A compleat history of druggs : written in French by Monsieur Pomet, chief druggist to the late French King Lewis XIV. To which is added what is further observable on the same subject, from Mess. Lemery and Tournefort, divided into three classes, vegetable, animal and mineral; with their use in physick, chymistry, pharmacy, and several other arts. Illustrated with above four hundred copper cutts, curiously done from the life; and an explanation of their different names, places of growth, and countries from whence they are brought; the way to know the true from the false; their virtues, &c. A work of very great use and curiosity. Done into English from the originals.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pomet, Pierre, 1658-1699.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Histoire générale des drogues. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materia medica--Early works to 1800.

Materia medica.

Physical Description:

24 unnumbered pages,419 pages, 9 unnumbered pages,86 plates ; 4⁰

Edition:

The third edition.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. and J. Bonwicke, R. Wilkin, S. Birt, T. Ward and E. Wicksteed, MDCCXXXVII. [1737]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

William Bowyer printed all up to p.224 (i.e., "vol. 1"; p.225 has a caption title "Volume the second" and the direction line from that page onward includes "Vol. II"); his records show 500 copies printed.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 2316

English Short Title Catalog, T112243.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.