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Aus dem Leben und Wirken des Chirurgen Alexander Read.

Sōmatographia anthrōpinē. Or a description of the body of man / By artificiall figures representing the members, and fit termes expressing the same. Set forth ... by W[illiam] J[aggard] Printer.

An alphabetical book of physicall secrets, for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous (curable by art) in the body of man / Collected for the benefit, most especially of householders in the country ... as likewise for the help of such ladies ... who of charity labour to doe good. Whereunto is annexed a small treatise of the judgement of urines.

[Sōmatographia anthrōpinē (romanized form)] Or a description of the body of man. With the practise of chirurgery, and the use of three and fifty instruments [by Ambroise Paré]. By artificiall figures representing the members, and fit termes expressing the same. Set forth either to pleasure or to profit those who are addicted to this study / [Alexander Read].

The workes ... Containing I. Chirurgicall lectures of tumors and ulcers. II. A treatise of the first part of chirurgery, which teacheth the re-unition of the parts of the body dis-joynted; and the methodicall doctrine of wounds. III. A treatise of all the muscles of the body of man. Delivered in severall lectures at Barbar-Chirurgians-Hall ... / Published in his life time in severall treatises, and now in one volume, corrected and amended.

A treatise of the first part of chirurgerie ... Containing the methodical doctrine of wounds: delivered in lectures in the Barber-Chirurgeons Hall. Upon Tuesdayes ... / [Alexander Read].

An epitomie of most experienced, excellent and profitable secrets appertaining to physicke and chirurgery : for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous ... in the body of man : Also, the judgement of urines ... / by O[wen] W[ood] professour in physicke and chyrurgery.

A treatise of the first part of chirurgerie, called by mee Synthetike : the part which teacheth the reunition of the parts of the bodie disjoyned. Containing the methodical doctrine of wounds: delivered in lectures in the Barber-Chirurgeons Hall, upon Tuesdayes, appointed for these exercises, and the keeping of their courts. By Alexander Read, Doctor of Physick, a brother of the same company, and one of the fellowes of the Physitians College of the famous citie London.

A treatise of all the muscules of the whole bodie / By Alexander Read, Doctor of Physicke, a fellow of the Colledge of the Physicians of the famous city of London, and a brother of the Worshipfull Company of Barbour-Chirurgeons of the same citie.

The manuall of the anatomy or dissection of the body of man:stet : containing the enumeration, and description of the parts of the same; which usually are shewn in the publick anatomical exercises. With sundry figures thereunto belonging. The fifth edition. By Alexander Read, Doctor of Physick; a fellow of the Physicians Colledge of London; and a brother of the worshipful Company of the Barber Chirurgians.

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A treatise of the first part of chirurgerie ... Containing the methodical doctrine of wounds: delivered in lectures in the Barber-Chirurgeons Hall. Upon Tuesdayes ... / [Alexander Read].

An epitomie of most experienced, excellent and profitable secrets appertaining to physicke and chirurgery : for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous ... in the body of man : Also, the judgement of urines ... / by O[wen] W[ood] professour in physicke and chyrurgery.

A treatise of all the muscules of the whole bodie / By Alexander Read, Doctor of Physicke, a fellow of the Colledge of the Physicians of the famous city of London, and a brother of the Worshipfull Company of Barbour-Chirurgeons of the same citie.

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Alexander Reid

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Works from the collections

A treatise of the first part of chirurgerie ... Containing the methodical doctrine of wounds: delivered in lectures in the Barber-Chirurgeons Hall. Upon Tuesdayes ... / [Alexander Read].

An epitomie of most experienced, excellent and profitable secrets appertaining to physicke and chirurgery : for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous ... in the body of man : Also, the judgement of urines ... / by O[wen] W[ood] professour in physicke and chyrurgery.

A treatise of all the muscules of the whole bodie / By Alexander Read, Doctor of Physicke, a fellow of the Colledge of the Physicians of the famous city of London, and a brother of the Worshipfull Company of Barbour-Chirurgeons of the same citie.

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