Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 771

RICHARD MEAD (1673-1754) Monita et praecepta medica. Prostant apud Joannem Brindley 1751 xii, 272 pp. Copy 1: 20.3 cm. Modern vellum, in box; Copy 2: 20 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 766

Mead's text of medicine covers a wide range of subjects: fevers, diseases of the skin, mental derangements, cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal complaints, apoplexy, afflictions of the eyes, and gynecological problems. The first edition is rare; the book is more common in Stack's English translation of 1751.

Cited references: Osler 3367; Waller 6398

Gift of John Martin, M.D.