A choice manual, or Rare secrets in physick and chirurgery: collected, & practised by the Right Honourable the Countesse of Kent, late deceased. Whereto are added several experiments of the vertue of Gascon powder, and lapis contra yarvam by a professor of physick. As also most exquisite ways of preserving, conserving, candying &c.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kent, Elizabeth Grey, Countess of, 1581-1651.

Contributor:

W. J.

Series:

Early English books online

Standardized Title:

Choice manuall

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Popular--Early works to 1800.

Medicine, Popular.

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

Medicine.

Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.

Cookbooks--Early works to 1800.

Cookbooks.

Cooking--Early works to 1800.

Cooking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 unnumbered pages, 190 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 191-233 pages, 27 unnumbered pages, 140 pages) : portrait (metalcut)

Edition:

The nineteenth edition.

Other Title:

Rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery.

Rare secrets in physick and chirurgery.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for H. Mortlock at the Phœnix in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1687.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

An edition of: A choice manuall.

"The epistle to the reader" is signed: W.J.

"A true gentlewomans delight" has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.

Includes indexes.

Text is continuous despite pagination.

Leaves P5-P6 are torn at head, affecting pagination and text.

Reproduction of the original in the Glasgow University Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2072:20) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition) K317.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.