Shelfmark
Ga.5.05
Author
Title
The workes of that famous chyrurgian, Mr. Iohn Banester. In five bookes. The contents whereof, follow in the next page.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by Thomas Harper., M.DC.XXXIII [1633]
Physical description
[16], 296, [8]; [16], 223, [17]; [4], 57, [3]; [16], 166, [2] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Note
With an additional general title page giving the contents: The VVorkes of that famous chyrurgian, Mr. Iohn Banester; by him digested into five bookes, His cure, 1 Of tumors 2 Of wounds 3 Of Vlcers [double braces] in generall and particular. 4 Of fractures and luxations. 5 His antidotary, being a storehouse of all sorts of medicines belonging to the chyrurgians use. To which is added a treatise for distilling of oyles of all sorts, with a perfect order to prepare all minerals, and to draw forth their oyles and salts, &c. London, Printed by Thomas Harper. M.DC.XXXIII.
Note
The first section (on tumors, wounds, ulcers, fractures and luxations) is reprinted from Banister's translation of sections of Johann Jacob Wecker's "Medicinae utriusque syntaxes", published in 1585 as "A compendious chyrurgerie".
Note
"An antidotary chyrurgicall", "A storehouse of physicall and philosophicall secrets", and "A treatise of chirurgerie" each has separately dated title page, pagination and register. "A storehouse", a later edition of "The true and perfect order to distill oyles out of al maner of spices" erroneously attributed to Paracelsus, was also issued separately (STC 19182.5). "A treatise of chirurgerie" was also issued separately (STC 1361).
Note
The third, fourth and fifth books have additional title pages, and separate pagination and register.
Note
Includes indexes.
Note
Title within a woodcut illustrated frame.
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.) 1357
Citation/references note
ESTC, S100785
Provenance
Inscription on title-page: Charles Ashenden.
Provenance
Inscription on title-page: Ex dono F. Cowper.
Provenance
Booklabel of Nicholas Mann, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.
Binding
Late 17th century mid brown calf; blind tooled double fillet and swag roll frames with large fleurons at each corner; frames alternately sprinkled and left bare; blind tooled swag roll on board edges; gold tooled lozenge fleuron and double fillet on spine; red morocco spine label now detached; five raised bands; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Dc.5.1, Ga.5.4.
Subject
Medicine Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
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Harper, Thomas, ? - -1656 printer.
Added entry--title
Storehouse of physicall and philosophicall secrets.
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Antidotary chyrvrgicall.
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Treatise of chirvrgerie.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B46329