Operum Latinorum Tomus Primus – Laurent Joubert – 1582 | Renaissance Medical Folio

An enormous 16th-century folio of the medical works of French physician Laurent Joubert. Joubert was a royal physician serving Queen Catherine de Medici and Henry III.

His writings were extensive. Joubert was known to have written studies on a variety of medical topics including:

• Performing a phlebotomy and repeat phlebotomies
• Explanation of humoral fevers
• Changes in urine, causes, and surveys of different urines
• Types of exercises used by ancient civilizations for better health and wellness
• Differences between antidotes and medicines

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Laurentii Iouberti Valent. Delphin. regii medici … Operum Latinorum tomus primus
• Author(s): Laurent Joubert
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s):
• Publisher: Lugduni: Apud Stephanum Michaelem
• Edition: 1582 edition.
• Format: Folio (single volume)
• Binding: Leather, marbled boards
• Size:  14 in x 9.5 in (35.5 cm x 24 cm)
• Collation: [6], 179, [8], 132, [16], 133-308, [14], 295A-315A, 309-554, [92, 8], 312, [38]
• Illustrations: 2 portrait engravings
• Contents Include:
  • On phlebotomy and repeated bloodletting
  • Humoral fevers and their causes
  • Surveys of urine and their variations
  • Ancient health exercises
  • On antidotes and medicines
• Provenance: provenance
• Reference(s): USTC 141963

Condition:

Good. Leather binding with reinforced hinges, marbled boards rubbed and worn, text block complete with all pages, pagination irregular but continuous, paper showing natural age toning with mild wear.

Why Collect This?

• Rare 16th-century medical folio
• Written by the physician to Catherine de Medici and Henry III
• Includes important Renaissance discussions of humoral theory and medicine

Item Number: # 28144