Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 251

GIROLAMO CARDANO (1501-1576) De propria vita liber. Apud Jacobum Villery 1643 [96] 374 pp. 17.5 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 246

This rare first edition of Cardano's autobiography was edited by Gabriel Naudé who also prepared an extensive introduction containing a great deal of bibliographical information. It is considered by some to be one of the greatest human documents of all times and is most certainly a pioneering work in clinical psychology.

See Related Record(s): 250

Cited references: Cushing C76; Wellcome II, p. 300 (1654 ed.)

Gift of John Martin, M.D.