Rutherford, John (1695-1779), Professor of Medicine at Edinburgh University

  • Rutherford, John, 1695-1779
Date:
1719-1750
Reference:
MS.6888
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Clinical lectures by John Rutherford, recorded by an unknown student at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, and occasionally referring to case-books, 27 January - 7 April 1748/9. Bound with ten printed lectures and theses from Leyden and Edinburgh.

ff. 1r.-92v. Introductory lectures 1-4, and lectures referring to named cases.

ff. 93r.-128r. Regular agues, with exemplary cases, and lectures referring to named cases.

ff. 128v.-175v. Of wind in the stomach & intestines, and other lectures referring to named cases.

ff. 178r.-186v. The scurvy in general.

ff. 188r.-203r. Lues Venerea.

ff. 204r.-206v. Miscellaneous cases.

ff. 207r.-351r. Printed pamphlets.

Publication/Creation

1719-1750

Physical description

1 volume 1 vol., 235 × 194 mm., 351 ff., (original manuscript foliation 1-213 incomplete and a few folios torn out: printed items numbered 29-38). Fully bound in calf, spine repaired and labelled 'pamphlets'.

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Acquisition note

Purchased from R.G. Cave, 1992.

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Described in the Library's typescript supplements to its published manuscript catalogues.

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  • acc. 348898