Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 348

ANUCE FOES (1528-1595?) Oeconomia Hippocratis, alphabeti serie distincta. Apud Andreae Wecheli heredes, Claudium Marnium, & Jo. Aubrium 1588 [8] 694 [2] pp., illus. (port.). 33.9 cm.

Foes studied medicine at Paris and returned to his native city of Metz to become city physician. In addition to his medical duties and practice, he was a classical scholar who concentrated on the study of Hippocrates (see No. 1 ff.) and his works. In addition to the present work, Foes also made an extensive translation of the Hippocratic corpus (see No. 17). This large concordance of Hippocrates' works, listing important words in Greek with text references and commentary, took Foes over forty years to complete. It was the standard reference used for studying Hippocrates' writings and for etymological studies until the appearance of Littré's (see No. 12) definitive work some 250 years later. The fine medallion portrait of Foes on the verso of the title page was executed by the French engraver Pierre Woeiriot (ca. 1531-ca. 1589) and appears only in first editions of the book.

See Related Record(s): 1 17 12

Cited references: Durling 1589; Garrison-Morton 6793; Waller 3101; Wellcome 2334

Gift of John Martin, M.D.