New edition with mention of 3rd review corrected and greatly increased by the author of this course in theoretical and practical medicine, entitled "Les Diverses Leçons" by Louis Guyon (around 1527-1617) doctor and polygrapher, adviser to the King of France, first appeared in 1603.
Edition divided into five books and contains a beautiful frontispiece engraved in red and black repeated in each volume.

These lessons contain various notions relating to natural history, etymology—that of the word “Burgundy”, for example—, witchcraft and legends and fables6. A real success at the time, they were reissued seven times until 16787. He was strongly criticized by some of his contemporaries who called him an "inventor of scandals" because of all the little stories he could add in his stories.


Dorbon, 2061, for the 1625 edition: "This is one of the most curious productions of the 17th century"

Author: Louis Guyon, Paul Messie and ... Verdier

Title: The various lessons of Loys Gvyon, Dolois, Sieur de la Nauche ..., following those of Pierre Messie and Verdier Sr. de Vaupriuaz: containing several stories and memorable facts, collected from Greek, Latin, French, Spanish authors, Italians, Germans, Arabs, Jews & others

Location: Publisher, Date: Lyon, Antoine Chard, 1625 3 vol. in -8 of 938 pp( + Tables) 976 pp( + Tables) : 677pp( + Tables)

Three volumes bound in soft vellum, title handwritten in brown ink on the spine (contemporary binding).

Condition: Solid bindings, faded leather with traces on the spine. Fresh interior, yellowed paper. In volume 1 holes (worm work) in the foot margin, more pronounced on pp 865-936; without affecting the text. In volume 3 a barely perceptible marginal wetting on a few sheets at the beginning.

Ex-libris on the title, title frontispiece and endpapers.

Subject: Medicine Esotericism Louis Guyion The various lessons 1625 according to Greeks, Latins, Spaniards Jews Arabs