Pharmacopœia Londinensis; or, The London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the fellows now living, of the said college. In this impression you may find, 1. Three hundred useful additions. 2. All the notes that were in the margent are brought into the book between two such crotchets as are these 3. The virtues, qualities, and properties of every simple. 4. The virtues and use of the compounds. 5. Cautions in giving all medicines that are dangerous. 6. All the medicines that were in the old Latin dispensatory, and are left out in the ne Latin one, are printed in this impression in English, with their virtues. 7. A key to Galen and Hippocrates, their Method of physick, containing thirty three chapters. 8. In this impression, the Latin name of every one of the compounds is printed, and in what page of the new folio Latin book they are to be found. By Nich. Culpeper Gent. ...

People / Organizations

• Hanna Sawbridge ("printed for")
• Nicholas Culpeper (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Hanna Sawbridge, at the Bible on Ludgate-Hill, 1683.

Publication year

1683-1683

ESTC No.

R13912

Grub Street ID

61977

Description

[24], 269 [i.e. 305], [39] p. ; 8⁰

Note

Nicholas Culpeper's translation and reworking (with many additions) of the "Pharmacop?a Londinensis".

"Originally published in 1649 under title: A physicall directory, or, A translation of the London dispensatory, made by the College of Physicians in London"--NUC pre-1956 imprints.

In the 11th line of title, empty brackets follow title word "these".

P. 305 misnumbered 269.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo