De scorbuto tractatus Danielis Sennerti, Uratislaviensis, Silesii, D. & Medicinae in Academia Wittebergensi Profess
Subtitle: Cui accesserunt ejusdem argumenti tractatus & epistolae Balduini Ronssei, Johannis Echtii, Johannis Wieri, Johannis Langii, Salomonis Alberti, Matthaei Martini
Contributors: Ronsse, Baudouin, -1596; Echt, Johann, 1515-approximately 1545; Weyer, Johann, 1515-1588; Lange, Johann, 1485-1565; Alberti, Salomon, 1540-1600; Martini, Matthaeus, active 1676
Edition: Editio secunda.
Publisher: Sumptibus Haered. D. Tobiae Mevii, & Elerdi Schumacheri.
Published: 1654
Place of publication: Francofurti & Wittebergae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 406
Subjects: Medicine; Scurvy; Medicial plants; Syphilis
Notes: First edition printed Wittenberg, 1624.

"De scorbuto", p. 13-138, is by Daniel Sennert and has separate caption title.

"Balduini Ronssei Gandensis De Magnis Hippocratis Lienibus, Pliniique stomacase ac sceletyrbe, seu vulgò dicto scorbuto commentarius. Ejusdem epistolae quinque, eisdem argumenti", p. [1-2], 139-180, 2nd and 3rd counts, has divisional title page.

"Ioannis Echthii De scorbuto, vel scorbutica passione epitome", p. 181-186, 3rd count, has separate caption title.

"Ioannis Wieri. De scorbuto tractatus", p. 187-205, 3rd count, has separate caption title.

"Ioannis Langii De scorbuto epistolae duae", p. [206]-210, 3rd count, has separate caption title.

"Schorbuti historia proposita in publicum. À Salomone Alberto Norinbergensi, Medic. D. & in Acad. Wittebergensi Profess. primatio", p. [1-2], 211-296, 4th and 5th counts, has divisional title page.

"De schorbuto praeside Salomone Alberto Noribergensi, doctore medicinae & professore ejus. publ. respondebit M. Ernestus Hettenbach Mergethumensis Fr. Testimonium profectus sui in doctrina & usu artis medicae accepturus, die martii XXVI. mane hora 7. in collegio majori", p. [1-2], 297-312, 6th and 7th counts, has divisional title page.

"De scorbuto commentario, tribus positionum centuriis comprehensa, à Mattheo Martini, artis medicae S. Reipubl. & islebiensis medico ordinario", p. [313]-357, 356-406, 7th and 8th counts, has divisional title page.

Includes recipies to fight scurvy with nicotiana, guaiacum, aloes, long peppers, sarsparilla, among other new world plants; also included is a reference to syphillis as an "Indian disease"

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Includes index.

Title page printed in red and black; woodcut printer's ornament on title page; head and tail pieces; initials.

Woodcut illustrations of plants on p. 202-203.

Cf. NLM 17th cent., 10925 (1624 edition)

VD17 12:185586G.

Sallander, H. Bib. Walleriana, 8855.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Wormser Fund.