Rivière

1655 · B6712 — London: Peter-Cole. Translated by Nicholas Culpeper Abdiah Cole and William Rowland. 1655. A very good example of one of Riviere’s most noted works on early medicine. General age toning. Interior is clean. . Binding: Full contemporary speckled calf boards expert 19th century rebacking. Spine with 5 raised bands in 6 compartments. Title in gilt lettering in red label in 2. Compartments with gilt rules and motifs. Marbled paste-in and free endpapers. All edges cut. Notes: Lazare Riviere 1589 – 1655 was a prominent French physician credited with making influential contributions to early medicine. His Praxis Medica Cum Theoria was a series of 17 books discussing different fields of medicine and medical theories of the time. Size: Quarto276x181mm. Illustration: Elaborate half-title. With frontispiece of translators’ portraits. Title printer’s notice author’s note contents from 1 – 645 physical dictionary. Category: Book Medical; Peter-Cole. Translated by Nicholas Culpeper, Abdiah Cole, and William Rowland. hardcover