of clinical facts rather than theoretical developments. The whole is organized as a reference tool intended for practitioners confronted with similar situations. The progression of the consultations highlights the diversity of pathologies encountered in a medical setting.

This collection constitutes a testimony of medical practices observed and recorded in the first half of the 18th century.

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DEIDIER, Antoine - Observations and medicinal consultations.

Paris, at Jean-Thomas Hérissant, 1754.

Complete, 3 volumes in small 12mo [482p.; 480p; 408p.]

Contemporary full calf bindings in good condition. Spine with raised bands and title and vol. numbers. Wear and small losses. Rubbed boards. Interior fairly fresh. Old wormholes in the first volume without affecting the text.

Good copy."