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Beverwijck, Johan van (1594-1647) Schat Wercken der Gesontheyt.
Amsterdam: Schipper, 1660.
Quarto, illustrated throughout with text engravings, (some full-paged), text in Dutch throughout, multiple sections with divisional title pages, bound in half parchment with marbled paper boards, 10 1/4 x 8 in.
This Dutch Treasury of Health, from an early proponent of William Harvey, (regarding the circulation of the blood), contains many folk remedies, accounts of disease, herbal, and surgical practices. One also finds images showing experiments proving Harvey's theories. The camera obscura is also illustrated, along with ethnographic plates, and more.
