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 1612
- Date:
- An. Dom. 1634
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About this work
Also known as
Whole course of chirurgerie
Whole course of chirurgerie.
Presages of divine Hippocrates.
Discourse of the whole art of chyrurgerie.
Publication/Creation
At London : Printed by Thomas Purfoot, An. Dom. 1634.
Physical description
24 unnumbered pages, 447 pages, 9 unnumbered pages; 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (woodcut).
Edition
The third edition;
References note
STC (2nd ed.) 16871.
Notes
Originally published in 1598 as: The whole course of chirurgerie.
Includes index.
"The presages of divine Hippocrates", a translation by Peter Lowe of "Prognostica", has separate dated title page and register.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 845:22) s1999 miun s