Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 346

LUIS DE MERCADO (1525?-1606) De pulsibus libri duo. Apud Paulum Meiettum 1592 [10] 184 ll. 19.7 cm.

Mercado was one of the best-known physicians of the sixteenth century, professor of medicine at Valladolid, and physician to Kings Philip II and Philip III. He is best known for his extensive treatise on gynecology and obstetrics. In the present work he shows the pulse, in its variety of forms, to be indicative of many conditions of health and disease.

Cited references: Durling 3077