BEVERWIJCK, Johannes van.
Alle de wercken. Zo in de medicyne als chirurgie.
Amsterdam, Jan Jacobsz Schipper, [1656]. 4 works (some with subdivisions) in 1 volume. Large 4to.(27 x 20.5 cm). With a richly engraved illustrated title-page (with general title and undated imprint for the whole collection) drawn by Crispijn van de Passe the younger and engraved by Cornelis van Dalen, and 8 letterpress title-pages for the 4 separate publications (also issued separately), all dated 1656, plus 2 divisional title-pages without imprint. With 55 engravings in the text and 3 full-page engraved human anatomical plates, woodcut tailpieces and woodcut decorated initials. Set in roman type with incidental italic and textura, plus occasional words in Greek. Containing:
(1) Schat der gesontheydt.
Amsterdam, Jan Jacobsz. Schipper, 1656. In 2 volumes.
(2) Schat der ongesontheydt, ofte genees-konste van de sieckten.
Amsterdam, (vol. 1 only: Jan Jacobsz. Schipper), 1656. In 2 volumes (title-page of vol. 2, on (i)2r, while (i)1v, the last page of vol. 1, has a catchword pointing to (i)2r). Each of the 3 appendices at the end has its own divisional title, without imprint.
(3) Inleydinge tot de Hollandtsche genees-middelen. Ofte Kort bericht, dat elck landt ghenoegh heeft tot onderhoudt van het leven ende de gesondtheydt der inwoonders.
[and with its own title-page on C4r and continuing the same series of page numbers:] Steen-stuck. Aenwijsende den oorspronck, teyckenen, t voorkomen, en ghenesen van steen en graveel.
Amsterdam, Jan Jacobsz. Schipper, 1656.
(4) Heel-konste, ofte derde deel van de genees-konste, om de uytwendige gebreken te heelen. Met alderhande historien verlicht, ende met nieuwe curieuse platen verçiert. De platen van de aderen, slagh-aderen, ende zenuwen, &c. die in den voorgaenden druck seer onordentelijck zijn gestelt: midtsgaders de rekeningen die op deselve platen seer sloridgh aengewesen hebben geweest, zijn nu alle op haer bequame ordre gebracht, followed by Vervolgh van de heel-konste, verhandelende wonden, gehardtheydt, oorsponck van bus-poeder, ende geschut, kout-vyer, ontleden, ende gebroke beenderen. Met alderhande historien verlicht.
18th-century sprinkled half calf, sewn on 5 supports laced into the boards, sprinkled paper sides, black morocco spine label. [8], 200; [8], 207, [1 blank]; [4], 124; [2], 46; [6], 154, [8] pp.
€ 3,500
A collection of classic works on health care, including internal and external medicines, surgery, hygiene and societal matters, all by Johan van Beverwijk (1594-1647), bringing together four works (each with multiple subdivisions) that were also issued separately, all dated 1656. Van Beverwijck originally published them separately, including some small works that were later incorporated into the larger ones, from 1635 to 1645. Although his 1635 Lof der medicine (here incorporated into the Schat der ongesontheydt) had first appeared in Latin as Medicinae encomivm in 1633, Van Beverwijcks real revolution was to publish in Dutch for the general Dutch public, which had a remarkably high rate of literacy, rather than in Latin for scholars and professional physicians. The addition of verses by the most popular Dutch poet, Jacob Cats, as well as engraved illustrations, made his work more attractive to the public and helped to clarify his ideas, though the illustrations (and the large format of the present edition) also increased the price.
The last quire of the entire collection, the bifolium (X)1.2, is duplicated, with one copy quired in the other. Binding rubbed, lower spine damaged and a small hole burnt in one of the title-pages, otherwise in good condition. Baumann, Johan van Beverwijck in leven en werken geschetst, 21a; J.L. Beijers, Catalogue, Jan. 1959 (Versnel collection), 943; Bibl. Med. Neerl. I, p. 387; Krivatsy 1188; Scheepers I, 561; STCN 090971663 (the four separate works: 090972287, 090972791, 090973429, 090974107); Wellcome II, p. 159; see also: J. Landwehr, De Nederlander uit en thuis, p. 72 ff.
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