Item #67223 The Rod and the Serpent of Asklepios. Symbol of Medicine. Asklepios, Rod: symbol, J. Translated from SCHOUTEN, M E. Hollander.
The Rod and the Serpent of Asklepios. Symbol of Medicine.

The Rod and the Serpent of Asklepios. Symbol of Medicine.

Amerstand, London, NY: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. xii + 260pp. Grey cloth, upper board decorated in blind, gilt lettering to spine, b&w illustrations, list of illustrations, index. An examination of the history and development of the well known symbol of medicine by J. Schouten, Art Historian and Director of the Municipal Museum of Gouda in the Netherlands. Boards a little faded, light shelf wear, page edges and endpapers a bit browned, internally fresh and unmarked. Overall a tight, bright VG+ copy (lacks dust jacket). Item #67223

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