Surgery. Professional Recognition of Surgeons. Two documents. 1746-1779
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Surgery. Professional Recognition of Surgeons. Two documents. 1746-1779 Arret du Conseil d'Etat du Roi, Qui ordonne le payment de Gages & Rentes appartenans a differentes Communautes de Chirurgiens. Du 11 Decembre 1779. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1779 4to. 262x206 mm. Pp. 2, 2 blanks. Illustrated headpiece with Crown and Lilies of France. Good condition. First edition. This decree constitutes one of the first government acts aimed at the professional recognition of surgeons, who at the time were still a heterogeneous body and often in contrast with doctors, university graduates, despite the fact that it had already been created in Paris in 1731 by Georges Mareschal , first surgeon of Louis XV, the Academie Royale de Chirurgie. Bound with: Edit du Roi, Portant suppression des vingt-cinq Offices d'Inspecteurs & Controleurs creex dans la communaute des Barbiers-perruquiers de Paris... donne a Versailles au mois d'Avril 1746.Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 17464to. 253x195 mm. Pages 4. Illustrated woodcut headpiece with allegory and symbols of barbers. Good condition. First edition. This edict concerning barbers-hairdressers, who still practiced surgery and folk medicine, was issued at the suggestion of the eminent surgeon François La Peyronien, 1678 - 1747, who was the first surgeon and confidant of King Louis XV. The beautiful allegorical headpiece depicts a seated woman with one eye on her chest, next to her two rods of Asclepius, symbol of medicine.

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Surgery. Professional Recognition of Surgeons. Two documents. 1746-1779 Arret du Conseil d'Etat du Roi, Qui ordonne le payment de Gages & Rentes appartenans a differentes Communautes de Chirurgiens. Du 11 Decembre 1779. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1779 4to. 262x206 mm. Pp. 2, 2 blanks. Illustrated headpiece with Crown and Lilies of France. Good condition. First edition. This decree constitutes one of the first government acts aimed at the professional recognition of surgeons, who at the time were still a heterogeneous body and often in contrast with doctors, university graduates, despite the fact that it had already been created in Paris in 1731 by Georges Mareschal , first surgeon of Louis XV, the Academie Royale de Chirurgie. Bound with: Edit du Roi, Portant suppression des vingt-cinq Offices d'Inspecteurs & Controleurs creex dans la communaute des Barbiers-perruquiers de Paris... donne a Versailles au mois d'Avril 1746.Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 17464to. 253x195 mm. Pages 4. Illustrated woodcut headpiece with allegory and symbols of barbers. Good condition. First edition. This edict concerning barbers-hairdressers, who still practiced surgery and folk medicine, was issued at the suggestion of the eminent surgeon François La Peyronien, 1678 - 1747, who was the first surgeon and confidant of King Louis XV. The beautiful allegorical headpiece depicts a seated woman with one eye on her chest, next to her two rods of Asclepius, symbol of medicine.

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Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

VESLING, Johann. Syntagma anatomicum. Padua, Paolo Frambotto, 1651 4to, 275x210 mm. Hardback binding. Pp. [16], 274, [10]. Color frontispiece representing the anatomical theater of Padua. Lacking notebook X and pp. 233-234. 24 copper-engraved plates and 1 copper-engraved color portrait of the author on p. page. Moisture stain to first 2 papers and upper margin of last few. Tear on p. 96. Spots and strong marginal woodworm stains. Binding with defects and lacks on spine. Exemplar in beard. The Syntagma anatomicum, first published in 1641 then enriched with anatomical plates produced under Vesling's own supervision in 1647, was the most accurate and widely used anatomy text in the second half of the 17th century. It is distinguished by the accuracy of its plates. Vesling, a restorer at the Botanical Garden of Padua, was professor of anatomy at the College of Medicine in Venice, and received the chair of anatomy and surgery in Padua in 1632.His lectures, illustrated with plates he produced himself, are collected here.In the Syntagma anatomicum there is the first description of the human lymphatic system and Willis's polygon (vascular system of the brain, discovered by the English physician Willis, a contemporary of Vesling).DSB XIV, 12. A. Porzionato et al, The Anatomical School of Padua. The Anatomical Record, Vol. 295, no. 6, 2012, p. 908. LM/Krivatsy 12328; Waller 9931; Osler 4166; Choulant-Frank p. 243; Roberts & Tomlinson, p. 236-239. 4to, 275x210 mm. Cardboard binding. Pp. [16], 274, [10]. Colored engraved titlepage depicting anatomical theater at Padua. Square X and pp. 233-234 missing, 24 engraved plates and a colored portrait of the author on full page. Stain of humidity in the first two leaves and in the top margin of the last. Tear on p. 96. Stains and marginal wormholes. Binding with defects and loss on the spine. Uncut specimen. The Syntagma anatomicum, published for the first time in 1641 and then enriched with anatomical plates produced under the supervision of Vesling himself in 1647, was the most precise and most used anatomy text in the second half of the 17th century. It stands out for the precision of its plates.Vesling, restorer of the Botanical Garden of Padua, was professor of anatomy at the College of Medicine of Venice, and received the chair of anatomy and surgery in Padua in 1632.His lessons, illustrated with plates he himself made, are collected here.In the Syntagma anatomicum there is the first description of the human lymphatic system and the Willis polygon (vascular system of the brain, discovered by the English physician Willis, a contemporary of Vesling).

Estim. 4 000 - 5 000 EUR

KAEMPFER, Engelbert. Histoire naturelle, civile, et ecclésiastique de l'Empire du Japon. Traduite en François sur la version angloise de J.-G. Scheuchzer. La Haye, Gosse & Neaulme, 1729. 2 volumes, folio. 356x225 mm. Coeval binding in full marbled brown leather. Vol I.: Antiporta, Title in red and black with engraved vignette, Pages [6], LII, 45 copper-engraved plates numbered I-XLV, pages 1-217, 1 blank. Vol. II: Title with vignette, Pages [2], 313 (recte 323), 96. Several numbering errors. Fine copy. First French edition, beautifully fiigured. Bower: "It is the most thourough and widely quoted source of information on the history and culture of Japan during the closed centuries of the Tokugawa shogunate. "Engelbert Kaempfer, 1651-1716, German naturalist, physician and writer, traveled to Russia, Persia, India, Southeast Asia between 1683 and 1693 before settling in Japan as a physician at the Dutch East India Company's trading settlement in Nagasaki. During his two-year residency, he made two long trips to Japan. His History of Japan, published posthumously in 1727, was the main source of Western knowledge of the country during the 18th and mid-19th centuries, when the country was closed to foreigners. Kaempfer stayed two years in Japan: he made extensive studies of local plants and was the first Western scholar to describe the Ginkgo biloba tree. He collected materials and information on Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion. He also gathered a great deal of information by frequenting the Japanese who came to Deshima to learn European sciences: he also added further details by carefully reading the accounts of Western travelers and the records of previous trade delegations. The result was the first scholarly study of Tokugawa Japan in the West, a work that greatly influenced the European view of Japan throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, serving as a reference for a variety of works ranging from encyclopedias to the Mikado libretto. Kaempfer's work remains one of the most valuable sources for historians of the Tokugawa period.The important large folded map, "Imperium Japonicum in Sexaginta et Octo Provincias Divisum," by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, also outlines the Russian Kamchatka peninsula and contains a map of Niphon, present-day Honshu, Japan's largest island, taken from one from a Japanese map. A fisherman, a barrel maker and a soothsayer appear in the engraved vignettes.Cordier, BJ 416; Laures 596; Cox I, 332 f. Bowers, Western medical pioneers in feudal Japan, p. 38. 2 volumes, Folio. 356x225 mm. Contemporary full leather binding. Vol I.: Frontispiece, red and black title page, Pages [6], LII, 45 copper plates numbered I-XLV, pages 1-217, 1 bl. Vol. II: title-page, Pages [2], 313 (recte 323), 96. Errors in the numbering. Good copy. First French edition, beautifully illustrated. Bower: "It is the most thourough and widely quoted source of information on the history and culture of Japan during the closed centuries of the Tokugawa shogunate. "Engelbert Kaempfer, 1651-1716, German naturalist, physician and writer, between 1683 and 1693 traveled in Russia, Persia, India, Southeast Asia before settling in Japan as a physician at the trading post of the Dutch East India Company in Nagasaki. During his two-year residency, he made two long trips to Japan. His History of Japan, published posthumously in 1727, was the primary source of Western knowledge of the country during the 18th and mid-19th centuries, when the country was closed to foreigners. Kaempfer stayed in Japan for two years: he made in-depth studies on local plants and was the first Western scholar to describe the Ginkgo biloba tree. He collected materials and information on Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion. He also collected a great deal of information by associating with the Japanese who went to Deshima to learn European sciences: he also added further details thanks to the careful reading of the reports of Western travelers and of the documents of previous trade delegations. The result was the first scholarly study of Tokugawa Japan in the West, a work that greatly influenced the European view of Japan throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, serving as the reference for a variety of works ranging from encyclopedias to the libretto of the Mikado. Kaempfer's work remains one of the most valuable sources for historians of the Tokugawa period.The important large folded map, "Imperium Japonicum in Sexaginta et Octo Provincias Divisum," by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, also outlines the Russian peninsula Kamchatka and contains a map of Niphon, present-day Honshu, the largest island of Japan, taken from one from a Japanese map. In the engraved cartoons, a fisherman, a barrel maker and a soothsayer appear.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Letter to Cavalier Lacroix, genealogist of the Order of Malta. Bruges, 21 Juillet 1821 Bifolium. 255x210 mm. Text on first page, 2 blank pages, addressee on page 4: "Monsieur La Croix, Chevalier et genealogiste de l'ordre de malthe ... pres St Chaumont Paris." Black ink, red wax stamps and seal on address page. Good conservation. 'Monsieur le Chevalier ... mon nouveau brevet'. Joined with: Letter to Chevalier Lacroix, genealogist of the Order of Malta. Bruges, 22 Mai 1822 Bifolium. 238x200 mm. Text on two pages, page 3 blank, addressee on page 4: "Monsieur Lacroix, Chevalier ... archiviste et et genealogiste de l'ordre souverain de St. Jean de Jerusalem ... Paris." Black ink, stamps and red wax seal on address page. Good conservation. 'Je vous remercie beaucoup de la communication ... certainement que l'Ordre de Malte est reconnu en France et aussi aux Pays-Bas' These two letters, addressed to the French archivist and genealogist of the Order of Malta, concern an application for admission and recognition by the Netherlands of patents issued in Paris by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Letter to Knight Lacroix, genealogist of the Order of Malta.Bruges, 21 Juillet 1821 Bifolium. 255x210 mm. Text on the first page, 2 blank pages, recipient in the page 4: "Monsieur La Croix, Chevalier et genealogiste de l'ordre de malthe ... pres St Chaumont Paris." Black ink, red stamps and sealing wax in the page with address. Good condition. 'Monsieur le Chevalier ... mon nouveau brevet'. Buond with: Letter to Knight Lacroix, genealogist of the Order of Malta.Bruges, 22 Mai 1822 Bifolium. 238x200 mm. Text on two pages, page 3 is blank, page 4 with recipient: 'Monsieur Lacroix, Chevalier ... archiviste et et genealogiste de l'ordre souverain de St. Jean de Jerusalem ... Paris'. Black ink, red stamps and sealing wax on the page with address. Good condition. These two letters, addressed to the French archivist and genealogist of the Order of Malta, concern an admission request and the recognition by the Netherlands of the patents issued in Paris by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

GOURNAY, Maurice-Auguste-Marie; de. Autograph letter signed to 'Monsieur Laurence fils'. S. d. [ante 1779]. Bifolium. 222x175 mm. French text on first 2 pages, signed at end. Page 3 blank. Address on fourth page 'Monsieur Laurence fils banquier ... Poitiers'. On page 4, stamps and trace of heraldic seal in red wax. Traces of use. 'L'abbè Savoye m'a dit qe'il vous ecriverait'. Maurice de Gournay, signing himself by his position of 'Major des gardes' reassures the banker of Poitiers about the admission of his two sons into the Order of Malta, despite the opposition of Monsieur de la Houssaye. The incipit mentions an important representative of the Order, who would later make a prestigious career: the Abbé Louis Savoye, Malta 1756, was elected secretary of the Venerable 'Langue de France' in 1782. In 1787 he became 'chapelain conventuel'; on November 1, 1793, Rohan appointed him 'Recteur de l'eglise collegiale de la Grotte de St Paul in Rabat (Malta).Duke Maurice de Gournay, 1741-1779, was received into the Order of Malta on March 13, 1742. See Alain Blondy, Xavier Labat Saint Vincent, Malte et Marseille au XVIIIème siècle, 2013, p. 440. GOURNAY, Maurice-Auguste-Marie; de. Signed letter to 'Monsieur Laurence fils'.No date [before 1779]. Bifolium. 222x175 mm. French text on the first two pages, with signature at the end. Page 3 is blank. Address on fourth page 'Monsieur Laurence fils banquier ... Poitiers'. On page 4, stamps and trace of red heraldic seal wax. Traces of wear. "L'abbè Savoye m'a dit qe'il vous ecriverait." Maurice de Gournay, who signs himself with his position as 'Major des gardes', reassures the Poitiers banker regarding the admission of his two sons into the Order of Malta, despite the opposition of Monsieur de la Houssaye. In the incipit an important representative of the Order is mentioned, who would later have a prestigious career: Abbé Louis Savoye, Malta 1756, in 1782 he was elected Secretary of the Venerable 'Langue de France'. In 1787 it became 'chapelain conventuel'; on November 1, 1793, Rohan appointed him 'Recteur de l'eglise collegiale de la Grotte de St Paul in Rabat (Malta).

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