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Currus triumphalis, è terebinthô, or, An account of the many admirable vertues of oleum terebinthinæ : more particularly, of the good effects produced by its application to recent wounds, especially with respect to the hemorrhagies of the veins, and arteries, and the no less pernicious weepings of the nerves, and lymphaducts : wherein also, the common methods, and medicaments, used to restrain hemorrhagies, are examined, and divers of them censured : and lastly, a new way of amputation, and a speedier convenient method of curing stumps, than that commonly practised, is with divers other useful matters recommended to the military chirurgeon, in two letters : the one to his most honoured, James Pearse, Esq, chirurgeon to His Royal Highness the Duke of York, and chirurgeon general to His Majestie's Navy Royal : the other, to Mr. Thomas Hobbs, chirurgeon in London / by James Yonge.
Yonge, James, 1647-1721Date: 1679
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London's medicinal-informer : Containing, I. A brief enquiry into the ancient state of the practices of physick and surgery in the world. II. The present state of those professions in London. III. Quacks rightly distinguish'd from other practicers; characteris'd, and chastiz'd. IV. The venereal disease in its cause, nature, signes, dangerous effects; best most cheap, easy, safe, and private methods of cure, truly represented; in order to prevent peoples being ruin'd either by that disease, of by unskilful pretenders to its cure. / By a London physician.
London physicianDate: 1710
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A most excellent and learned vvoorke of chirurgerie, called Chirurgia parua Lanfranci : Lanfranke of Mylayne his briefe: reduced from dyuers translations to our vulgar or vsuall frase, and now first published in the Englyshe prynte by Iohn Halle chirurgien. Who hath thervnto necessarily annexed. A table, as wel of the names of diseases and simples with their vertues, as also of all other termes of the arte opened. ... And in the ende a compendious worke of anatomie ... An historiall expostulation also against the beastly abusers, both of chyrurgerie and phisicke in our tyme: with a goodly doctrine, and instruction, necessary to be marked and folowed of all true chirurgie[n]s. All these faithfully gathered, and diligently set forth, by the sayde Iohn Halle.
Lanfranco, of Milan, active 13th centuryDate: An. 1565
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Observations de chirurgie pratique / par M. Chabert.
Chabert, Philibert, active 1669-1703.Date: M.D.CCXXIV. [1724]
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The vvhole art of chyrurgery : being the theorique and practique of the same. Briefely composed for the benefit of those that are solicitous of their [h]ealths in these dangerous times: but more especially for those that delight in the knowledge of the worthy profession of physicke and chyrurgerie. By Ed. Edw. D. Phys.
Edwards, Edward, doctor in physickDate: 1639
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A treatise of wounds / by Richard Wiseman.
Wiseman, Richard, 1622?-1676Date: 1672
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A treatise of chirurgical operations : after the newest, and most exact method founded on the structure of the parts ... : to which is annex'd A general idea of wounds / written originally by Joseph De la Charier ; and translated into English by R. B.
La Charrière, Joseph de, -1690Date: MDCXCV [1695]
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The surgions directorie, for young practitioners, in anatomie, wounds, and cures, &c : shewing, the excellencie of divers secrets belonging to that noble art and mysterie. Very usefull in these times upon any sodaine accidents. And may well serve, as a noble exercise for gentle-women, and others; who desire science in medicine and surgery, for a generall good. Divided into X. parts. (Whose contents follow in the next page.) / Written by T. Vicary, Esquire, chyrurgion to Hen 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary. Q. Eliz.
Vicary, Thomas, -1561Date: [1651]
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A treatise of the first part of chirurgerie, called by mee Synthetike : the part which teacheth the reunition of the parts of the bodie disjoyned. Containing the methodical doctrine of wounds: delivered in lectures in the Barber-Chirurgeons Hall, upon Tuesdayes, appointed for these exercises, and the keeping of their courts. By Alexander Read, Doctor of Physick, a brother of the same company, and one of the fellowes of the Physitians College of the famous citie London.
Read, Alexander, 1586?-1641Date: 1638
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The vvhole worke of that famous chirurgion Maister Iohn Vigo : newly corrected, by men skilfull in that arte. Wherevnto are annexed certain works, / compiled and published by Thomas Gale, Maister in Chirurgerie.
Vigo, Giovanni da, 1450?-1525Date: 1586
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Certaine vvorkes of chirurgerie, nevvly compiled and published by Thomas Gale, maister in chirurgerie.
Gale, Thomas, 1507-1587Date: [1563, i.e. 1564?]
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The surgeons guid: or Military and domestique surgery : Discovering plainly and faithfully the exact cures of wounds made by gun-shot, or otherwise. Wounds, aposthumes, ulcers, fistula's, fractures, dislocations; with the most easie and safest wayes of curing withered and consumed members without amputation or dismembring. Also, the preparing of all kinds of balm's, salves, plaisters, oyntments, oyles, blood-stenchers, potions, tents, corrosives, used by surgeons: with, a guid for women in the nursing of their new-born children. Written, by Felix Wurtz, a famous and renowned surgeon in the city of Basell, printed twenty eight several times in the German tongue, and now published in the English tongue for the good of all practitioners in surgery.
Würtz, Felix, 1518-1575?Date: 1658
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The antidotharius : in the whiche thou mayst lerne howe thou shalt make many, and dyuers noble playsters, salues oyntementes, powders, bawmes oyles, and wounde drynkes, the whiche be verye necessarye, and behouefull, vtyle and profytable for euerye surgyan, therin to be exepert, and redy at all tymes of nede.
Date: [1552?]]
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The antidotharius : in the whiche thou mayst lerne howe thou shalte make many, and dyuers noble playsters, salues, oyntementes, powders, bawmes, oyles, and wounde drynkes, the whiche be verye necessarye, and behouefull, vtyle and profytable for euerye surgyan, therin to be experte, and redy all tymes of nede.
Date: [1554?]]
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Ido Wolfii serenissimi principis Anhaltini chirurgi, Observationum chirurgico-medicarum libri duo. Cum scholiis et variis interspersis historiis medicis / editi a Joanne Chr. Wolfio, medicinae doctore.
Wolf, Ido, 1615-1694.Date: Anno 1704
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Cours d'opérations de chirurgie, démontrées au Jardin Royal, / par M. Dionis.
Dionis, Mr (Pierre), -1718.Date: M. DCC. LXXVII. [1777]
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The antidotharius : in the whiche thou mayst lerne howe thou shalte make many, and dyuers noble playsters, salues, oynteme[n]t, powders, bawmes, oyles. & wounde drynkes, the whiche be very necessary, and behouefull, vtyle & profytable, for euery surgyan, therin to be expert, and redy at all tymes of nede.
Date: [1535?]]
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Nouvelle chirurgie, medicale et raisonnée, / de Michel Etmuller, avec une dissertation sur l'infusion des liqueurs dans les vaisseaux, du même auteur.
Ettmüller, Michael, 1644-1683.Date: M. DC. LXXXX. [1690]
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The most excelent worckes of chirurgery, made and set forth by maister Iohn Vigon, head chirurgien of oure tyme in Italy, traunslated into Englishe. Wherunto is added an exposition of straunge termes and vnknowen symples, belongynge vnto the arte.
Vigo, Giovanni da, 1450?-1525Date: Anno. D. 1550
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The surgions mate, or A treatise discouering faithfully and plainely the due contents of the surgions chest : the vses of the instruments, the vertues and operations of the medicines, the cures of the most frequent diseases at sea: namely wounds, apostumes, vlcers, fistulaes, fractures, dislocations, with the true maner of amputation, the cure of the scuruie, the fluxes of the belly, of the collica and illiaca passio, tenasmus, and exitus ani, the callenture; with a briefe explanation of sal, sulphur, and mercury; with certaine characters, and tearmes of arte. Published chiefly for the benefit of young sea-surgions, imployed in the East-India Companies affaires. By Iohn Woodall Mr in Chirurgery.
Woodall, John, 1556?-1643Date: 1617
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Apologia chyrurgica : A vindication of the noble art of chyrurgery, from the gross abuses offer'd thereunto by mountebanks, quacks, barbers, pretending bone-setters, with other ignorant undertakers. Wherein their fraudulent practices are plainly detected by several remarkable observations, their fair promises prov'd fictions, their administrations pernicious, their confident pretences injurious and destructive to the welfare of the people. By Daniel Turner, practitioner in chyrurgery. Imprimatur. Datum in comitiis censoriis ex ædibus collegii nostri, Jan. 11. 1694. John Lawson, president. Samuel Collins, Richard Torless, Edward Tyson, Martin Lister, censores.
Turner, Daniel, 1667-1741Date: 1695
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The new practice of chirurgery : being a methodical account of divers eminent observations, cases, and cures, very necessary and useful for surgeons, in the military and naval service. By Hugh Ryder, surgeon, in London.
Ryder, HughDate: 1693
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Mellificium chirurgiæ: Or, The marrow of chirurgery : With the anatomy of human bodies according to the most modern anatomists; illustrated with many anatomical observations. Institutions of physick, with Hippocrates's Aphorisms largely commented upon. The marrow of physick, shewing the causes, signs and cures of most diseases incident to human bodies. Choice experienced receipts for the cure of several distempers. The fourth edition, enlarged, with many additions. Illustrated in its several parts with twelve copper cuts. By James Cooke of Warwick, practitioner in physick and chirurgery. Revised, corrected and purged from many faults that escaped in the former editions, by reason of the author's great distance from the press; by Tho. Gibson, M.D. and fellow of the College of Physicians, London. Licensed by the College of Physicians.
Cooke, James, 1614-1694Date: 1760 [i.e. 1700]
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New practical observations in surgery : containing divers remarkable cases and cures. By Hugh Ryder surgeon in ordinary to His Majesty.
Ryder, HughDate: 1685
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De arte phisicali et de cirurgia / by John Arderne ; translated and commented by Torgny Svenberg & Peter Murray Jones ; art-historical reflexions by Eva Lq Sandgen.
Arderne, John, active 1307-1370Date: MMXIV