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Nouvelle chirurgie, medicale et raisonnée, / de Michel Etmuller, avec une dissertation sur l'infusion des liqueurs dans les vaisseaux, du même auteur.
Ettmüller, Michael, 1644-1683.Date: M. DC. LXXXX. [1690]
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Observations in surgery: being a collection of one hundred and twenty eight different cases. With Particular Remarks on Each, For the Improvement of young Students. Wherein not only the Method of Practice in difficult Labours, but other Distempers incident to the Female Sex are copiously enlarged on: Among others, that of the Descent of the Womb; clearly proving the Reality of such a Disease, in Opposition to Mr. Verduc. To which are added, The particular Receipts of such Remedies as were used by the Author in each Case. Written originally in French, by Mr. Saviard, Chief Surgeon, and Operator in Midwifry, at the Hospital Hotel Dieu in Paris. The Candid Reception of Mr. Le Dran's Observations by the Gentlemen of the Faculty, encouraged me to prosecute this translation, that the Whole may make a compleat Body of Practical Surgery. By J. S. Surgeon.
Saviard, Barthélemy, 1656-1702.Date: M.DCC.XL. [1740]
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The most excelent worckes of chirurgery, made and set forth by maister Iohn Vigon, head chirurgien of oure tyme in Italy, traunslated into Englishe. Wherunto is added an exposition of straunge termes and vnknowen symples, belongynge vnto the arte.
Vigo, Giovanni da, 1450?-1525Date: Anno. D. 1550
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The art of surgery: in which is laid down such a general idea of the same, as is founded upon Reason, confirm'd by practice, and farther illustrated with many singular and rare Cases Medico-Chirurgical. In two volumes. The fourth edition. Corrected. By Daniel Turner, M. D. of the College of Physicians in London. ...
Turner, Daniel, 1667-1741.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]
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Lithotomus castratus; or, Mr. Cheselden's treatise on the high operation for the stone, throughly examin'd, and plainly found to be Lithotomia Douglassiana, &c. under another title: in a letter to Dr. John Arbuthnot. With an appendix, wherein both authors are fairly compar'd. To which is added, A Word of Advice to Surgeons.
Houstoun, Robert, . 1734.Date: 1723
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A general system of surgery, in three parts. Containing the doctrine and management I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumors, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all parts of the body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all operations and disorders. The whole illustrated with forty copper-plates, exhibiting all the operations, instruments, bandages, and improvements, according to the modern and most approved practice. To which is prefixed, an introduction, concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery; with such other preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the younger surgeons. Being a work of thirty years experience. By Dr. Laurence Heister, Professor of Physic and Surgery in the University of Helmstadt, Fellow of the Royal Society, London, and of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c.
Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]
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The surgions mate, or A treatise discouering faithfully and plainely the due contents of the surgions chest : the vses of the instruments, the vertues and operations of the medicines, the cures of the most frequent diseases at sea: namely wounds, apostumes, vlcers, fistulaes, fractures, dislocations, with the true maner of amputation, the cure of the scuruie, the fluxes of the belly, of the collica and illiaca passio, tenasmus, and exitus ani, the callenture; with a briefe explanation of sal, sulphur, and mercury; with certaine characters, and tearmes of arte. Published chiefly for the benefit of young sea-surgions, imployed in the East-India Companies affaires. By Iohn Woodall Mr in Chirurgery.
Woodall, John, 1556?-1643Date: 1617
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Apologia chyrurgica : A vindication of the noble art of chyrurgery, from the gross abuses offer'd thereunto by mountebanks, quacks, barbers, pretending bone-setters, with other ignorant undertakers. Wherein their fraudulent practices are plainly detected by several remarkable observations, their fair promises prov'd fictions, their administrations pernicious, their confident pretences injurious and destructive to the welfare of the people. By Daniel Turner, practitioner in chyrurgery. Imprimatur. Datum in comitiis censoriis ex ædibus collegii nostri, Jan. 11. 1694. John Lawson, president. Samuel Collins, Richard Torless, Edward Tyson, Martin Lister, censores.
Turner, Daniel, 1667-1741Date: 1695
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The new practice of chirurgery : being a methodical account of divers eminent observations, cases, and cures, very necessary and useful for surgeons, in the military and naval service. By Hugh Ryder, surgeon, in London.
Ryder, HughDate: 1693
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A remarkable case in surgery: wherein an account is given of an uncommon fracture and depression of the skull, in a child about six years old; ... Also an exact draught of the case, ... Communicated by Daniel Turner.
Turner, Daniel, 1667-1741.Date: 1709
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Mellificium chirurgiæ: Or, The marrow of chirurgery : With the anatomy of human bodies according to the most modern anatomists; illustrated with many anatomical observations. Institutions of physick, with Hippocrates's Aphorisms largely commented upon. The marrow of physick, shewing the causes, signs and cures of most diseases incident to human bodies. Choice experienced receipts for the cure of several distempers. The fourth edition, enlarged, with many additions. Illustrated in its several parts with twelve copper cuts. By James Cooke of Warwick, practitioner in physick and chirurgery. Revised, corrected and purged from many faults that escaped in the former editions, by reason of the author's great distance from the press; by Tho. Gibson, M.D. and fellow of the College of Physicians, London. Licensed by the College of Physicians.
Cooke, James, 1614-1694Date: 1760 [i.e. 1700]
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New practical observations in surgery : containing divers remarkable cases and cures. By Hugh Ryder surgeon in ordinary to His Majesty.
Ryder, HughDate: 1685
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London's medicinal-informer: Containing, I. A brief enquiry into the ancient state of the practices of physick and surgery in the world. II. The present state of those professions in London. III. Quacks rightly distinguish'd from other practicers; characteris'd, and chastiz'd. IV. The venereal disease in its cause, nature, signes, dangerous effects; best most cheap, easy, safe, and private methods of cure, truly represented; in order to prevent peoples being ruin'd either by that disease, of by unskilful pretenders to its cure. By a London physician.
London physician.Date: [1710]
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An appendix to Dr. Turner's Art of surgery. Containing, The Additional Part of the last Impression thereof, for the Benefit of those who are possess'd of the First Edition. Here Publish'd by the Author's Direction.
Turner, Daniel, 1667-1741.Date: 1725
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The chirurgical works of Percivall Pott, F.R.S. and surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. A new edition. In three volumes. ...
Pott, Percivall, 1714-1788.Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]
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De arte phisicali et de cirurgia / by John Arderne ; translated and commented by Torgny Svenberg & Peter Murray Jones ; art-historical reflexions by Eva Lq Sandgen.
Arderne, John, active 1307-1370Date: MMXIV
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An introduction to the theory and practice of surgery. By William Dease, Surgeon to the United Hospitals of St. Nicholas, and St. Catherine, at Dublin. Vol.I.
Dease, William, 1752?-1798.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]
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A discourse of the vvhole art of chyrurgery : vvherein is exactly set down the definitions, causes, accidents, prognostications and cures of all sorts of diseases, both in generall and particular, which at any time heretofore have been practised by any chyrurgion, according to the opinion of all the ancient professors of that science : which is not only profitable for chyrurgions, but also for all sorts of people, both for preventing of sicknesse, and recovery of health / compiled by Peter Lovve Scottingham ... ; whereunto is added the rule of making remedies which chyrurgions doe commonly use, with the presages of divine Hippocrates.
Lowe, Peter, approximately 1550-approximately 1612Date: 1654
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Tables of surgerie : brieflie comprehending the whole art and practise thereof in a maruelous good method, collected and gathered out of the best physicians by Horatius Morus a Florentine physician: and faithfullie translated out of Latine into our English toong, by Richard Caldwall doctor of physicke.
Morus, Horatius, active 1569Date: 1585
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A compleat body of chirurgical operations, containing the whole practice of surgery. With observations and remarks on each case. Amongst which are Inserted, the several Ways of Delivering Women in Natural and Unnatural Labours. The whole illustrated with copper plates, Explaining the several Bandages, Sutures, and divers useful Instruments. By M. de La Vauguion. M. D. and Intendant of the Royal Hospitals about Paris.
La Vauguion, M. de.Date: MDCCVII. [1707]
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The analysis of chyrurgery : being the theorique and practique thereof. Briefly composed for the benefit of all those who desire the knoledge of this worthy profession. By the paines and industry of Ed: Edwards Doctor in Physicke.
Edwards, Edward, doctor in physickDate: 1636
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The operations in surgery of Mons. Le Dran, Senior Surgeon of the Hospital of La Charité, Consultant Surgeon to the Army, Member of the Academy of Surgery at Paris, and Fellow of the Royal Society at London. Translated by Mr. Gataker, Surgeon. With remarks, plates of the operations, and a sett of instruments, by Mr. Cheselden, Surgeon to the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, and Member of the Academy of Surgery at Paris.
Le Dran, Henri-François, 1685-1770.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]
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The most excellent workes of chirurgerye, made and set forth by maister John Vigon, heed chirurgie[n] of our tyme in Italie, translated into english. Whereunto is added an exposition of straunge termes [and] vnknowen symples, belongyng to the arte.
Vigo, Giovanni da, 1450?-1525Date: 1543
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A discourse of the vvhole art of chyrurgerie : VVherein is exactly set downe the definition, causes, accidents, prognostications, and cures of all sorts of diseases, both in generall and particular, which at any time heretofore haue beene practiced by any chyrurgion: according to the opinion of all the ancient professors of that science. Which is not onely profitable for chyrurgions; but also for all sorts of people: both for preventing of sicknesse; and recoverie of health. Compiled by Peter Lovve Scottishman, Doctor in the facultie of chyrurgerie at Paris: and ordinary chyrurgion to the French King and Navarre. Whereunto is added the rule of making remedies which chyrurgions doe commonly use: with the presages of divine Hippocrates.
Lowe, Peter, approximately 1550-approximately 1612Date: An. Dom. 1634
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Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant Knight, and Doctor in Physick, viz. his Rationall secrets, and Chirurgery, reviewed and revived. Together with a book of excellent Experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties : Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of B.G. à Portu Aquitano. Also Isaac Hollandus his Secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot.
Fioravanti, Leonardo, 1517-Date: 1652. [i.e. 1651]