Four books of that learned, and renowned doctor, Lazarus Riverius. . Containing five hundred and thirteen observations, or histories, of famous and rare cures; most of which were his own. The other were communicated to him
Lazare Rivière (1589-1655)
Category
Books
Date
1658
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 3011805
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],184,245-435,488-594,611-645,[1];[14],118,219-463,[33]p . . fol. Small burn marks throughout. Provenance: no marks of provenance. Binding: seventeenth-century dark brown calf over boards on five tanned leather thongs, double blind fillets on both covers, and spine, blind roll tool on board edges, blue and white head and tail bands, eighteenth-century red leather spine label with gilt tooling. Spine title: Culpeper's Physick. Small glass or cup mark on front cover. Back cover is detached.
Makers and roles
Lazare Rivière (1589-1655) Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) Jean Fernel (1497-1558)