The composition or making of the moste excellent and pretious oil called oleum magistrale
Subtitle: first published by the commaundement of the King of Spain, vvith the maner hovv to apply it particulerly ... also the third book of Galen of curing of pricks and wounds of sinowes. A method for curing of vvounds in the joynts, and the maner how to place them. A breef gathering togither of certain errours which the common chirurgians dayly use ...
By: faithfully gathered and translated into English by George Baker chirurgian
Contributors: Brèche, Jean, ca. 1514-ca. 1583; Galen
Series: Literature of folklore -- reel 830.
Publisher: John Alde]
Published: 1574
Place of publication: [London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Medicine; Early works to 1800; Pharmacy; Surgery; Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Notes: Translation of: De compositione medicamentorum per genera.

Colophon: Imprinted at London ... by John Alde.

"Faults escaped in the printing": recto of final leaf.

Woodcut coat of arms on verso of title-page.

University microfilms no. 10744 (case 29, carton 169)

The work by Galen mentioned on the title page is his De compositione medicamentorum per genera. It is here translated by Baker from the French epitome attributed to Jean Brèche of Tours, first published in 1545.

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