Methode pour conserver la santé suivant le cours des saisons et des differens temperamens et le moyen de les connoistre : où l'on enseigne les remedes contre les maladies contagieuses, petite-verole, fievres poupreuses...2 tomes en un
A 1699 medical guide to preserving health through the seasons and temperaments, written in French by Dominique Antoine and printed in Paris by Barthelemy Girin for a general readership. Its pictures are a floral cartouche with a basket of flowers framed by acanthus scrollwork, a crowned armorial bookplate from the Paris medical academy, and a stamped title page, offering designers a model for ornate baroque frames and symmetrical botanical emblems.



