Pharmacy, Pharmacy--Early works to 1800, RS79 .I266 1495
Johannes Mesue. Text in Gothic letters in double columns, some woodcut initials, and spaces with guide letters; washed; recased in its original calf... Show moreJohannes Mesue. Text in Gothic letters in double columns, some woodcut initials, and spaces with guide letters; washed; recased in its original calf backed wooden boards, four clasps, the thongs renewed. The penultimate incunable edition of what "remained for centuries the standard text-book of pharmacy in the West" (Sarton), with the commentary of Mondino, the great anatomist, and other texts including Abulcasis' Liber servitoris. Mesue "was for centuries the authority on the composition of medicaments. The book was not only in use in practically every European pharmacy but in addition became the basis of the later official pharmacopoeias. The Grabadin [or Antidotarium, contained here] is, as Sudhoff calls it, 'the pharmacological quintessence of Arabian therapeutics' and contains the entire armamentarium of compounded medicines which we owe to the Arabians. The arrangement is like that of the later pharmacopoeias. The compounded medicines are divided into groups according to their forms - confections, juleps, syrups, etc. - the monographs containing directions for the preparation of the respective products and also notes on their medical uses" (Edward Kremers and George Urdang, History of Pharmacy, 1940, p. 21). Much of the basic terminology of pharmacy, words such as julep and syrup, derives from the Arabic. EI, III, pp. 872-73; Sezgin, III, pp. 231-36. H *IIIII; Choulant p. 355; Goff M516; Klebs 680.14; Sarton I 728. Imprint from colophon. Printer's device on recto of last leaf. Capital spaces with guide letters. Signatures: A⁸ b-z⁸ [et ]⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁸ 2a-2p⁸ chi2 Main Heritage Vault RS79 .I266 1495 Book Item-ID: i10036957 BIB-ID: 1005498 Show less
World history, World history--Early works to 1800, D18 .B37 1663
authore Gregorio Abul-Pharajio ... Historiam complectens universalem, à mundo condito, usque ad tempora authoris, res orientalium accuratissimè... Show moreauthore Gregorio Abul-Pharajio ... Historiam complectens universalem, à mundo condito, usque ad tempora authoris, res orientalium accuratissimè describens ; Arabice edita & Latine versa ab Eduardo Pocockio. Includes index Main Heritage Shelves General D18 .B37 1663 Book Vol. 1 Item-ID: i24473121 BIB-ID: 2347018 Latin translation and Arabic text in separated volumes Show less
omnia è curâ M. Johannis FabricI. Includes index Main Heritage Shelves General PJ6305 .S64 1637 Book Item-ID: i2195687x BIB-ID: 2346814 Show moreomnia è curâ M. Johannis FabricI. Includes index Main Heritage Shelves General PJ6305 .S64 1637 Book Item-ID: i2195687x BIB-ID: 2346814 Show less
Astrolabes, Astrolabes--Early works to 1700, QB85 .C53 1593
Errors in pagination: numbers 185-188 and 440-449 omitted from pagination; nos. 193-196 repeated. Main Heritage Compact General QB85 .C53 1593 Book Ite... Show moreErrors in pagination: numbers 185-188 and 440-449 omitted from pagination; nos. 193-196 repeated. Main Heritage Compact General QB85 .C53 1593 Book Item-ID: i25305931 BIB-ID: 2683668 Show less
