Sōmatographia anthrōpinē. Or A description of the body of man : With the practise of chirurgery, and the use of three and fifty instruments. 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.
- Crooke, Helkiah, 1576-1648
- Date:
- 1634
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Also known as
Mikrokosmographia. Selections
Mikrokosmographia. Selections.
Description of the body of man.
Explanation of the fashion and vse of three and fifty instruments of chirurgery.
Explanation of the fashion and use of three and fifty instruments of chirurgery.
Publication/Creation
[London] : Printed by Tho. Cotes, and are to be sold by Michael Sparke at the blew Bible in Greene Arbor, 1634.
Physical description
5 unnumbered pages, 15, 17-154 leaves, 6 unnumbered pages, 117 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (woodcuts).
Notes
Consists of woodcuts and descriptions from: Crooke, Helkiah. Mikrokosmographia.
Editor's dedication "To the courteous reader" signed: Alexander Rhead.
First two words of title in Greek characters.
Only partly foliated; signatures: A⁴ B-2E.
The first leaf is blank.
"An explanation of the fashion and vse of three and fifty instruments of chirurgery", a translation from Ambroise Paré by Helkiah Crooke, has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.
"An explanation .." identified as STC 19190 on UMI microfilm reel 998.
Reproductions of the originals in Cambridge University Library and the British Library.
Appears at reel 998 (Cambridge University Library copy) and at reel 1360 (British Library copy).
References note
STC (2nd ed.) 20783.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 998:13, 1360:6) s1999 miun s