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LEGROS, FRANCISCO. Tesoro de Medicina. [16], 192, [16] pages. 8vo, 145x99 mm, contemporary vellum boards with thong catches, lacking clasps; margins trimmed slightly entering text on preliminary ¶4, occasional toning, scattered minor stains. Madrid: Francisco Martínez Abad (for the author), (1718)
first edition of a guide to the preparation of iatrochemical remedies influenced by the theories of Helmont and Paracelsus, which Legros sought to popularize in Spain. Pages 165-92 concern the anatomy of the eye and vision. Chinchilla III, 23-24; Hernández Morejón VI, 401-02; Palau 134482.
