Subject: Antique book from the 19th century. Science. Biology. Physiology.
Publication: Paris, Librairie J. B. Bailliere et Fils, 1878 - 1879. First edition.
Physical description: Quarto (9.5 x 5.9 inches) 2 volumes. Volume I: XXII pages, 404 pages, 1 colored plate and 45 figures in the text. Volume II: XXII pages, 554 pages, 3 plates and 5 figures in the text. Dutch binding in leather with raised bands, labels and gilt lettering on the spine.
Condition: Good condition.
Claude Bernard (1813-1878) was a French biologist, physician, and physiologist, universally recognized as the founder of experimental medicine and one of the leading figures in 19th-century French physiology.
Born in Saint-Julien, France, to a humble family, he initially showed an interest in literature and art, but took up medicine on the advice of others. In Paris, he became a disciple of François Magendie.
Claude Bernard's book, “Leçons sur les phénomènes de la vie communs aux animaux et aux végétaux” (Lessons on the Phenomena of Life Common to Animals and Plants), published posthumously between 1878 and 1879, represents the culmination and synthesis of his biological thinking.