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Codex medicamentarius seu pharmacopoea parisiensis

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Codex medicamentarius seu pharmacopoea parisiensis ex mandato facultatis medicinae parisiensis in lucem edita. Editio auctior et emendatior.

Joanne-Baptista-Thomas Martinenq – Guillelmum Cavelier

Full marbled calf, spine with 5 ribs decorated with the box and a title piece in wine-coloured morocco, all edges red, 255 x 202, 268p. 1748. New edition, expanded and improved. [The first edition had appeared in 1638]. Followed by Index rerum alphabeticum, paginated ij-xxxiv. In fine: Ordo pharmacopoeorum parisiensium anno 1748, 3p. Errata and Privilege of the King. Preceded by: Arrest of the court of parliament which orders the apothecaries etc. 2p. ; Praefatio, 4p. ; Pondera, 1p. ; Catalogus doctorum regentium saluberrimae facultatis medecinae parisiensis anno 1748, 6p. ; Index medicamentorum simplicium, paginated j-cxxviij; Index capitum, paginated cxxix-cxxxij. Then the text. Beautiful header to the title of the text, and some pretty tailpieces. Bookplate almost crossed out to the general title. Extra: handwritten recipe for “Syrop de Glaubert” on the penultimate blank page. [or Glauber’s salt: This salt is known under different names: sodium sulfate, “admirable salt”, “Glauber’s cathartic salt”, sulfated or vitriolated soda. It was discovered by Glauber in 1658, while examining the decomposition of sea salt by sulfuric acid. In France, it came mainly from Lorraine, where salt springs were exploited. Subsequently, it was extracted from sodium chloride. It is colorless, very efflorescent, with a fresh flavor, less bitter than that of sulfate of magnesia. It was an effective purgative and widely used. (Dorvault, 1886, p. 962; cited by wikip.)] Interior sunned with scattered foxing, but overall clean, intact. Corners and fields rubbed, corners slightly dulled, one corner leveled. Covers rubbed with scuffs, stains, some losses on upper cover. Joints briefly split at head and foot of joints, small loss at head of both joints; some wormholes in upper joint. Spine rubbed with scuffs on ribs; headcap and tail missing; small losses at head and tail of spine. Very firm copy.