Mataeotechnia medicinae praxeōs. The vanity of the craft of physick. Or, a new dispensatory. Wherein is dissected the errors, ignorance, impostures and supinities of the Schools, in their main pillars of purges, blood-letting, fontanels or issues, and diet, etc., and the particular medicines of the shops. With an humble motion for the reformation of the Universities, and the whole landscap of physick, and discovering the terra incognita of chymistrie / [Noah Biggs].

  • Noah Biggs
Date:
1651
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Credit: Mataeotechnia medicinae praxeōs. The vanity of the craft of physick. Or, a new dispensatory. Wherein is dissected the errors, ignorance, impostures and supinities of the Schools, in their main pillars of purges, blood-letting, fontanels or issues, and diet, etc., and the particular medicines of the shops. With an humble motion for the reformation of the Universities, and the whole landscap of physick, and discovering the terra incognita of chymistrie / [Noah Biggs]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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