Practical physick: or, Five distinct treatises of the most predominant diseases of these times. . The first of the scurvey. The second of the dropsie. The third of feavers and agues of all sorts. The fourth of the French pox. And the fifth of the gout. Wherein the nature, causes, symptomes, various methods of cure, and waies of preventing every of the said diseases, are severally handled, and plainly discovered to the meanest capacity. Written in Latine by the famous Dr. Daniel Sennertus, late publick Professor of Physick in the University of Wittenburgh. In English, by Nich. Culpeper, and H. Care, students in physick and astrology.
Daniel Sennert (1572-1637)
Category
Books
Date
1679
Materials
Measurements
170 x 113 x 45 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074832
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],151,[7],176,[6],279,[1]p. . 8vo.. [2]A1-2 (divisional title page and following leaf) ripped-out following L4; Hh1-8 bound in incorrect order.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf, crossed-out: "Richard Nes...[rest illegible] his booke 1685", and on inside rear board: "Rich: Nesfield 1685"; manuscript inscription on title page: "Mr [or possibly Abr] Browne".. Binding: 17th century sprinkled sheepskin binding, with double blind fillet border, and double blind fillet running parallel to spine-edge; initials 'BB' stamped in blind on both boards [probably Benjamin Browne, 1664-1748].
Makers and roles
Daniel Sennert (1572-1637) Henry Care (1646 - 1688) Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654)