Browne, Sir Thomas

Estimate

700 - 1,000 USD

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Description

Browne, Sir Thomas
La Religion Du Medecin... N.p. [Amsterdam: J. Blaeu], 1668.
ink, paper and vellum

12to (5 1/4 x 3 in.; 135 x 76 mm). Frontispiece. Contemporary vellum, with gilt arms of the Duke of Arenberg.

Provenance

Leopold Philippe, 4th Duke of Arenberg (armorial binding) — A. Leonard (note on verso of the frontispiece). acquisition: Dawsons.

Literature

Keynes 71

Catalogue Note

First edition in French. Published in Latin in 1642, Religio Medici is the first important text published by Thomas Browne. It was translated into French by Nicolas Lefèvre, famous French chemist, probably when he was in England working for King Charles II.