Nicolas Lémery - Pharmacopée Universelle - 1754

Rare illustrated edition with 9 folding engraved plates of this major work of French 18th-century pharmacy, which gathers, describes and organizes all the knowledge available at the time on the preparation, the composition, the properties and the uses of medicines -

Heir to the scientific tradition rooted in medical chemistry and galenic pharmacy, Lémery offers a true encyclopedic repertoire intended for apothecaries, physicians, students and all those interested in the rational preparation of remedies -

The work is part of the continuum of his scientific studies, notably his famous Cours de chymie, and seeks to establish a pharmacology based on observation, practical experience and a better understanding of the substances used in the art of healing -

Lémery begins by outlining the general principles of pharmacy, presenting the rules necessary for the correct preparation of medicines, the choice of raw materials, their preservation, their purification and the instruments used in apothecaries’ laboratories -

Nicolas Lémery - Pharmacopée Universelle - 1754 - Claude-Jean-Baptiste Bauche -
XVI, 1092 pp., (22) f

Good binding condition, the work in their full brown leather of the period, signs of wear, some minor defects on covers and spine, raised on bindings, cracked seams, corners worn, missing title piece, red edges, spine with ornate cords, cold-stamped fillets framing the covers -

Good interior condition, browning and damp stains, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a beautiful vignette, pretty headbands, lovely initial, work enriched with 9 folding engraved plates, marbled endpapers in good order, good copy -

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