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Joannis Baptistae van Helmont: Ortus Medicinae

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Joannis Baptistae van Helmont: Ortus Medicinae
<B>Joannis Baptistae van Helmont: <I>Ortus Medicinae</B></I>,</B></I> Id Est Initia Physicae Inaudita. <I>Progressus medicinae Nouus, In Morborum Ultionem ad Vitam longam</B></I> (Lyon, France: Joannis Baptistae Devenet, 1655), fourth edition, 487 pages, full brown leather binding, folio (8.75" x 14". Latin text, the title of which translates to <I>The Birth of Medicine.</B></I> Helmont was an acolyte of the great chemist, physician, and occultist Paracelsus. Bound with <B><I>Opuscula Medica Inaudita</B></I></B></I> (Lyon, France: Joannis Baptistae Devenet, 1655), 192 pages plus Indexes. The book is in good condition, with noticeable wear to the aged leather and toning to the pages, which also displays minor wear at the edges. The text is square and tight, though, on this densely detailed Latin medical text.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)