“Traicté des Eléments, Tempéraments, Humeurs & Facultés Naturelles, Selon la Doctrine d’Hippocrate & de Galien. Utile tant à ceux qui désirent apprendre la
médecine, qu’aux éstudiants en chirurgie”.
The translation of the title is:
“Treatise on the Elements, Temperaments, Humors, and Natural Faculties According to the Doctrine of Hippocrates and Galen. Useful for Those Who Wish to Learn Medicine, as Well as for Students of Surgery.”
Later paperback binding featuring a cover made from a leaf of a post-incunable in Gothic script (circa 1530)
Lyon, Guillaume Rouille, 1555.
12 x 8 cm., 110 pages.
Text in French.
Hippocrates, often called the “Father of Medicine,” established key principles of clinical practice and medical ethics. His theories on the balance of bodily fluids, or humors, were fundamental in understanding health and disease. Galen, a prominent Roman physician, expanded on Hippocratic ideas with detailed anatomical and physiological insights. His work on the four humors and natural faculties profoundly influenced medical practice for centuries.
This rare 1555 medical text explores the classical theories of medicine, concentrating on the elemental and physiological concepts proposed by Hippocrates and Galen. It serves as a valuable resource for understanding the foundations of early modern medicine and provides insights into the medical practices and theories that shaped the development of Western medicine.
