Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 313

LEONARDO FIORAVANTI (1517-1588) La cirugia . . . distinta in tre libri. Gli Heredi di Melchior Sessa 1570 [24] 200 ll. 15.2 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 312

Although sometimes accused of charlatanry, Fioravanti was actually a very observant and clever, though sometimes unorthodox, clinician. In this work he presents a collection of remarkable surgical cures brought about by means of his balsams, syrups, and other concoctions.

Cited references: Durling 1556; Waller 3052 (1669 ed.); Wellcome 2302 (1582 ed.)

Gift of John Martin, M.D.