Astruc, Jean (1684-1766)

Notes of lectures by Astruc (and occasionally other figures), produced in Paris or Montpellier.

1723-1761

17 volumes 436 pp. + 4 ll. 8vo. 18 x 13 cm. Original calf binding.

Purchased from various sources in 1909 (acc.23878), 1927 (acc.46457 and 46550C), 1929 (acc.50806), 1930 (acc.55450), 1931 (acc.64366B, 64367 and 76062), 1933 (acc.66375), 1935 (acc.68661 and 68667), 1936 (acc.69431) and 1997 (acc.350436)

Jean Astruc occupied one of the chairs of Medicine at Montpellier from 1722 to 1728.

At Wellcome Collection: MS.3200, part of the Library's collection of material on Jacques Lazerme, also contains material by Astruc.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

Several items (noted separately) from the Berhard VI Collection. MS.1011 has the ex-libris of "J. M. Pourcin Manuescensis D. M. M." pasted inside each of the covers. he was perhaps the writer of this MS. when a student. MS.7332 has the inscription "Ex libris Joannis Marchon Doctoris Medici 1724"at f. 3v.