MEAD. Mechanica expositio venenorum. 1750.
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MEAD, Richard. Mechanica expositio venenorum variis dissertationibus comprehensa auctore Richardo Mead ... ex anglico sermone in latinum versa a Joshua Nelson M.D. Accedit ejusdem Richardi Mead dissertatio de imperio solis ac lunae in corpora humana, & morbis inde oriundis. Item adjecta Hermanni Boerhaave de mercurio experimenta cum fig Lug. Batavorum, De Pecker, 17508vo, 200x130 mm, legatura in mezza pelle e cartonato marmorizzato, angoli. Titolo e fregi in oro al dorso. Frontespizio in rosso e nero. Pp. [12], 235, 1 p. bianca. Buon esemplare in barbe.Importante dissertazione sui "veleni" animali: vipera, tarantola, cane rabbioso, minerali e vegetali, e dell'aria. Un capitolo è dedicato all'oppio. Il secondo trattato di Mead si occupa degli influssi astrali sul corpo umano, mentre l'ultimo trattato, una delle opere più rare del Boerhaave, è dedicato all'uso del mercurio.
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8vo, 200x130 mm, quarter calf and marbled boards binding, corners. Gilt titles and ornaments on the spine. Red and black title page. Pp. [12], 235, 1 blank. One copper plate. Good copy, uncut.
Important dissertation on "poisons" animals: viper, tarantula, rabid dog, minerals and vegetal, and air. A chapter is dedicated to opium. Mead's second treatise deals with astral influences on the human body, while the last treatise, one of Boerhaave's most rare works, is devoted to the use of mercury.
Important dissertation on "poisons" animals: viper, tarantula, rabid dog, minerals and vegetal, and air. A chapter is dedicated to opium. Mead's second treatise deals with astral influences on the human body, while the last treatise, one of Boerhaave's most rare works, is devoted to the use of mercury.
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MEAD. Mechanica expositio venenorum. 1750.
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