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Sphygmicae artis iam mille ducentos annos perditae et desideratae libri V.

Basel: Johannes Oporinus, 1555.

Considered the most significant work on the pulse between Galen and Harvey. The work includes what is probably the earliest graphic representation of the pulse. Struthius provided a useful mnemonic of the five simple pulses in the form of a hand (on p. 116). Digital facsimile of the Venice,1573 edition from Google Books at this link.

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Entry Number#10601
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/12794
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLsphygmicae-artis-iam-mille-ducentos-annos-perditae-et-desideratae-libri-v-

Geographic Context

Publication place: Basel

Mentioned in annotation: Venice