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Description
[MEDICINE]
Articles of Association and General Regulations of the General Hospital of Notre Dame de Pitié du Pont du Rhône and the Grand Hôtel-Dieu of the City of Lyon.
Lyon: Aimé Delaroche, 1757.
Quarto, 24 x 19 cm [8], 222 pages. Full antique light-coloured sheepskin, ribbed spine, decorated with gilt metalwork and fleurons. The joints are broken and have been re-glued to the front cover. A small loss of sheepskin on the spine. The headband and foot are worn away. Covers edged with a gilt border. 222 pages.
An important text for understanding hospital life in the 18th century and its organisation.
A valuable edition on the buildings of the famous Hôtel-Dieu in Lyon, which served as a university hospital until October 2010.
Provenance: The BOUCHARD-GUIARD—PIERRET-THERRE Collection, a dynasty of military and civilian doctors and surgeons from the late 18th to the late 20th century.
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ID: 89135525
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