Thermarum Aquisgranensium, et Porcetanarum elucidatio, & thaumaturgia. Sive admirabilis earumdem natura, & admirabiliores sanationes; qua producunt in usibus balneationis, potationis.
by Blondel, Francois
Aquisgrani (Aachen, Germany) , 1688
Size 5 3/4 by 7 3/4"
Rare comprehensive treatise devoted to the mineral springs and the healing effects of the water - with some remarkable healings - in Aachen and Burtscheid, a small village between Cologne and Aix, by the physician François Blondel (1613-1703).
Charming illustrations: an allegorical engraved title with at the back the coat of arms of Aachen, a portrait of the author and two folding plates (the map of Aachen and a view on Burtscheid), as well as different in-text illustrations.
- Ref. Krivatsy 1393. - Sondervorst p. 122. - Wellcome II:182. - VD17 23:239697E.
19th-c. half sheep, paper on covers, spine with raised bands.
Very good condition.
Text in Latin

The Flemish doctor François Blondel (1613-1703), devoted his life to the promotion of the medical qualities of these springs.
Since Roman times, the springs were known to provide relief against rheumatism, gout and scrofulous disorders. Blondel became inspector of the springs in 1666 and instituted a drinking course of the mineral water. Blondel's promotion of the springs also provided the city of Aachen, which suffered a major fire in 1656, with an important source of income.



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