Enquiries into human nature : in VI. anatomic praelections in the new theatre of the Royal Colledge of Physicians in London / by Walter Charleton, M.D. ... ; publish'd by order of the most learned president.
- Charleton, Walter, 1620-1707.
- Date:
- 1680
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
London : Printed by M. White, for Robert Boulter ..., 1680.
Physical description
42 unnumbered pages, 149 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 369-544 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : portrait, illustrations ; 4to (21 cm)
Contributors
Notes
The two plates are a portrait of Charleton and an engraving of the "Theatrum Cutlerianum". The engraved portrait is signed: D. Loggan ad vivum delin. et. sculp: 1697.
An extensively rewritten edition of the Natural history of nutrition. Cf. H. Rolleston in Bull. hist. med., v. 8 (1940), p. 413.
Although the work was intended to include six praelections, only the following were published: I. Of nutrition; IV. Of life; V. Of fevers; VI. Of motion voluntary.
The first leaf bears an order to print on verso.
Title within double rule.
The final three pages are advertisements.
Signatures: pi² a⁴ B-Z⁴ Aa² Aaa-Xxx⁴ Yyy² Zzz⁴.
Copy 1 Note: Imperfect: portrait wanting.
Contents
I.-III. Of nutrition. -- IV. Of life. -- V. Of fevers. -- VI. Of motion voluntary.
References note
ESTC (RLIN) R15713
Krivatsy, P. NLM 17th cent., 2390
Wing (2nd ed., 1994) C3678
Language note
In English with Greek references.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/B/17426