Paris 1735.

Very rare surgical manuscript lecture notes after doctor JBA Andouille's demonstrations. The lecture notes were written down by one of his students, Raymond Cadis. Formulated in the form of short questions and answers, the manuscript tackles numerous surgical topics: basic surgical principles, theoretical aspects of surgery, aspects of recovery and treatment after surgery, surgical instruments, anatomical concepts, nutrition, hygiene, the concept of pathology, handling symptoms, treatment of wounds, etc. These are discussed in 12 chapters. -- This remarkable and well preserved surgical manuscript, offering invaluable insight into 18th-century medical practice through the lecture notes of Dr. JBA Andouillé's student, is a unique collector's piece, enriched by its comprehensive coverage of surgical topics and its historical significance. With its meticulously penned content, it stands as an extraordinary artifact from a surgeon who later became the King Louis XVI's personal surgeon. || Leather binding [approx. 22 x 17 cm], inside covers with marble paper. French manuscript in red and brown ink. 3 blank sheets, half-title, 367 numbered pages, (2) pp. With an additional 21 blank leaves. The table of contents at the end is not complete. || Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Andouillé du Tremblay was a French surgeon. Born in Paris on September 1, 1718, he studied surgery at the Collège de Saint-Côme - one of the breeding grounds of French surgery and where the Royal Society of Surgery was established. This is also where the lectures written down in this manuscript were probably held. His father, Antoine Andouillé, had also been a master surgeon since 1709. He was the first assistant surgeon of the Army of Bohemia, Bavaria and the Rhine from 1741 to 1744. Between 1745 and 1748, he was surgeon major of the Army of Flanders. Then, from 1753 to 1757, he held the position of chief surgeon at the Charité and between 1757 and 1760, he became a consulting surgeon for the German Army. In 1765, he was the first holder of the first of 4 free associate positions at the Royal Academy of Sciences. He was first a member of the Royal Academy of Surgery, then Vice-President and finally President of this academy in 1783. On the death of Germain Pichault de La Martinière in 1783, he followed him as First Surgeon to the King until the Revolution and the death of Louis XVI in 1793. || Binding with several missing fragments, somewhat rubbed and slightly bumped at the corners, otherwise in good condition.

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