{"product_id":"pare-ambroise-1","title":"PARÉ, Ambroise","description":"\u003cp\u003e.A crisp copy of the first English version of 16.th. C barber-surgeon and innovator Ambroise Par é s complete works, including translator Thomas Johnson s rarely surviving address to the reader. Comprising a total of 29 books, Par é wrote on a range of medical subjects, including anatomy, treatment of wounds, diseases, poisons, tumours, fractures, and childbirth. He notably also writes about monsters and prodigies, the embalming of the dead and distillation.  Probably his best-known innovations were his discarding the use of boiling oil in gunshot wounds and the reintroduction of the simple ligature instead of red-hot cautery after amputation. He invented many surgical instruments and was especially adept at devising ingenious artificial limbs  (Heirs of Hippocrates, 163). As a result of his rising fame, he was named .chirurgien ordinaire .to King Henry II and continued to serve the French monarchy through the reigns of Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III, who appointed him .premier chirurgien .in 1562.. \u003cbr\u003e\n. \u003cbr\u003e\n..The volume s illustrations are of very high quality, illustrating a range of surgical instruments, some of which Par é designed himself, such as the  crow s beak , a tool used to tie ligatures on amputated limbs or open wounds, a precursor to the modern haemostat, and prosthetic limbs. Further included are vivid scenes of medical procedures, such as the removal of bladder stones and various dislocation procedures, and detailed anatomical illustrations due to Par é s frequent dissections. Images of mythological monsters are classed together with malformed and conjoined births, accompanied by recorded accounts of each example. While the collection is groundbreaking and very comprehensive, Par é s reliance on the popular theory of the four humours antiquates much of his work.. \u003cbr\u003e\n. \u003cbr\u003e\n..Book 24,  Concerning the Generation of Man  discusses early gynaecology and obstetrics, focussing on the female reproductive system, signs of conception and labour, birthing positions, and aftercare of the mother and child. His  revival of the podalic version repopularised the procedure, which bad been described by Soranus of Ephesus , whereby the fetus is turned in the womb so that it emerges feet first. Once a child is born, Par é recommends that it is bathed in warm water and wine, before being anointed with oil. He also comments on the menstrual cycle, abortion, premature births and causes of infertility. . \u003cbr\u003e\n. \u003cbr\u003e\n..This volume was owned by Le Roy Crummer, an expert on heart disease in the late 19.th. and earl 20.th. C, who was also a member of the Royal Society of Medicine and Professor of History of Medicine at the University of California. Subsequent owners have included the Californian reconstructive surgeon Howard L. Updegraff, who was based in Hollywood..\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PARÉ, Ambroise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57868697665871,"sku":"L4425","price":27500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/2425\/0703\/files\/IMG_3321.webp?v=1781793451","url":"https:\/\/sokol-books-ltd.myshopify.com\/products\/pare-ambroise-1","provider":"Sokol Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}