Culpeper's school of physick, or, the experimental practice of the whole art : Wherein are contain'd, I. The English apothecary: or, the excellent virtues of our English herbs. II. Chymical and physical aphorisms and admirable secrets. III. The chirurgeon's guide: or, the errors of unskilful practitioners corrected. IV. The expert lapidary: or, a treatise physical of the secret virtues of stones. V. Doctor diet's directory: or, the physician's vade mecum; being safe rules to preserve health in a methodical way. As also, the mystery of the skill of physick made easie. VI. Chymical institutions; describing nature's choicest secrets in experienced chymical practice. A work very useful and necessary for the right information of all in physick, chirugery, and chymistry, &c. By Nicholas Culpeper, late student in physick and astrology. With an account of the author's life, and the testimony of his wife, Mrs. Culpeper, and others.

  • Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654
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1696
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School of physick
English apothecary
Chymical and physical aphorisms
Nativity of Nicholas Culpeper
Chyrurgeons guide
Expert lapidary
Doctor Diets directory
Chymical institutions

Publication/Creation

London : printed for R. Bently in Russel-street, Covent-Garden; J. Phillips at the King's-Arms in St. Paul's Church-Yard; H. Rhodes at the Star the Corner of Bride-Lane in Fleet-street; and J. Taylor at the Ship in St. Paul's Church Yard, 1696.

Physical description

46 unnumbered pages, 313 pages, 13 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates

Edition

The third edition corrected.

Notes

Each part has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.
Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books 1641-1700 reel 2494:7 has leaves A-B4 torn at top right corner with some loss of print.
Reproduction of original in the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London.

References note

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996) C7546

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2494:7) s1999 miun s

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