A compleat history of druggs : written in French by Monsieur Pomet, ... To which is added, what is further observable on the same subject, from Mess. Lemery and Tournefort, divided into three classes, vegetable, animal amd mineral; with their use in physick, chymistry, pharmacy, and several other arts. Illustrated with above four hundred copper cutts, ... Done into English from the originals.
Pierre Pomet (1658-1699)
Category
Books
Date
1737
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3193422
Summary
Bibliographic description
[24], 419, [9] p., plates : ill. ; 4to. Bookseller's pastedown pencil note. $zProvenance: eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, with putti, and motto: Nil Desperandum, Yates, sculp. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough. [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double gilt fillet border; gilt on spine; five raised bands; gilt lettered spine label: History of druggs.
Makers and roles
Pierre Pomet (1658-1699) Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) Nicolas Lémery (1645-1715) Joseph Browne (b.1673?)