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Johannes van Beverwijck: Alle de Wercken, zo in de Medicine Als Chirugie. Amsterdam: Jan Jacobz Schipper 1656. 5 works in one volume. 4to (26.0×19.5 cm). Engraved joint title page followed by: SCHAT DER GESONTHEYT part 1 and 2, (6) + 200 pp. ; SCHAT DER ONGESONTHEYDT part 1, (8) + 207 + (1) blank pp.; SCHAT DER ONGESONTHEYDT part 2, (4) + 124 pp.; INLEYDINGE TOT DE GENEES-MIDDLEN, (2) + 46 pp.; HEEL-KONSTE, (6) + 154 pp., Illustrated with several woodcut vignettes, and initials, 3 full page engraved anatomic plates, and 52 engravings in text. The first 4 leaves and last fly leaves are loose and frayed at edges. Bound in cont. full vellum, signs of wear. Loose binding.

Johan van Beverwijck (1594–1647) was an established physician in the Dutch town of Dordrecht. He became famous for his popular medical works which were published till far into the 18th century. His “Schat der Gesontheyt” is listed in The Canon of Dutch Litrature, a list of works of Dutch litereature culturally important to Dutch Heritage and is published in DBNL (The Digital Library for Dutch Litterature).

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Books and manuscripts, 19 March 2019

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