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Salmon, William (1644-1713)6
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Conolly, John (1794-1866)4
Forbes, Sir John (1787-1861)4
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Tweedie, Alexander (1794-1884)4
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Menders of the maimed : the anatomical & physiological principles underlying the treatment of injuries to muscles, nerves, bones & joints

Keith, Sir Arthur (1866-1955); Le Fanu, W R (1904-)

1975

Reprint of the 1919 ed. published by Henry Frowde - Hodder & Stoughton, Oxford University Press, London. Includes "Introduction to the 1975 reprint by William LeFanu."--(p.1-6)

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The third and last part of the Secretes of the reuerend Maister Alexis of Piemont : by him collected out of diuers excellent authors, with a necessary table in the ende, conteyning all the matters treated of in this present worke. Englished by William Ward

Alessio Piemontese; Ruscelli, Girolamo (1565); Ward, William (1534-1609)

1578

A translation of part 3 of a French version of: De' secreti del R.D. Alessio Piemontese. Mostly in black letter. With device of J. Wight on title-page. With nine final contents leaves. Signatu...

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University of Leeds Medical Society magazine

University of Leeds. Medical Society

v.12, no.2 1942 Contains the Milroy lecture for 1942 by W.N. Pickles, Epidemic disease in English village life in peace and war (pp.64-74). With the signature of William Pickles. In portfolio Cont...

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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

Fioravanti, Leonardo (1517-1588); Hester, John (1593); Johnson, William (1665); Paracelsus (1493-1541); Penot, Bernard Georges (1617); Hollandus, Johan IsaƤc; Du Chesne, Joseph (1544-1609)

1652

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 b...

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The rewards of medicine : and other essays

Barber, Hugh

1959

The rewards of medicine.--A professor of positive health.--Eponymous immortality.--The act of dying.--Psychosomatic disease.--The value of fiction in medical education.--Waters, holidays and cures.--T...

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Medical Manuscripts Collection

1756-1955

This artificial collection groups together some individual manuscripts relating medical practice and education. The general content of the collection includes lecture notes, case notes and papers, man...

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Notes on old cookery books, compiled by John Hodgkin

Hodgkin, John (bibliographer)

c.1925

The main manuscript contains five chapters devoted to old cookery books of particular interest, as follows: (1) ff.4-16: Ann Wallis: 1673; (2) ff.17-37: Mrs Windham: 1710; (3) ff. 38-60: Captain Thoma...

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Commentaries on the history and cure of diseases

Heberden, William (1710-1801); Heberden, William (1767-1845)

1802

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