Hippocratic Oath
€40.00
The Code of Medical Ethics is still inspired by the Hippocratic Oath, the first text to establish the ethical standards of the medical profession.
Hippocrates (V-VI century BC) required his students to swear to respect their teachers, to teach medicine only to those who had sworn the same oath and to do that without reward, to visit the sick and treat them with the aim of healing and never using violence, to not prescribe deadly drugs even when requested, and to not divulge confidential information learned in the practice of their profession.
Limited edition typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter.
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The first lines are an invocation to the healing gods, followed by the presentation of the ethical principles.
In the oath, the physician pledges to prescribe only beneficial treatments, according to his abilities and judgment; to refrain from causing harm; and to live an exemplary peråsonal and professional life.
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Size: 23x35 cm.
Letterpress printed on cotton Magnani paper made in Pescia (Tuscany).
The Oath is housed into a resealable, transparent bag personalized with the Tallone logo. The bag includes a pH neutral passepartout cardboard.
The framed version is also available (€ 60). The glass and wood frame has a hanging hook on top, ready for wall mounting.
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The Italian text is typeset by hand in 14-point Garamond types, which were hand-cut by Henri Parmentier in 1910s and cast by Deberny et Peignot in Paris.
The Greek text is typeset by hand in the rare Neo-classical 12-pt Greek Ancien type cut by hand in mid 19th-century and cast by Deberny & Tuleu.
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Add a personalized message for the receiver of your gift. We will print it beautifully, for free, and ship the gift and the message directly to the receiver’s address.
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Tallone’s typographic studio has been continuously in operation since the 18th century, and its vast endowment of original foundry types and presses is still in use.
Neither monotype nor linotype are used. These typesetting systems from a keyboard are often passed off as manual typography. The Tallone Press also does not print from plastic plates derived from digital compositions. At Tallone Press, handmade bookmaking and aesthetic research combine to give each book a unique design, which is never repeated.
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- Size (cm)
- 23x35
The Code of Medical Ethics is still inspired by the Hippocratic Oath, the first text to establish the ethical standards of the medical profession.
Hippocrates (V-VI century BC) required his students to swear to respect their teachers, to teach medicine only to those who had sworn the same oath and to do that without reward, to visit the sick and treat them with the aim of healing and never using violence, to not prescribe deadly drugs even when requested, and to not divulge confidential information learned in the practice of their profession.
Limited edition typeset by hand in movable types, letter by letter.