Domestic Hygiene, France, 18th century

'A mon fils sur sa santé'; a manual of practical health and hygiene advice from an anonymous father, possibly a medical man, to his son. The manual contains chapters on rising, study, exercise, sleeping, living quarters, clothing, food, emotions, illness and eyesight.

18th Century

47 ff. (36-47 blank) 1 vol., 190 × 160 mm. Limp vellum binding, inscribed 'hygiene Domestique' on front cover, with 'T.6' in top corner.

Purchased from Julian Browning, 1994.

Described in typescript supplements, by Christopher Hilton and Richard Aspin, to the Library's published finding aids.

Bookplate of Ver Heyden de Lancey of the Middle Temple and Gray's Inn.