Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples
Universal dictionnary of Simple Drugs
By Nicolas Lemery
Antique illustrated pharmacopoeia - 1760
“Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples” (Universal Dictionary of Simple Drugs)
By Nicolas LEMERY
Antique and Illustrated Pharmacopoeia Book of 1760
New edition - Printed in Paris, Chez Laurent D'Houry, late printer, in 1760. Libraire de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans.
24 plates engraved in intaglio at the end of the work, composed of plants used for pharmacopoeia.
Plate 25 on animals is not present in the book.
Bound in full leather, 5-ribbed spine with gilt bindings.
884 pages + 24 plates of botanical engravings presenting 384 plants.
Several handwritten bookplates at the beginning and end of the book.
This work contains the plants, minerals and animals that went into the composition of the remedies used at the time. Some of them are quite surprising with today's eyes.
Here's a selection:
Wearing hippopotamus teeth on some part of the body to cure haemorrhoids, using hippopotamus testicles against snake bites.
For scurvy, it is advisable to use a well-fattened viper to make a drinking broth. It also works against scabies and smallpox.
To combat epilepsy, a human skull should be grated and powdered. The skull should be that of a young man of good character who has died a violent death but has not been buried. Preferably someone who has been tortured to death, like the hanged men left to rot on the gallows...
To counteract poisons, the horn of the sea unicorn, the Narwhal, is always used. It can also be hung around the neck to keep out the bad air.
Ingested seahorse is a good remedy against worms or rabies, but to make hair grow, it is applied to the hair.
Size: In-4: 25.5x20cm Weight: 1.9Kg
Corners and edges dulled, boards rubbed, inside in good condition.
Rare to find in this condition
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The leather on the spine of the binding is cracked, see photos
Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples
Universal dictionnary of Simple Drugs
By Nicolas Lemery
Antique illustrated pharmacopoeia - 1760
