Duret, Louis 1527 1586 Duret, Jean 1563 1629 Chrouet, Adriano Peleryn Ed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Three parts, folio (362 x 230mm). 554pp., [46, index.] Dedicated to Henry III. Text in Latin and Greek. Printed marginalia. Contemporary vellum; (first two folios loose but present, lightly toned throughout, marginal worming, significant loss to vellum on rear cover). Early ownership inscription "Donarelli" (with doctor s initials?) to title. Pictorial wood-engraved ex-libris by Leo Wyatt for Lord Norwich on front free endpaper. Sold as is. Early edition of Louis Duret s teachings and commentaries on prognostics within the "Paris Hippocratics" First printed in Paris in 1588 by Jean Duret; Louis Duret s work was a popular edition that was frequently reprinted. Duret, from his earliest youth cultivated knowledge of Greek, Latin and Arabic and ultimately he acquired marvelous skill in interpreting the writing of some of the earlier authors of medical treatises and in correcting errors which had crept up into their works through the copyists. He received the degree of Doctor from the Paris Faculty of Medicine and became the regular medical advisor to Charles IX and Henry III, kings of France, or from 1568 to 1586. Duret s knowledge of Hippocrates was legendary, and he earned the nickname, given to Fernel before him, of "The Hippocrates of France." It is said that Duret had an extraordinary memory, being able to repeat at will, whole sections from the writings of Hippocrates. It seems to have been Duret s way to use the exposition of Hippocratic texts for the teaching of practical medicine and for establishing correct principles of practice. As Duret s lectures were eagerly attended, one can readily appreciate that Duret s influence in disseminating sound medical learning must have been very great. Being a very close and accurate observer and having a large clientele of patients, he was soon able to add his own experience to the teachings of Hippocrates. Duret wrote a commentary upon the first six sections of the aphorisms of Hippocrates and also a treatise on the diseases of women, but both of these books have been lost. Of the three works, which were published after his death, the most important is unquestionably this copy on prognostics.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Three parts, folio (365 x 240mm). [10], 454pp., [48, index], [1]. Dedicated to Henry III. Woodcut printer s device to title, chapter head- and tail-pieces, and initials. Contemporary vellum; (occasional browning and spots, lightly rubbed). Pictorial wood-engraved ex-libris by Leo Wyatt for Lord Norwich on front pastedown. A later edition of Louis Duret s translation of Coan s Prenotions by Hippocrates Louis Duret translated and commented on the "Coan Prenotions" or "Book of Prognostics" by Hippocrates in so faithful and elegant a style, that the Hippocratic school obtained great popularity throughout France as a result. The Coan prognoses are Hippocrates lecture notes published after his death by his colleagues and pupils on the faculty. First printed in Paris in 1588 by Jean Duret; Louis Duret s work was a popular edition that was frequently reprinted, as in this copy, well into the last quarter of the 18th century.