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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

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Medicine Grünberg, L. Universal Terminological and Medical Lexicon in Latin, German and Russian, including all terms and expressions pertaining to physics, pharmacy, medical chemistry, natural history, botany and veterinary science (...) 4 vols. Berlin, G. Reimer, 1840–1842. Large 8°. Paperback with handwritten title page (heavily bumped, with tears and missing pages, discoloured, water- and mould-stained). Extremely rare. – Zischka, *Index lexicorum* 196 – Hirsch II, 669 (lists only vols. 1–3). – Part 1: A–L. - Part 2: M–Z. - Part 3: German–Latin. - Part 4: Russian–Latin. - First edition of this rare trilingual medical dictionary (Latin–German–Russian), complete in four parts. The work is one of the earliest comprehensive resources on German–Russian medical terminology and lexicography. It was compiled at a time when numerous German and German-Baltic doctors and pharmacists were practising in the Russian Empire, for example in St Petersburg, Dorpat and Riga. In addition to medicine, Grünberg covers the technical terminology of pharmacy, medical chemistry, physics, natural history and botany, as well as veterinary medicine. It also includes etymological explanations of medical terms of Greek origin. The fourth part, a Russian–Latin index in Cyrillic script, was published in 1842 by Reimer in Berlin. A third part is documented as a German–Latin index. The work is an important source for the history of medicine, the history of pharmacy and the history of science in Russia. At the same time, it is a sought-after item for collectors of Russica, dictionaries and rare medical works. Untrimmed and uncut. Water-stained. In good overall condition. Medicine. – 4 vols. Wrappers with handwritten spine titles (heavily bumped, with tears and small losses, browned, water-stained and foxed). – Extremely rare. – Part 1: A–L. – Part 2: M–Z. - Part 3: German–Latin. - Part 4: Russian–Latin. - Uncut and unopened. Extremely rare. - Zischka, *Index lexicorum* 196 – Hirsch II, 669 (lists vols. 1–3 only). - Part 1: A–L. - Part 2: M–Z. - Part 3: German–Latin. - Part 4: Russian–Latin. - First edition of this rare trilingual medical dictionary (Latin–German–Russian), complete in four parts. It is one of the earliest comprehensive reference works on German-Russian medical terminology and lexicography. It was published at a time when many German and Baltic German physicians and apothecaries were practising in the Russian Empire, for instance in St Petersburg, Dorpat (Tartu) and Riga. In addition to medicine, Grünberg covers the terminology of pharmacy, medical chemistry, physics, natural history and botany, as well as veterinary medicine (animal healing, farriery). He also provides etymological explanations of medical terms of Greek origin. The fourth part, a Russian–Latin index in Cyrillic script, was published by Reimer in Berlin in 1842. A third part is recorded as a German–Latin index. The work is an important source for the history of medicine, the history of pharmacy and the history of science in Russia. It is also sought after by collectors of Russica, dictionaries and rare medical books. Untrimmed and unopened. Foxing. Overall in good condition. Foxing. Overall in good condition.
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