Idea Universae Medicinae. Practicae libris XII absoluta . . . .

Amsterdam:: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1648., 1648. Small 8vo. [32], 756 pp. Elaborate engraved title, woodcut initials; lower corner of title torn away, some foxing or browning. Original full vellum, small manuscript spine title. Bookseller's label: Masson & cie.; rubber stamp: Doctor Mario E. Spada. Nice copy. This is the most famous of Jonston's medical writings. ?Jonston's book emphasized the teaching of clinical medicine to students, and therefore represented an interesting choice for Culpeper [his translator, 1652], about half of whose work was undertaken in response to the needs of the English apothecaries, then increasingly numerous and influential.? ?A wide-ranging work, it dealt not only with clinical conditions, but also provided summaries on, for instance, materia medica and on the importance of non-naturals (which he listed as air, meat, drink, motion and rest, sleep and watching) in the preservation of health. Jonston's emphasis on signs and symptoms undoubtedly contributed to a growing empirical outlook in clinical medicine, an influence enhanced by [J.] Michaelis? commentary on Jonston . . . ? - J. K. Crellin, DSB. / First issued in 1642, with five editions, and translated into English in 1652 [?The Idea of Practical Physick?. Arranged in 12 ?books?, or parts: 1) De Hygieine, 2) De affectibus humani corporis praeternaturalibus, & corum signis, 3) De Medicamentis, 4) De Methodo medendi, 5) De -- Morborum, 6) De Morbis Externis, 7) De Febribus, 8) De Morbis Capitis, 9) De Morbis medii Ventris, 10) De Morbis infimi ventris, 11), De Morbis Vennenatis, 12) De Morbis Puerorum. 1) Of preserving health. 2) General remarks on diseases. 3) Of medications. 4) Of healing. 5) More diseases. 6) External diseases, tumors, hair, etc. 7) All types of fevers. 8) Relating to the head, the brain 9) Relating to the mouth, teeth, face, & breasts. 10) Diseases of the internal organs. 11) The French pox, or syphilis. 12) Diseases of the body. PROVENANCE: Masson & cie. (1927) - Dr. Mario E. Spada - Dr. Hernan Demonti. REFERENCES: Berghman 580; DSB, vol. VII, pp. 164-5; Rahir 1079; Copinger 2542; Krivatsy 6260; Wellcome III, p.365; Willems 1069