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Guydos questions, newly corrected : whereunto is added the thirde and fourth booke of Galen, with a treatise for the helps of all the outward parts of mans body : and also an excellent antidotary containing diuers receipts, as well of auncient as latter wryters : faythfully corrected by men skilfull in the sayd Arte ...
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guy, de Chauliac, approximately 1300-1368, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Chirurgia magna. Selections. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Surgery--Early works to 1800.
- Surgery.
- Medicine, Medieval.
- Medicine--Early works to 1800.
- Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- [4], 36-35-38, 41-201 leaves ; 19 cm (4to)
- Fingerprint:
- s-in isn- ched afAu (3) 1579 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- Imprinted at London : By Thomas East, 1579.
- Notes:
- "A translation, by Robert Copland revised by George Baker, of selections from the 'Chirurgia magna' of Guy de Chauliac, with book 4 of 'De methodo medendi' by Galen and an epitome of book 3 of 'De compositione medicamentorum per genera' of Galen. The antidotary is assembled from various sources, with contributions by William Clowes. The translation of the epitome of Galen's book 3 is by George Baker and is reprinted from STC 1209. The translation of Galen's book 4 is essentially a reprint of the adaptation, from Galen's 'The institucion of chyrurgerie' (STC 11530.5), of Robert Copland's translation which first appeared in 'The questyonary of cyrurgyens' (STC 12468)."--ESTC.
- The editor's name, George Baker, appears on leaf A2r.
- Imprint date from colophon on leaf 3E4v, which reads: Imprinted at London by Thomas East, 1579.
- Signatures: A-3E⁴.
- Woodcut printer's devices and initials.
- Type ornament head- and tail-pieces.
- "A vvorke both learned and profitable for Chirurgions, the lyke wheroff before this tyme hath not bene printed."--Title leaf.
- Local Notes:
- Smith copy has some early manuscript underlines and notes in text; manuscript date ("1579") on verso of leaf preceding title leaf.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Fund.
- Smith copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2024 from Liber Antiquus.
- Smith copy has illegible dated 20th-century autograph on verso of front free endpaper.
- Cited in:
- ESTC S105907
- STC (2nd ed.), 12469
- OCLC:
- 82835794
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