Wirsung, Christopher

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Description

Praxis medicinae universalis; or A Generall Practice of Physicke Compiled and Written by the Most Famous and Learned Doctour Christopher Wirtzung,... London: George Bishop, 1598
paper, ink, leather

Folio (288 x 141 mm). Light staining at beginning and end, title and following leaf slightly creased. Contemporary calf; short spilt to bottom joint, minor rubbing.

Literature

STC 25863; Wellcome 6758

Catalogue Note

first edition in English. While treatments tend toward the herbal, other remedies recommended include enemas, baths and the usual bloodletting.