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Author

Rivière, Lazare

Uniform title

Praxis medica. English

Title

The practice of physick, in seventeen several books. : Wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the body. / By Nicholas Culpeper, physitian and astrologer. Abdiah Cole, Doctor of Physick. And William Rowland, physitian. Being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor. Lazarus Riverius; sometimes councellor and physitian to the King of France. To which are added four books containing five hundred and thirteen observations of famous cures. By the same author. And a fifth book of select medicinal counsels. By John Fernelius. With a table of the principal matters treated of therein. As also a physical dictionary, explaining the hard words used in these books..

Imprint

London, : Printed by John Streater, and are to be sold by George Sawbridge, at the Bible in Ludgate Hill., M DC LXXII. [1672]

Physical description

[12], 184, 245-436, 489-594, 611-645, [13], 120, 221-463, [33] p., [1] leaf of plates : portraits ; fol.

Note

"Translation of the author's Praxis medica and Observations medicae & curationes insignes" -- NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Note

Title words "Nicholas ... physitian" are gathered by a left brace.

Note

"Four books of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarus Riverius, has separate dated title page, register and pagination.

Note

Engraved frontispiece (plate) with portraits of Riverius, Culpeper, Cole, and Fernelius.

Note

Includes index.

Citation/references note

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), R1563

Citation/references note

ESTC, R214736

Provenance

Part of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. "C20", "T.h.e.", "R4" inscribed on upper flyleaf. Gillingham reference C20/-/-.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

Binding

17th-century; paper boards (wanting cover); sewn on five supports; text block edges marbled.

Subject

Medicine Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Streater, John printer.

Added entry--name

Sawbridge, George bookseller.

Added entry--name

Cole, Abdiah

Added entry--name

Culpeper, Nicholas

Added entry--name

Fernel, Jean, 1497-1558 author.

Added entry--name

Rowland, William

Added entry--name

Freke, Thomas former owner.

Added entry--name

St. Mary the Virgin (Church : Gillingham, Dorset : England) owner.

Added entry--uncontrolled related/analytical title

Four books of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarus Riverius

Added entry--place

England London.

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24510$aThe practice of physick, in seventeen several books. :$bWherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the body. /$cBy Nicholas Culpeper, physitian and astrologer. Abdiah Cole, Doctor of Physick. And William Rowland, physitian. Being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor. Lazarus Riverius; sometimes councellor and physitian to the King of France. To which are added four books containing five hundred and thirteen observations of famous cures. By the same author. And a fifth book of select medicinal counsels. By John Fernelius. With a table of the principal matters treated of therein. As also a physical dictionary, explaining the hard words used in these books..

260##$aLondon, :$bPrinted by John Streater, and are to be sold by George Sawbridge, at the Bible in Ludgate Hill.,$cM DC LXXII. [1672]

300##$a[12], 184, 245-436, 489-594, 611-645, [13], 120, 221-463, [33] p., [1] leaf of plates :$bportraits ;$cfol.

500##$a "Translation of the author's Praxis medica and Observations medicae & curationes insignes" -- NUC pre-1956 imprints.

500##$aTitle words "Nicholas ... physitian" are gathered by a left brace.

500##$a"Four books of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarus Riverius, has separate dated title page, register and pagination.

500##$aEngraved frontispiece (plate) with portraits of Riverius, Culpeper, Cole, and Fernelius.

500##$aIncludes index.

5104#$aWing (CD-Rom, 1996),$cR1563

5104#$aESTC,$cR214736

561##$aPart of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. "C20", "T.h.e.", "R4" inscribed on upper flyleaf. Gillingham reference C20/-/-.

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

563##$a17th-century; paper boards (wanting cover); sewn on five supports; text block edges marbled.

650#0$aMedicine$vEarly works to 1800.

7001#$aStreater, John,$eprinter.

7001#$aSawbridge, George,$ebookseller.

7001#$aCole, Abdiah.

7001#$aCulpeper, Nicholas.

7001#$aFernel, Jean,$d1497-1558$eauthor.

7001#$aRowland, William.

7001#$aFreke, Thomas,$eformer owner.

7102#$aSt. Mary the Virgin (Church : Gillingham, Dorset : England),$eowner.

74002$aFour books of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarus Riverius

752##$aEngland$dLondon.