James r ruston (1 Ergebnisse)
Verlag: Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, U.K., 1933
- Hardcover
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In den WarenkorbHard Cover. First. First edition. Grass green cloth with spine stamped in gilt; 255 pps. with index, appendix printing of Latin mss. "De Cura Oculorum". Frontis and 8 additional plates. Scarce work which examines the history of ophthamology in England beginning with the time of the Roman occupation, through the Anglo-Saxon and N…orman periods, the Middle Ages and to the end of the 18th century. Includes a significant section on the Chevalier Taylor, a travelling quack with a reputaion which encompassed England and most of Europe, who also exhibited a real knowledge of ophthamalic practices during a period when mainstream medical practicioners often neglected the field. A solid, clean very good copy, some fade to the spine , gilt lettering still clear, touch of wear at spine ends. No jacket (none issued?).