Cista militaris, or, A military chest, furnished either for sea, or land, with convenient medicines, and necesary instruments
Subtitle: amongst which is also a description of Dr. Lower's lancet, for the more safe bleeding
By: written in Latin, by Gulielmus Fabritius Hildanus ; Englished for publick benefit.
Contributors: Lower, Richard, 1631-1691.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 867:22.
Publisher: Printed by W. Godbid; and are to be sold by Moses Pitt ...
Published: 1674
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Cista militaris; Military chest; Cista militaris.; Military chest.
Work titles: Reisekasten.
Notes: Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library.

Also issued with Paul Barbette's A complete treatise of chirurgery, containing the chirurgical and anatomical works, 2nd ed., London, 1674.

The original was in German. It was published with the author's Von geschossenen Wunden, and his Neues Feld-Artzneibuch. The later enlarged Latin version appeared in 1633 under title: Cista militaris.

"A description of a lancet, for the more secure letting of blood, by Dr. Lower" (p. 1-6) is translated from his De corde, 3d ed., Amsterdam, 1671, p. 166-169.

Wing F71

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1978. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 867:22)