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Sermonum scientiae medicae libri septimi tractatus tertius et quartus: de chirurgia. (Incomplete). Written in a small current hand, 31-33 lines to a page. Large ornamental initial D on fol. 1, rubbed; capitals and paragraph marks in red. Fol. 1 DEo prestante sufragium [sic] incipiam tractatum 3m huius sermonis. 7i. qui / continet scripturas duas in quarum prima dicetur de cyrugia ... / ... / (line 4) ... Scriptura secunda est de egritudinibus / pluribus de quibus non est dicta curacio in sermonibus precedentibus ... 66 ... superet inunctio in mixtione. // Explicit. Tercius. Tractatus. 66v [T]Ractatu tercio [finito] per graciam dei et domini nostri yhesu cristi saluatoris animarum et / corporum nostrorum. quartum incipiam tractatum huic septimo sermoni pertinentem in quo / de uera et propria continuitatis solutione tractabo ... 188v [Beginning of the last chapter (91), on the extraction of arrows and other weapons by means of medicines: the text is rubbed.] Last line ... Galienus dixit in vii mista cum bulbo et ex eis utilibus / This is line 39 of Cap. XCI in the edition of 1507.

1 volume 188 ll. folio. 30 x 20 1/2 cm. On vellum and paper, in quires of two vellum and six paper leaves. 19th cent. diced calf binding. The end is wanting, and fol. 18 has been almost entirely torn out: lower margin of the last leaf slightly cut, and text rubbed.

Falcutius, Nicolaus ( -1412)

Remedia medicorum Redonensium Concilio praescripta tam prophilatica quam therapeutica adversus pestem. Collecta per Michaelem Billard pharmacopeum Spernonensem. 1650. Institutions pharmaceutiques, 1650. Gerard de Rennes. Compendium institutionum pharmaceuticarum ... datum ... 1651: in French. A few medical receipts by a different contemporary hand: in French, Herbarium (Hortus Siccus). 1681. The `Herbarium' contains specimens inserted in slits cut in the paper: many have been damaged or lost. Each has its Latin name written in. On the second preliminary leaf: `Ex libris Petri Boucinel Doctoris medici facultatis Rennensis'.  Produced in Rennes.

1 volume 10 ll. + 16 bl. ll. + 20 ll. + 26 ll. + 3 ll. + 7 bl. ll. + 1 l. + 26 bl. ll. 41 ll. 4to. 261/2 x 201/2 cm. Original lime vellum binding, with flap and tie. First (blank) leaf damaged, some damp-stains.

Billard, Michael

Formules des remèdes choisis pour la pratique de la médecine et de la chirurgie. Petit manuel refait pour réparer celui qui a été incendié le 26 décembre 1762. Commencé le 23 decembre 1763. There are some added remedies, also in French, at the end, one of which is dated 1767. Produced in Paris.

1 volume 8 bl. ll. + 1 l. + 174 pp. + 17 ll. (last 13 bl.). 12mo. 12 x 7 cm. Original calf binding.

Le Cat, Claude Nicolas (1700-1768)

Notes of lectures by Cline on surgery and anatomy, plus (MSS.1682-1683) some miscellaneous material by Cline and Astley Cooper that includes relevant case notes, receipts and so forth.

Cline, Henry (1750-1827)

Libro de ruedas y diferentes curiosidades. The first part is concerned with various forms of astrological and other methods of fortune-telling by means of circular diagrams. This is followed by notes on ancient music and ancient musical instruments: at the end are a few household and medical receipts.

Paper; 1 volume 12mo; dimensions: diameter 10 cm, length 15 cm

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