Hippocrate - Hippocratis Aphorismi - 1759

A riveting edition of this superb masterful synthesis of ancient medical thought, organized into brief, punchy maxims that condense clinical experience, natural philosophy, and the ethics of care -

The aphorisms, divided into seven sections, address the general principles of medicine, diagnoses, prognoses, treatments, acute and chronic diseases, fevers, crises, the seasons, the ages of life, and the rules of conduct for the physician -

Each maxim, written with terse concision, aims to guide the practitioner in observing symptoms, interpreting signs, and making therapeutic decisions, while emphasizing the importance of time, regimen, environment, and individual constitution -

Hippocrates - Hippocratis Aphorismi - 1759 - P. G. Cavelier -
363 Pages.

Good binding condition, the work in its full brown leather of the period, signs of use, some minor defects on boards and spine, headcap detached, corners worn, red edges, smooth decorated back, gilded title on red morocco piece –

Good interior condition, browning, small vignette on the title page, drop caps, Greek/Latin text, marbled endpapers in acceptable condition, ex-libris, first edition annotated by Boerhaave –

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