The Canon of Medicine

A dark leather book cover features a central gold-tooled inscription within a simple rectangular frame. Below the frame is a decorative, symmetrical fleuron ornament. Small gold fleurons are tooled at each of the four corners. Two ornate metal hinge plates for clasps are mounted on the right edge. A small, damaged paper label is at the top left, and another paper label with the handwritten number '209' is at the bottom left.

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Translation of the inscription: "For the Library of the College of Pharmacists of the City of Paris."

A gold-tooled central ornament features stylized foliage and scrolls.

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