John of Mirfield (d. 1407).
Subtitle: Surgery. A translation of his Breviarium Bartholomei, pt. IX
By: by James B. Colton, 2nd. With an introd. by Frank B. Berry.
Contributors: Colton, James B., tr.
Series: The History of medicine series,; no. 32
Publisher: Hafner Pub. Co.
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Surgery -- Early works to 1800.; Wounds and injuries -- Treatment.
Other titles: Surgery.
Description: The original was written between 1380 and 1395, the first recorded publication from St. Bartholomew's Hospital. It provides an excellent picture of English medicine in the 14th century.
Notes: Translation is based on a photocopy of the original MS. in the Library of Pembroke College, Oxford.