Traité de la Chymie

Published by Pierre & Benoit Bailly, Lyon, 1670

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Pleine basane de l'époque, dos à cinq nerfs orné et doré. Un volume petit in-8 (175x105 mm), Frontispice-(18)-394-(3) pages et 3 gravures hors texte dépliantes. Reliure frottée, petits accidents aux coiffes. Première garde en partie restaurée. Rousseurs. Troisième édition augmentée. Christophe Glaser (1629-1672?) est un médecin et pharmacien suisse qui devint apothicaire ordinaire du roi Louis XIV. Nicolas Lemery est formé chez Glaser mais le quitte rapidement ne supportant pas son enseignement presque ésotérique. Glaser croise la grande Histoire dans l'affaire des poisons. C'est très probablement dans son officine que la marquise de Brinvilliers s'est procuré ses fioles de poison. D'après la Brinvilliers, Glaser fut envoyé en Italie par Fouquet pour apprendre les secrets des poisons italiens. Caillet attribue ce livre à Moyse Charas, celui-ci mentionne en effet dans la préface de sa Thériaque qu'il a publié un Traité de Chymie sous le nom de Glaser. On retrouve dans ce livre des préparations curieuses telles l'huile de crâne humain ou la distillation de chair de vipères. References : Duveen [251] Dorbon [1873 pour l'eo] Caillet [II, p.167 et I, 2201]. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________ENGLISH_DESCRIPTION : Contemporary full sheep, spine gilt in six compartments. Small 8vo (175x105 mm), Frontispiece-(18)-394-(3) pages and 3 folding plates. Binding rubbed, caps worn. First blank restored. Foxings. Third augmented edition. Christophe Glaser (1629-1672?) Is a Swiss doctor and pharmacist who became ordinary apothecary of King Louis XIV. Nicolas Lemery will be trained at Glaser but quickly leaves him not supporting his almost esoteric teaching. Glaser crosses the history in the poison case. It is most probably in her pharmacy that the Marquise de Brinvilliers obtained the vials of poison. According to his testimony Glaser was sent to Italy by Fouquet to learn the secrets of Italian poisons. Caillet attributes this book to Moyse Charas, who indeed mentions in the preface to his Thériaque that he published a Treatise on Chemistry under the name of Glaser. We find in this book, curious preparations such as human skull oil or the distillation of viper flesh. References : Duveen [251] Dorbon [1873 pour l'eo] Caillet [II, p.167 et I, 2201]. 320g.…

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Title
Traité de la Chymie
Author
GLASER, Christophle
Publisher
Pierre & Benoit Bailly, Lyon
Publication year
1670
Condition
Très bon
Binding
Couverture rigide
Item weight
320 grams
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