The practice of chymicall, and hermeticall physicke, for the preservation of health / Written in Latin by Josephus Quersitanus ... and translated into English by Thomas Timme, Minister.
- Joseph Duchesne
- Date:
- 1605
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The practice of chymicall, and hermeticall physicke, for the preservation of health / Written in Latin by Josephus Quersitanus ... and translated into English by Thomas Timme, Minister. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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