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History and practice of hernia bandages
Original title : Bandage hernie. Il était une fois aujourd'hui 1899
- 1899
- 28 x 20 cm
- 348 p.
- Paperback
- 324 figures
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RAINAL Léon & Jules Frères, illustrated by M. DE RUAZ. Medical treatise on hernia bandages from ancient to modern times. Masson et Cie Publishers, Paris, 1899. Paperback, in-4° format (approximately 28×20 cm), 348 pages with 324 figures and engravings integrated throughout the text, executed by M. de Ruaz from National Library documents. Features coat of arms of the Community of…
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- Date
- 1899
- Format
- 28 x 20 cm
- Pagination
- 348 p.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Illustrations
- 324 figures
Bookseller’s description
RAINAL Léon & Jules Frères, illustrated by M. DE RUAZ. Medical treatise on hernia bandages from ancient to modern times. Masson et Cie Publishers, Paris, 1899. Paperback, in-4° format (approximately 28×20 cm), 348 pages with 324 figures and engravings integrated throughout the text, executed by M. de Ruaz from National Library documents. Features coat of arms of the Community of Gibeciers Makers of Brayers. Contents: Book I – Historical overview from Celsus to Ambroise Paré, hernia bandages in the 17th–18th centuries, bandage guilds and 19th-century advances; Book II – Modern practice including French bandage techniques, treatment of various hernia types (inguinal, umbilical, crural, scrotal, abdominal, lumbar), radical cures, statistics, application methods; additional sections on modern and ancient manufacturing techniques. Rare copy.
The bookseller’s original description (in French)
RAINAL Léon & Jules Frères. And illustrated by M. DE RUAZ.
The Hernia Bandage. Then - Today. By Léon and Jules Rainal Frères.
Masson et Cie, Publishers - Bookstore of the Academy of Medicine. Paris, 1899, paperback, in-4°, approximately 28x20 cm, 324 figures interspersed in the text, engravings executed by M. de Ruaz from the Documents of the National Library, coat of arms of the Community of Gibeciers Makers of Brayers, 348 pages.
I. Book One: Formerly. Historical overview. Archaeological bandages. From Celsus to Avicenna. From Ali Abbas to Ambroise Paré. Hernia bandage in the 17th and 18th centuries. Bandage Corporations. Progress made in the 19th century. II. Book Two: Today. The French bandage. The balls. Hernia tip bandages. Crural, scrotal, irreducible omental, inguinal, umbilical, abdominal, lumbar and other hernias. Radical cure for hernias. Hernia statistics. Application of bandages. Some supernumerary uses of the bandage. Taxis. III. Modern Manufacturing. IV. Ancient Manufacturing.
Rare copy
Masson et Cie, Publishers - Bookstore of the Academy of Medicine. Paris, 1899, paperback, in-4°, approximately 28x20 cm, 324 figures interspersed in the text, engravings executed by M. de Ruaz from the Documents of the National Library, coat of arms of the Community of Gibeciers Makers of Brayers, 348 pages. I. Book One: Formerly. Historical overview. Archaeological bandages. From Celsus to Avicenna. From Ali Abbas to Ambroise Paré. Hernia bandage in the 17th and 18th centuries. Bandage Corporations. Progress made in the 19th century. II. Book Two: Today. The French bandage. The balls. Hernia tip bandages. Crural, scrotal, irreducible omental, inguinal, umbilical, abdominal, lumbar and other hernias. Radical cure for hernias. Hernia statistics. Application of bandages. Some supernumerary
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