Jean Héroard, the first French “vétérinaire” and author of the treatise called Hippostologie

par Aurélien Jeandel et Christophe Degueurce, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Adel. cdegueurce@vet-alfort.fr.

Biographic data about Jean Héroard. Study of the treatises dealing with the osteology of the horse that were published before he produced his book entitled Hippostologie, c’est-à-dire Discours des Os du cheval. Description of this treaty and of the books that were used later on its content.

Bull.Soc.Hist.Méd. Sci.Vét., 2009, 9: p.89-101