Medicina Practica, Or, Practical Physick; and Clavis Alchymiae
- Book ID:
- 8420
- Title:
- Medicina Practica, Or, Practical Physick; and Clavis Alchymiae
- Subtitle:
- Containing The way of Curing the more Eminent and Usual Diseases happening to Humane Bodies
- Author:
- 'Bacon, Roger', 'Flamel, Nicolas', 'Geber', 'ibn Hayyan, Jabir', 'Longaevus, Artesius', 'Persicus, Kalid', 'Ripley, George', 'Salmon, William', 'Trismegistus, Hermes'
- Publisher name:
- Vintage Readers. Original publishers T. Howkins and J. Harris.
- Place of publication:
- Originally London
- Book type:
- CD
- First edition date:
- 1692
- Pages:
- 786
- Dewey decimal number:
- 135.45 VAR
- Dust jacket:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Photographs:
- No
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Bibliography:
- No
- Height (cm):
- 19
- Width (cm):
- 13.5
- Notes:
Scan/photographic reproduction of a book published in 1692.
The first section is a medical book; but the rest consists of William Salmon's editions of alchemical and Hermetic works by other authors: Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid Persicus, Geber (Jabir ibn Hayyan), Artesius Longævus, Nicolas Flamel, Roger Bacon and George Ripley.
With some nice illustrations of alchemical equipment.
On the CD The Emerald Tablets of Thoth and Other Books on Alchemy, Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism and Magic (135.45 VAR 8389).
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