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Arcana microcosmi: or, the hid secrets of man's body discovered; in an anatomical duel between Aristotle and Galen concerning the parts thereof: as also, by a discovery of the... diseases, symptomes & accidents of man's body. With a refutation of Doctor Brown's Vulgar errors, the Lord Bacon's Natural history, and Doctor Harvy's book De generatione, Comenius, and others; whereto is annexed a letter from Doctor Pr. to the author, and his answer thereto, touching Doctor Harvy's book

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Title: Arcana microcosmi: or, the hid secrets of man's body discovered; in an anatomical duel between Aristotle and Galen concerning the parts thereof: as also, by a discovery of the... diseases, symptomes & accidents of man's body. With a refutation of Doctor Brown's Vulgar errors, the Lord Bacon's Natural history, and Doctor Harvy's book De generatione, Comenius, and others; whereto is annexed a letter from Doctor Pr. to the author, and his answer thereto, touching Doctor Harvy's book

Level: Item

Classmark: BC Sc/ROS

Creator(s): Ross, Alexander (1591-1654)

Additional creator(s): Primerose, James (1598-1659) (Other)

Related people: Aristotle; Galen; Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626; Harvey, William, 1578-1657; Primerose, James

Publisher: printed by Tho. Newcomb, and are to bee [sic] sold by John Clark

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1652

Language: English

Size and medium: [16], 207, [5], 209-267, [9] p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/286229

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002239159705181

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Second edition.


Title page printed in red and black. - With [9] final pages containing letter, and reply, both in Latin, from J.P. to A.R. (i.e. Primrose to Ross).


Dedication signed by the author, Alexander Ross. (p.[4]). - The 'annexed... letter' is by Dr. Primrose (OCLC).


Contains an appendix, (p. [2-5], 209-267), with separate title page: An appendix to Arcana microcosmi: wherein are contained divers passages; as of fishes, presages, sneezing, thunder-struck persons, &c.... London, printed by Thomas Newcomb. 1652.


Indexed in: Wing(2) R1947.

Additional description

An owner (17th century?) has written in the margins of the Contents pages, opposite each chaper number, the number of the page on which the chapter begins. A4 has bottom outer corner repaired, with some loss of text. A tear in E6 affects last line of text on both sides of leaf. From the library of Professor F.H. Garner

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