1853 · Breslau:
by TRUSEN, Johann Peter (1797-1857).
Breslau:: Wilh. Gottl. Korn, 1853., 1853. 202 x 134 mm. 8vo. xiv, 288, [1] pp. Foxed. Contemporary decorative paper over boards, ms. paper spine label; rubbed, corners showing, top spine end chipped. Rubber stamp of "Dr. Baruch, Pract. Arzt, Paderborn" on title. Crainz rubber stamp on title. Very good. Translated from German title: The customs, usages and diseases of the ancient Hebrews, historically and critically presented according to the holy Scriptures. / SECOND EDITION, enlarged and improved of Trusen's review of the diseases of the ancient Hebrews with commentary from more recent scholarship on the subject. After a period of military service, Johann Trusen took his medical degree from Breslau in 1826. He practiced medicine in Posen and Neisse. / The book, arranged in four sections: I: About the Customs and Usages of the Ancient Hebrews; II: From birth to school; III: Of Moses' Criminal Justice, in Particular; IV: Of the diseases mentioned in the Bible among the ancient Hebrews. First Trusen opens with a general overview of the state of medicine among the ancient Hebrews. Then he treats the subjects of the philosophical positions of Hebrews on spiritual and everyday needs, including chastity laws (intercourse relating to both sexes), purity laws, clothing, diets, clothing, homes, burial grounds, lifespan, castration, accidents, obstetrics, etc. PROVENANCE: Dr. Moritz Baruch, Pract. Arzt (1826-1889), Paderborn (formerly worked in Rhoden), was one of the first Jewish academics to settle in Paderborn -- Professor Franco Crainz (1913-2004) Obstetrics and gynecology, university professor, took his medical degree in 1936 at the University Rome, the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology; he was Head obstetrics-gynecology Department, University Novara, Italy, 1956-1964, later becoming head obstetrics-gynecology Department, University Rome, 1972-1988. Crainz wrote on the history of medicine including a monograph: The Life and Works of Matthew Baillie MD, FRS L&E, FRCP, Etc. (1761-1823), [1995], and, An Obstetric tragedy: the case of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte Augusta: some unpublished documents of 1817, [1977], collected books & papers (mostly Italian & European) in the history of gynecology. Posthumously published was a paper with John Dewhurst, "Dr John Sims. A mystery solved", BJOG, 17 May 2005. REFERENCES: Hirsch, VI, p. 19; Waller 15157.
(Inventory #: M5118)