Johannes Actuarius

De Medicamentorum Compositione

      1540 - All original, 1540, 7 leaves, 240 pp, Probably second edition. These are the fifth and sixth books of the Methodus Medendi. The entire Methodus medendi was not published before 1554. Byzantine medicine comes to a brilliant end with the works of Joannes Actuarius (end of 13th and beginning of 14th centuries). A writer of nice perceptions, well grounded in classic literature, versed in philosophy; a physician endowed with keen powers of observation and sound judgment, he was far in advance of his age and environment and addressed himself to posterity. He was the author of several meritorius works. The most important, the Methodus medendi, shows that Joannes, led by the Hippocratic spirit, aimed at individualism in treatment, preferred, where possible, simple and mild remedies to the customary concotions or drastic measures, and that he was able, by unbiassed observation, to make many valuable additions t he sum of clinical knowledge. This copy does not contain the Succidaneorum medicaminum tabula, indicated on the title page (neither does the copy in the Surgeon General's Library contain it, see cat., second series I, p. 139.appears to be complete.binding very tight.boards and insides are very clean.has an owner's name: Zacarius Actuarius.photos available.extra shipping cost required.