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Published in 1742 at Halle this is a focused Latin treatise of 146 pages on the use of phlebotomy (bloodletting) in the treatment of pleurisy. Moreau traces the origins of the practice through two millennia of medicinal authority—from Greek and Roman physicians to Arabic and medieval scholars—providing a comprehensive historiographical overview. The text appears as the second part of a Compendium Historiae Medicinae by Johann Heinrich Schulze, positioning Moreau’s work within a broader historical‑medical discourse 


Moreau, a French physician born in 1587 and deceased in 1656, blends erudite historical analysis with clinical commentary, reflecting the 18th-century interest in retrospective justification of traditional therapies. He examines the anatomical and pathological rationale behind bloodletting in pleuritic cases and weighs its therapeutic merits and dangers, adding credibility through learned citations. While not a groundbreaking clinical study, it serves as a significant historiographical resource that documents how physicians of past eras understood and rationalized bloodletting in inflammatory chest conditions. It is a valuable reference point for historians of medicine tracing the evolution and professional debates around phlebotomy up to the Enlightenment.

An excellent first edition, all edges red and bound in modern boards. 

Octavo: 146 pages + index.

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