"Bachelor's Degree In Medicine From The University Of Montpellier 1785"
Bachelor's degree from the Montpellier University of Medicine. Printed in Latin and completed with gold ink on parchment. Recipient Mathurin Gaspard Tardy (1756- Rochefort, 1811-Rochefort) His tomb is the oldest of the Cimetierre St Louis de Rochefort. Doctor and surgeon of the navy in Rochefort. Certified by Joseph François de Malide, bishop of Montpellier. Dated March 10, 1785. After studying medicine in Paris he joined the University of Montpellier where he defended his thesis in 1784 "of abuse amputationis membrorum" Initialed below left under the consulate in accordance with the law of 19 ventose year XI. The Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier is the oldest in the Western world still existing, it will celebrate its 800 years in 2020. Tinted wood frame. Dimensions of the parchment: cm Frame dimensions: 68x57,5cm