Enchiridion medicum : containing an epitome of the whole course of physicke. With the examination of a chyrurgian by way of a dialogue betweene the doctor and the student. With a treatise containing a difinition of all those diseases that do chiefly affect the body of man and an antidotary of many excellent and approved remedies for all diseases : published for the benefite of yong students in physicke, chyrurgians, and apothecaries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pomarius, Petrus.

Contributor:

Hobbes, Stephen.

Celsus, Aulus Cornelius.

Okes, Nicholas, printer.

Snodham, Thomas, -1625, printer.

Bladen, W. (William), bookseller.

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Early works to 1800.

Medicine.

Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--Early works to 1800.

Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 172, 169 pages, 7 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm (4to)

Edition:

The second impression, enlarged with a second part containing a particular practise of physicke, with the flowers of Celsus, containing many aphorismes, excellent sentences, and witty sayings for the preseruation of health and curing of diseases.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by N[icholas] O[kes and Thomas Snodham] for Iohn Royston and William Bladon ..., 1612.

Contents:

An epitome of the whole course of physicke

The examination of a chyrurgion : wherein is handled the whole course of chyrurgirie by way of dialogue betweene the doctor and the student / by S.H.

A particular practise of phisicke : teaching the true cure of all those inward diseases that doe affect the bodie of man

The flowers of Celsus : contayning many aphorismes, excellent sentences, witty sayings, and generall rules for the preseruation of health and the curing of diseases.

Notes:

Written by Petrus Pomarius. Cf. ESTC.

Printer's names from ESTC.

Woodcuts: title vignette, initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Printed marginalia.

"The examination of a chyrurgion ... By S[tephen]. H[obbes]." has special dated t.p.; signatures and pagination are continuous.

"A particular practise of phisicke" (caption title) begins new pagination on leaf 2A1.

With three final contents leaves.

Variant: author's name on t.p. Cf. ESTC.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy is variant without author's name on t.p.

Penn Libraries copy: title leaf torn and mended at outer margin, partially excising one ownership inscription; another inscription on title leaf has been completely excised; a few ms. marginal notes and marks in ink or pencil.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 24578

ESTC S119012

Contains:

Examination of a chyrurgion.

Particular practise of phisicke, teaching the true cure of all those inward diseases that doe affect the bodie of man.

Flowers of Celsus.

OCLC:

84765433