[Comprehensive French manuscript compendium of anatomy and physiology] [Extensive handwritten treatise on the human body, covering anatomy, physiology, and surgical applications, in French manuscript.]

Edité par Manuscript (unpublished), France, 1750

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A substantial French medical manuscript, written ca. 1700â"1750, offering a comprehensive compendium of human anatomy and physiology. Extending over 500 pages in a consistent, neat hand, the text is systematically arranged by body part and organ system, and includes detailed descriptions of bones, muscles, nerves, veins, arteries, glands, viscera, and sensory organs. The work frequently cites authorities such as Winslow and other early modern anatomists, showing the authorâs familiarity with contemporary scholarly sources. The manuscript also emphasizes the practical uses of anatomy for surgery, underscoring its educational role for medical students and young practitioners. Written in clear French prose, it reflects both the didactic traditions of early modern anatomy and the lived pedagogy of medical training in France. Bound in contemporary mottled calf with red-sprinkled edges. Binding rubbed with some loss at head of spine but intact and attractive. Internally very clean, with strong paper and dark ink. A unique and unpublished document of early modern medical education â" considerably larger and more detailed than typical student âabrà gà s.â. Extensive French medical manuscript, ca. 1700â"1750, over 500 pages on anatomy and physiology, citing Winslow and other anatomists; unique. Good â" binding rubbed with small spine losses; textblock clean, complete, and strongly written. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with raised bands, red-sprinkled edges. Worn, corners bumped, small losses to head of spine, but binding solid. Large thick quarto.…

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[Comprehensive French manuscript compendium of anatomy and physiology] [Extensive handwritten treatise on the human body, covering anatomy, physiology, and surgical applications, in French manuscript.]
Auteur
[Anonymous, medical student or physician]
Éditeur
Manuscript (unpublished), France
Année de publication
1750
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Couverture rigide
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Manuscript, ca. 1700—1750.
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Manuscripts & Archival, Science, Medicine & Natural Philosophy

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