Paré, Ambroise 1510?-1590

On monsters and marvels by Ambroise Paré ( Book )
26 editions published between 1954 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 774 libraries worldwide
Ambroise Paré, born in France around 1510, was chief surgeon to both Charles IX and Henri III. In one of the first attempts to explain birth defects, Paré produced On Monsters and Marvels, an illustrated encyclopedia of curiosities, of monstrous human and animal births, bizarre beasts, and natural phenomena. Janice Pallister's acclaimed English translation offers a glimpse of the natural world as seen by an extraordinary Renaissance natural philosopher.

Scientific papers; physiology, medicine, surgery, geology ( Book )
8 editions published between 1910 and 1965 in English and held by 774 libraries worldwide

Journeys in diverse places by Ambroise Paré ( Book )
3 editions published between 1910 and 2001 in English and held by 757 libraries worldwide
Pare relates his experiences as an army physician during the sixteenth century.

The apologie and treatise of Ambroise Paré, containing the voyages made into divers places with many of his writings upon surgery by Ambroise Paré ( Book )
21 editions published between 1951 and 1995 in English and held by 530 libraries worldwide

Life and times of Ambroise Paré (1510-1590) with a new translation of his Apology and an account of his journeys in divers places by Ambroise Paré ( Book )
29 editions published between 1585 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 304 libraries worldwide

Œuvres complètes d'Ambroise Paré by Ambroise Paré ( Book )
15 editions published between 1840 and 1841 in French and held by 187 libraries worldwide

Three and fifty instruments of chirurgery by Ambroise Paré ( Book )
6 editions published between 1969 and 1975 in English and held by 177 libraries worldwide

Ten books of surgery, with the magazine of the instruments necessary for it by Ambroise Paré ( Book )
6 editions published between 1969 and 2010 in English and held by 177 libraries worldwide

The case reports and autopsy records by Ambroise Paré ( Book )
3 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 162 libraries worldwide

The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey by Ambroise Paré ( Book )
11 editions published between 1634 and 1996 in English and held by 136 libraries worldwide
Covers various surgical procedures, treatment of fractures, the manufacture of artificial limbs, etc. Also includes chapters on nerves, obstetrics, and structure of the eye. Includes the author's human anatomy, pathology, discussion of monsters, and a work on distillation.