Formules de médecine tirées de la pharmacie galénique et chymique.
Lyon, Jean Certe, 1690.
12mo (144x83 mm), (18)-498-(45) pages. binding : Contemporary full sheep, gilt spine in five compartments. Caps and corners worn. Some waterstains.
Second edition in French. This work by Jerôme Tencke (?-1687), a physician from Montpellier, is a treatise on pharmacy that combines galenic and chemical approaches to medicine. It presents various formulas and methods for preparing pharmaceutical remedies. The book is part of a transitional period where traditional galenic pharmacy rubbed shoulders with new chemical approaches to medicine.