The breviarie of health: vvherin doth folow, remedies for all maner of sicknesses & diseases, the which may be in man or woman / Expressing the obscure termes of Greke, Araby, Latin, Barbary, and English, concerning phisick and chirurgerie. Compyled by Andrew Boord, doctor of phisicke: an English-man. Now newly corrected and amended, with some approued medicines that neuer were in print before this impression, & are aptly placed in their proper chapters, by men skilfull in phisicke and chirurgerie.

  • Boorde, Andrew, 1490?-1549.
Date:
1587
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Credit: The breviarie of health: vvherin doth folow, remedies for all maner of sicknesses & diseases, the which may be in man or woman / Expressing the obscure termes of Greke, Araby, Latin, Barbary, and English, concerning phisick and chirurgerie. Compyled by Andrew Boord, doctor of phisicke: an English-man. Now newly corrected and amended, with some approued medicines that neuer were in print before this impression, & are aptly placed in their proper chapters, by men skilfull in phisicke and chirurgerie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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