A general system of surgery in three parts. Containing the doctrine and management I. Of wounds, fractures, Luxations, Tumours, and Ulcers, of all Kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all Parts of the Body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all Operations and Disorders. The whole illustrated with thirty eight copper-plates, exhibiting all the Operations, Instruments, Bandages, and Improvements, according to the Modern and most approved Practice. To which is prefixed an introduction Concerning the Nature, Origin, Progress, and Improvements of Surgery; With such other Preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the Younger Surgeons. Being a Work of Thirty Years Experience. Translated into English from the Latin of Dr. Laurence Heister, Professor of Physic and Surgery in the University of Helmstadt, Fellow of the Royal-Society, London, and of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c.

All titles

• A general system of surgery in three parts. Containing the doctrine and management I. Of wounds, fractures, Luxations, Tumours, and Ulcers, of all Kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all Parts of the Body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all Operations and Disorders. The whole illustrated with thirty eight copper-plates, exhibiting all the Operations, Instruments, Bandages, and Improvements, according to the Modern and most approved Practice. To which is prefixed an introduction Concerning the Nature, Origin, Progress, and Improvements of Surgery; With such other Preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the Younger Surgeons. Being a Work of Thirty Years Experience. Translated into English from the Latin of Dr. Laurence Heister, Professor of Physic and Surgery in the University of Helmstadt, Fellow of the Royal-Society, London, and of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c.
• Chirurgie. English

People / Organizations

• Lorenz Heister (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for W. Innys at the West-End of St. Paul's; C. Davis in Holborn; J. Clark under the Royal-Exchange; R. Manby on Ludgate-Hill; and J. Whiston in Fleet-Street, MDCCXLIII. [1743]

Publication year

1743-1743

ESTC No.

T114640

Grub Street ID

166439

Description

2v.,plates ; 4⁰

Note

Originally published in German in 1719, and subsequently published in Latin in 1739, with the title 'Institutiones chirurgicae'.

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Uncontrolled note

Another edition has commas after "prefixed" and "introduction" on the titlepage, but record not created as of 1/86