The ancient [Psykhroloysia] revived, or, An essay to prove cold bathing both safe and useful, in four letters ... / by Sir John Floyer, Kt. M.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Floyer, John, Sir, 1649-1734, author.

Baynard, Edward, 1641- author.

Contributor:

Royal College of Physicians of London, current owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hydrotherapy.

Ice--Therapeutic use--Early works to 1800.

Ice.

Ice--Therapeutic use.

Genre:

Early works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 pages)

Manufacture:

London : Prince's Arms, 1702.

Other Title:

Essay to prove cold bathing both safe and useful

Place of Publication:

[London?] : [publisher not identified], [1702?]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Letter I. Concerning the antiquity of religious and medicinal immersion

Letter II. An account given of Hippocrates's opinion, concerning the nature of cold baths, and their usefulness

Letter III. The ancient immersion in baptism is described, and that it continued in England, till about the year 1600, and was also useful to cure many infirmities in infants, and prevent hereditary diseases, is clearly proved

Letter IV. Describing some remarkable cures done anciently or lately by cold bathing.

Notes:

Description based on online resource.

Collection FA: RCPCFA012, RCP Library.

Document notes: Dimensions: 19 cm, Provenance: Autograph: Hamilton, ?Isaac; Autograph: Spedding, James; Book-plate: Watt, R.H.; Book-plate: Roberts, David LLoyd, Bibliographical Note: MS. notes in one copy. (14041); Final errata leaf wanting in one copy. (14040); Word psykhroloysia of title transliterated from Greek, Collection: David Lloyd Roberts, Class Number: 61, priref: 11317, Barcode: 14041, CopyShelfRef: D2/62-h-3, CID: 10264.

OCLC:

1159501545

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