Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1004

JEAN JUVILLE (fl. 1773) Traité des bandages herniaires. Chez Belin, Hardouin & Gattey, et chez l'Auteur 1786 [ii] [4] [iii]-xxxiv, 232 [8] pp., 14 fold. plates (13 col.). 19.5 cm.

The illustrations in this interesting book show a number of ingenious belts, straps, and other devices used in correcting various kinds of hernias and prolapses. While much of the apparatus would appear to be uncomfortable and cumbersome, some of it has a quite modern appearance.

Cited references: Waller 5234; Wellcome III, p. 375

Gift of John Martin, M.D.