Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 179

JACQUES DUBOIS (1478-1555) De febribus commentarius ex libris aliquot Hippocratis & Galeni. Apud Balthassarem Constantinum 1555 64 ll. 14.8 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 178

History has not treated Sylvius kindly, chiefly because of his bitter quarrel with Vesalius, and he was, in fact, a rather unpleasant individual. Nevertheless, he made many contributions to scientific knowledge and his name does not deserve all of the abuse to which it has been subjected. Despite his intense allegiance to Galenic medicine, he made a number of improvements in medical nomenclature, giving us the terms jugular, subclavian, phrenic, axillary, and renal vessels. He described the sphenoid bone for the first time and described the jaw bones and spine far better than any previous writer. He also maintained a herbarium to advance his knowledge of materia medica and published a pharmacopoeia in 1548. The present work is one of two editions of De febribus published in Venice in 1555. The other was published by Andrea Arrivabene.

Cited references: Durling 1238; Osler 203 (1556 ed.); Waller 2582; Wellcome 6177 (printed by Andrea Arrivabene)

Gift of John Martin, M.D.