Bernt Joh (3 results)

Cardboard / Karton. Condition: Good / Goed. 1ste / 1st. 96 pagina's. Gebruikssporen / hoeken bestoten / kaft iets geschaafd. Size: A6.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60119008: Non daté. In-12. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 96 pages. Texte en néerlandais. . . . Classification Dewey : 490-Autres langues.

Original wrappers. Condition: Good. First Edition. Small 8vo pamphlet, 32 pp. ; a narrow paper strip along the spine forming a simple contemporary paper back, with some wear and small losses at head and foot of spine. Fore-, bottom- and top-edges of the first and last few leaves somewhat chipped, with partial loss to the lower outer corner of the title-page and final leaf (visible as the bottom right-hand corner when viewed from the front, the lower left-hand corner from the back) , not touching the printed text; some additional chipping to the upper edge of the last page and a small indentation affecting the head of the final two leaves. Outer pages somewhat soiled and a little worn, with light creasing to the title-page; all leaves evenly yellowed as usual for the period. Complete and entirely legible despite the vulnerable format: a good, unrestored copy. ; Unusual Viennese medical inaugural dissertation on sausages and their medico-hygienic and toxicological aspects, submitted in 1839 at a time of intense concern about meat preservation, food adulteration and "sausage poisoning" in the German-speaking lands. The author, Johann Nepomuk Bernt, is already styled on the title-page as Doctor of Medicine and Surgery and Magister of ophthalmology and obstetrics, serving as k. K. Oberfeldarzt (senior medical officer) in the Imperial-Royal Austrian army. Drawing on both clinical and military experience, he examines the composition, preparation and preservation of sausages (Würste) , the dangers of spoilage and poisoning, and the implications for public health, army rations and meat inspection. Set against contemporary debates on diet and food safety, the dissertation offers a rare primary source on the medicalisation of everyday foods and the early history of what would later be recognised as botulism-type "sausage poisoning". A scarce and quirky Viennese medical dissertation at the intersection of food history, toxicology and military medicine, of interest to collectors of gastronomic history as well as historians of public health and the Habsburg army.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages.