Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 6

HIPPOCRATES (ca. 460 B.C.-ca. 368 B.C.) The aphorismes of Hippocrates prince of physicians. With an exact table shewing the substance of every aphorism, and a short comment on each one, taken out of those larger notes of Galen, Hernius, Fuchsius, &c. Printed for Humphrey Moseley 1655 [25] 179 pp. 13 cm.

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Of unknown authorship, this early English translation of the Aphorisms is among the first to have been published separately during the seventeenth century. The first English versions of the Aphorisms appeared collectively with other works during the sixteenth century. In addition to the seven sections of the Aphorisms, the book includes a short biography of Hippocrates taken from Soranus, the Hippocratic oath, and a table listing aphorisms that pertain to particular diseases. Following each aphorism is a very brief remark; the title page indicates that these were taken from the notes of Galen (see No. 36 ff.), Johan van Heurne (1543-1601), and Fuchs (see No. 241 ff.). The first aphorism

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