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Title: 1640 EROTOMANIA CURE OF LOVE EROTIQUE MELANCHOLY antique 1st ENGLISH EDITION

Description: Ferrand, James.
EROTOMANIA, OR A TREATISE DISCOURSING OF THE ESSENCE, CAUSES, SYMPTOMES, PROGNOSTICKS, AND CURE OF LOVE, OR EROTIQUE MELANCHOLY.
Oxford: L. Litchfield, 1640
[40], 363, [1, blank] pp.
Bound in modern calf. Spine with raised bands and title label
The first edition in English.
It is believed that this work heavily influenced Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, and it is also believed that the French version of this work influenced Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The author was a French physician who explored the medical and psychological aspects of love-related melancholy – a condition commonly referred to in early modern Europe as "erotomania."
Around 15 leaves near front with tissue or paper repair or reinforcement along front edge (repairing chipped or frayed edges, including some with loss of several letters),
front margins trimmed
a few faded water-stains and occasional light soiling or foxing, fore-edges unevenly trimmed.
Size 3 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches
RARE
text in English

"Erotomania, or a Treatise Discoursing of the Essence, Causes, Symptomes, Prognosticks, and Cure of Love, or Erotique Melancholy" is a significant 17th-century medical text by Jacques Ferrand, translated into English by Edmund Chilmead and published in 1640 by L. Lichfield and sold by Edward Forrest.
This work explores the nature of "love sickness" or "erotic melancholy," a concept prevalent in early modern medical and philosophical thought, and provides detailed discussions on its manifestations, origins, symptoms, prognosis, and potential remedies.
Ferrand delves into the fundamental nature of love and its various underlying causes, likely from a humoral or physiological perspective common in the period.
The book details the observable symptoms of "erotic melancholy," which were understood as a form of illness impacting the body and mind.
It provides insights into how to predict the course and outcome of this condition, including different regional variations in love and its associated behaviors.
A significant portion of the treatise focuses on remedies and treatments, encompassing dietary changes, surgical interventions, medicinal treatments, and even "poetical cures" or methods involving music and poetry.
The table of contents reveals detailed explorations of related topics such as jealousy as a symptom, the influence of magic and dreams, and even a comparison of love in men and women.
Published in 1640, this work reflects the medical understanding and cultural attitudes towards love and mental health in early modern England.

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1640 EROTOMANIA CURE OF LOVE EROTIQUE MELANCHOLY antique 1st ENGLISH EDITION

Name: 1640 EROTOMANIA CURE OF LOVE EROTIQUE MELANCHOLY antique 1st ENGLISH EDITION
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1640 EROTOMANIA CURE OF LOVE EROTIQUE MELANCHOLY antique 1st ENGLISH EDITION

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