16th-century leaf with an illustration of a type of Unicorn known as a Camphur from Ambroise Paré's Poisons
by Ambroise Paré
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Chez G Boun, 1585. Unbound. Very good. This leaf (VIII.CIX-VIII.CX) measures approximately 8.25" x 12.5" and came from the 1585 printing of Les Oeuvres d'Ambroise . . . Des Venins. The images are strong. The leaf has some minor soiling and edge-wear. The upper right corner of the leaf is missing, but there is no loss to the text or images. It contains an illustration which the text (in a rough summarized translation of Paré's French) describes as a Camphur, a fish-eating beast that lives on both land and water with a three and a half foot long horn on its forehead, rear feet like a goose, and front feet like a stag. Many have persuaded themselves that the horn should be an antidote against poisons. Paré, the French royal surgeon for many years, was the preeminent surgeon of his time and is considered one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology as well as a pioneer of surgical techniques, battlefield medicine, and prosthetic design. He additionally had a scholarly interest in natural history, especially reports of "miraculous" or "monstrous" creatures and malformed births.
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- Bookseller
- Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008780
- Title
- 16th-century leaf with an illustration of a type of Unicorn known as a Camphur from Ambroise Paré's Poisons
- Author
- Ambroise Paré
- Format/Binding
- Unbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Publisher
- Chez G Boun
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1585
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About the Seller
Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
Biblio member since 2003
Virginia Beach, Virginia
About Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
We always have an inventory of unique, primary source Americana on hand, that is, we keep a selection of personal narratives such as diaries, work journals, correspondence collections, photograph albums, scrapbooks, and similar items that shed light on some aspect of North American life, history, culture, or society.
We also have a nice selection of unusual ephemera and postal history items in stock as well.
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Ephemera Society, Manuscript Society, American Stamp Dealers Association, American Philatelic Society, U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Military Postal History Society
We also have a nice selection of unusual ephemera and postal history items in stock as well.
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Ephemera Society, Manuscript Society, American Stamp Dealers Association, American Philatelic Society, U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Military Postal History Society
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