La Vraye méthode de la parfaite chirurgie – Hervé Fierabras – 1647 | Paris Surgery Manual

La vraye méthode de la parfaicte chirurgie de Fierabras by Hervé Fierabras was a 16^th-century practical surgery manual written to train surgery students the basics of anatomy and surgery techniques. This 1647 edition, published under the new title, includes a variety of topics including: the construction of human anaoty, the relationship between the physical body and the soul, maintaining good health, “secret” treatment of some diseases, and of course step-by-step methods for performing surgical operations.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: La Vraye méthode de la parfaite chirurgie de Fierabras divisée en trois livres… le tout reveu et… corrigé par Jean de Montigny… Avec une préface aux aspirans en chirurgie
• Author(s): Hervé Fierabras
• Contributor(s): Jean de Montigny (Reviser and Preface)
• Publisher: Paris, Nicolas Bessin
• Edition: Revised edition, 1647
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Full vellum
• Size:  6.5 in x 4.5 in (16.5 cm x 11.4 cm)
• Collation: [20], 336 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Préface aux aspirans en chirurgie
  • Anatomical instruction and structure of the body
  • Health guidance and hygiene
  • Descriptions of surgical procedures
  • Observations on diseases and the human condition

Condition:

Very Good. Bound in full vellum with a secure spine. The pages remain clean and complete. Age wear is expected, but very minimal.

Why Collect This?

• Medical text with combined mystical and anatomical perspectives
• Particularly relevant for collectors of historical medical literature

Item Number: # 29115