Vesalius, the China root epistle : a new translation and critical edition / Andreas Vesalius ; edite...
Vesalius, the China root epistle : a new translation and critical edition / Andreas Vesalius ; edite...
Vesalius, the China root epistle : a new translation and critical edition / Andreas Vesalius ; edited and translated by Daniel H. Garrison ; with added illustrations from the 1543 and 1555 De humani corporis fabrica.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Call Numbers
G 2016/89
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Language
English
Latin
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxvii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Dedicatory preface Franciscus Vesalius -- 2. Author's greeting to Joachim Roelants -- 3. Occasion for writing about the China root -- 4. With what success many have used the China -- 5. Description of the China root -- 6. Method of preparing the China decoction -- 7. Quantity of the first China d...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2015.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In this work on the discovery and therapeutic use of the china root in the treatment of syphilis, Vesalius described the first attempt to formulate methods of identification of an exotic drug. He also offered physicians an opportunity to determine whether or not a drug coming into common use might be adulterated. The work contains Vesalius's defen...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Vesalius, the China root epistle : a new translation and critical edition / Andreas Vesalius ; edited and translated by Daniel H. Garrison ; with added illustrations from the 1543 and 1555 De humani corporis fabrica.
Portion of title
China root epistle.
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Notes
General note
Translated from the Latin with annotations.
Includes bibliographical references and index....
Original version note
Originally published in Latin: Epistola, rationem modumque propinandi radicis Chynae decocti. Basileae : Ex officina Joannis Oporini, 1546.
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©2015.
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Call Numbers
G 2016/89
Record Identifier
74VKzwvbL5Wy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzwvbL5Wy
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ISBN
1107026350 (hbk.)
9781107026353 (hbk.)
DDC
611
MMS ID
991023324339702626
