A FUNDAMENTAL SURGICAL TREATISE ON HEAD'S WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT.
3 FOLDING PLATES WITH FULL-SIZE INSTRUMENTS FOR TREPHINATION

ROUHAULT, PIERRE SIMON. Trattato del Rouhault sulle ferite al capo. Versione dal Franzese di Giuseppe Giacinto Buzani Torinese, Maestro nelle Arti Liberali, Baccelliere in Medicina, e Membro del Collegio di Chirurgia nella Regia Università di Torino, Aggiuntavi dal Traduttore un'iconologica sposizione, ove I migliori stromenti per trapanare il cranio sono nella loro grandezza naturale rappresentati. In Torino, Nella Stamperia Reale, 1773 [Turino, Royal Typography, 1773].
Large 8vo (190x120 mm), contemporary stiff vellum binding, two leather labels at spine with gilt titles, above the first label a handwritten inscription 1773 in brown ink, red sprinkled edges, pp. XIX, [1, blank], 175, [1, blank]. At p. 126, the title-page of the second part.

3 LARGE FOLDING PLATES ENGRAVED IN COPPER WITH THE REPRESENTATIONS OF CHIRURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR THE TREPHINATION, IN FULL-SIZE. Copper-plated devices and head-pieces.

ITALIAN TRANSLATION OF ROUHAULT'S VERY FAMOUS TREATISE ABOUT THE HEAD'S INJURIES, TOGETHER WITH BUZANIA'S EXPOSITION OF THE INSTRUMENTS FOR TREPHINATION.

PIERRE SIMON ROUHAULT (17th century-1740) was a French surgeon, member of the Académie de Sciences and personal physician of the prince of Savoy Vittorio Amedeo II, who wanted him in Turin.
Rouhault was also appointed professor of anatomy in the Royal University of the town and chief physician of the Savoy army, so that his highly advanced knowledge in the medical matter could improve both the formation of the new generations and the health of the soldiers of Piedmont.

Light occasional foxing due to the quality of the paper, a small tear at the basis of the folding plates, overall a very good copy.

References: For more information about Pierre Simon Rouhault, see D. Arecco, Usi politici e militari della scienza piemontese sotto Vittorio Amedeo II di Savoia: Pierre Simon Rouhault scienziato illuminista, in «Scienza e Storia dal Piemonte alla Liguria (secoli XVII-XIX)», Rivarolo, Accademia Urbense di Ovada, 2011, pp. 18-20.