Pierre-François Briot - Histoire de l'état et des progrès de la chirurgie militaire en France pendant les guerres de la - 1817

Pierre-François Briot (1773-1826). History of the State and Progress of Military Surgery in France during the Wars of the Revolution. Besançon, Gauthier, 1817, viii-430 pp.

One octavo volume (205x130 mm), half calf, smooth spine (bindings of the period). Worn and rubbed on the boards, significant losses on the spine, hinges split. Interior fresh, no foxing.

Original edition

The work describes the organization of the army health service, the conditions for the care of the wounded on the battlefields, as well as the advances made in the treatment of gunshot wounds, amputations, hemorrhages, and infections. Briot stresses practical innovations born from the experience of the revolutionary wars, particularly in emergency surgery and the evacuation of the wounded.