The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey
- Uniform Title(s):
- Works
- Author(s):
- Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590, author
- Contributor(s):
- Baker, George, 1540-1600, translator Cecil, Thomas, active 1630, engraver Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer Johnson, Thomas, -1644, translator Young, Robert, -1643, printer
- Publication:
- London : Printed by Th. Cotes and R. Young, anno 1634
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Medicine Surgical Procedures, Operative Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid Anatomy Artificial Limbs Distillation Fractures, Bone Legendary Creatures Nervous System Obstetrics Pathology
- Abstract:
- Covers various surgical procedures, treatment of fractures, the manufacture of artificial limbs, etc. Also includes chapters on nerves, obstetrics, and structure of the eye. Includes the author's human anatomy, pathology, discussion of monsters, and a work on distillation. and Most of the first English translation of Paré's collected works was based on the first Latin edition of 1582, made from the second edition of the French Oeuvres (1579); however, the "Apologie and treatise," not having yet appeared in Latin, was translated directly from the French.--J. Norman, 2006.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
- Extent:
- [14] pages, 1173, that is, 1100 pages, [22] pages
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations and Portraits
- NLM Unique ID:
- 2393053R (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/2393053R