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The book of knowledge: treating of the wisdom of the ancients. : In four parts. I. Shewing the various and wonderful operation of the signs and planets, and other celestial constellations, on the bodies of men, &c. II. Prognostications for ever necessary to keep the body in health; with several choice receipts in physic and surgery. III. An abstract of the art of physiognomy and palmistry, together with the signification of moles and the interpretation of dreams, &c. IV. The farmer's calendar, containing, 1st. Perpetual prognostications for weather. 2d. The whole mystery of husbandry. 3d. The complete and experienced farrier and cowleech., &c. / Written by Erra Pater, a Jew doctor in astronomy and physic, born in Bethany, near Mount Olivet in Judea. ; Made English by W. Lilly, student in physic and astrology. ; To which is added, the true form of all sorts of bills, bonds, counter-bonds, indentures, letters of attorney and licence, deeds of gift, bills of exchange, andc.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erra Pater, author.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30393.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astrology.
- Dreams.
- Forms (Law).
- Fortune-telling.
- Horses--Diseases.
- Horses.
- Veterinary medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (118 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Worcester [Mass.], : Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Jun. Sold wholesale and retail at his bookstore., [1796]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Frontispiece identical with that in the Boston edition printed by Zachariah Fowle in about 1767. The American Antiquarian Society copy of that edition has a note in the hand of Isaiah Thomas, Senior, stating that he made the cut while an apprentice to Fowle in 1762.
- Date of publication supplied by Evans.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 30393).
- Cited in:
- Evans 30393
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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