Lot 316
Complete Writings by Abraham Zacuto – First Volume – Lyon, 1644
Zacuti Lusitani Opera omnia, In Duos Tomos Divisa [Abraham Zacuto, complete writings, in two volumes], Lyon: Sumptibus Ioannis-Antonii Huguetan, 1644. First volume. Latin.
First of two volumes. All of Abraham Zacuto writings concerning medicine. Facing the title page appears an etching – portrait of Abraham Zacuto (See: A Jewish Iconography, Alfred Rubens. The Jewish Museum, London, 1954, no. 2241).
Abraham Zacuto (1575-1642), Jewish doctor and author. Native of Portugal, one of the Marranos, as a Christian was named Manuel Alvarash. Zacut studied medicine and philosophy in Spanish and Portugese universities and worked as a doctor in Lisbon for 30 years. In 1625, fear of the inquisition led him to flee to Amsterdam. When he arrived in Amsterdam he started his scientific work. His particularly accurate clinical descriptions of the plague, diphtheria, skin rashes and malignant tumors are outstanding. [71], 984, [31], 37 cm. Good condition. Staining.
