Pierre Fabre - Traité des maladies vénériennes par M. Fabre, Mtre en chirurgie - 1773

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This 1773 French medical text by Pierre Fabre, titled Traité des maladies vénériennes par M. Fabre, Mtre en chirurgie, is a detailed teaching work for young surgeons on syphilis and gonorrhoea.

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The textbook is a teaching resource for young surgeons, with detailed descriptions of symptoms, stages, and treatments of venereal diseases — particularly syphilis and gonorrhea.
Fabre describes not only symptoms but also causes (he calls it 'a venom, a virus' transmitted between bodies) — which makes it historically interesting because it reflects medical beliefs before modern bacteriology.
He discusses various treatment methods: herbs, enemas, diets, but especially — in the case of chancres — the use of mercury (both externally and internally) as a 'great remedy'.
The physical description: a leather (leather/marble) band, with gilded spine (gilded dos à nerfs), decorative, with approximately 592 pages for the first part — plus 120 pages of 'new observations' in this edition.
The book is a 1773 edition in 8vo format (approximately 20.5 × 13 cm).
The book is in reasonable condition, with some wear (corners, discoloration, ...). Please carefully review the photos for a detailed description!!!

The textbook is a teaching resource for young surgeons, with detailed descriptions of symptoms, stages, and treatments of venereal diseases — particularly syphilis and gonorrhea.
Fabre describes not only symptoms but also causes (he calls it 'a venom, a virus' transmitted between bodies) — which makes it historically interesting because it reflects medical beliefs before modern bacteriology.
He discusses various treatment methods: herbs, enemas, diets, but especially — in the case of chancres — the use of mercury (both externally and internally) as a 'great remedy'.
The physical description: a leather (leather/marble) band, with gilded spine (gilded dos à nerfs), decorative, with approximately 592 pages for the first part — plus 120 pages of 'new observations' in this edition.
The book is a 1773 edition in 8vo format (approximately 20.5 × 13 cm).
The book is in reasonable condition, with some wear (corners, discoloration, ...). Please carefully review the photos for a detailed description!!!

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
History, Medicine
Book Title
Traité des maladies vénériennes par M. Fabre, Mtre en chirurgie
Author/ Illustrator
Pierre Fabre
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1773
Height
20.5 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
13 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
P. FR. Didot Le Jeune, Libraire de la faculté de Médecine, Paris
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
618
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