Medulla medicinae universae: or, the heart's blood of medicine. Being a new compendious dispensatory, to which is added an English translation, with a comment subjoined to each prescription; and an appendix annexed concerning bleeding / [John Theobald].
- Theobald, John, -1760
- Date:
- 1814
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Medulla medicinae universae: or, the heart's blood of medicine. Being a new compendious dispensatory, to which is added an English translation, with a comment subjoined to each prescription; and an appendix annexed concerning bleeding / [John Theobald]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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