Միքայէլ Տէր-Պետրոսեան, Րէստէն [MIKAYEL TER-PETROSYAN (Rostom - Lot 191

Միքայէլ Տէր-Պետրոսեան, Րէստէն [MIKAYEL TER-PETROSYAN (Rostom)]. Բժշկականութիւն [Traité de médecine]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1822. 1 vol. in-8 (of 2), 542 p., full speckled tawny basane, smooth spine decorated with gilt roulette, green title and tomaison pieces, gilt roulette framing the boards, gilt edges (epidermures, head cap torn off along with part of the spine, lower jaw split, rubbed elbows, dull corners, soiling and light wetness at beginning of vol.). Second volume of an Armenian medical lexicon with some 2,500 entries. Each term, of Latin, Italian, French, English, Greek, Arabic, Persian or Turkish origin, is transcribed in Armenian characters. Designed for practical and educational purposes, this work aims to make international medical vocabulary accessible to Armenian-speaking readers, while reflecting the exchanges between Eastern and Western scientific traditions. Provenance: Hovannes Gumchian, Constantinople (stamp on title and last page). 2 faded bookplates on title.