Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant Knight, and doctor in physick : viz. his Rationall secrets, and Chirurgery, reviewed and revived : Together with a book of excellent experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties. Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his One hundred and fourteen experiments: with certain excellent works of B.G. à Portu Aquitano. Also Isaac Hollandus his secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus his spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot
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Type of record: Book
Title: Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant Knight, and doctor in physick : viz. his Rationall secrets, and Chirurgery, reviewed and revived : Together with a book of excellent experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties. Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his One hundred and fourteen experiments: with certain excellent works of B.G. à Portu Aquitano. Also Isaac Hollandus his secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus his spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot
Other titles: A treatise of chirurgery: published with many excellent experiments and secrets; The excellence of physick and chirurgerie, collected out of approved practises, and learned observations of many expert men in both faculties
Classmark: Early Science 2 1652 FIO
Creator(s): Fioravanti, Leonardo (1517-1588)
Additional creator(s): Hester, John (1593) (Other); Johnson, William (1665) (Other); Paracelsus (1493-1541) (Other); Penot, Bernard Georges (1617) (Other); Hollandus, Johan Isaäc (Other); Du Chesne, Joseph (1544-1609) (Other)
Publisher: Printed by G. Dawson, and are to be sold by William Nealand
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1652
Language: English
Size and medium: 8 unnumbered pages, 16 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 180 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 106 pages, 10 unnumbered pages, 92, that is, 72 pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 75 pages, 1 unnumbered page
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/240133
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991013395359705181
Description
Fioravanti's "A treatise of chirurgery", his "The excellencie of physick and chirurgerie", and Paracelsus' "One hundred and fourteen experiments" each have separate title pages with imprint: Printed by G.D., 1652.
"To the reader" signed: J.H. [and] W.J. [i.e. J. Hester and W. Johnson].
"Short animadversions upon the book lately published by one who stiles himselfe Noah Biggs, Helmontii psittacum," signed W.I., and a letter addressed to "Friend Culpepr," signed W.J., are followed by "The epistle to the reader," signed W.I. M.B. From this last epistle it appears that the collection was assembled by William Johnson.
Title within ornamental border; initials; ornaments.
The final work, containing material by Paracelsus, Duchesne, Hollandus and Penot is edited with a preface by Penot.
"B.G. à Portu Aquitano" is Bernard Georges Penot; Quercetanus is Joseph Duchesne.
Translated and edited by John Hester and William Johnson.
Indexed in: Wing F953.
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