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Blunt, John, Practical farriery, or, The complete directory : in whatever relates to the food, management, and cure of the diseases incident to horses ; the whole alphabetically digested, and illustrated with copper-plates. London : Printed for G. Robinson ..., MDCCLXXIII [1773].

John Blunt, a surgeon from Leominster in Herefordshire, England, was one of a number of eighteenth-century surgeons who became interested in veterinary medicine. His work on farriery is divided into three sections. The first section deals with the horse in general including how to choose a horse, and proper feeding. The second section presents the diseases of the horse and their cures, and the last section provides information on medicines used to treat the various ailments.

Practical farriery, or, The complete directory : in whatever relates to the food, management, and cure of the diseases incident to horses ; the whole alphabetically digested, and illustrated with copper-plates, plate I and title page Practical farriery, or, The complete directory : in whatever relates to the food, management, and cure of the diseases incident to horses ; the whole alphabetically digested, and illustrated with copper-plates, page 154 and plate II


Salmon, William, The family-dictionary, or, Houshold companion : wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health, prevention of sickness, and curing the several diseases, distempers, and grievances, incident to men, women, and children ... London : Printed for H. Rhodes, at the Star, the corner of Bride-lane, in Fleetstreet, 1695.

The Family-Dictionary was a widely read manual which combined domestic concerns such as cooking and cleaning with medical information. Although on the title page the author is given as J. H., the work has been attributed to William Salmon. William Salmon was a medical empiric, or unqualified practitioner. By 1671 Salmon had set up a practice near St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London where he was able to provide his medical services to those who had been turned away from the hospital. Although most scholars doubt that Salmon had any formal medical training, he collected medical books and had a large library which provided him with much of his medical information. He published a number of medical and surgical texts including Synopsis Medicinae and Ars Chirurgica. Salmon's medical recipes were prepared from readily available and inexpensive ingredients and his Family-Dictionary was very popular.

The family-dictionary, or, Houshold companion : wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health, prevention of sickness, and curing the several diseases, distempers, and grievances, incident to men, women, and children ; also, directions for making oils, ointments, salves, cordial-waters, powders, pills, bolus's, lozenges, chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales, and other liquors, &c. and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers, seeds, roots, barks, minerals, and parts of living creatures, used in medicinal potions, &c ; likewise, directions for cookery ... ; also, the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... ; together, vvith the art of making all sorts of English vvines ... ; the mystery of pickling, and keeping all sorts of pickles throughout the year ; to which is added, as an appendix, the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare in all seasons of the year ; with the art of carving ; and many other useful matters, Appendix The family-dictionary, or, Houshold companion : wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health, prevention of sickness, and curing the several diseases, distempers, and grievances, incident to men, women, and children ; also, directions for making oils, ointments, salves, cordial-waters, powders, pills, bolus's, lozenges, chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales, and other liquors, &c. and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers, seeds, roots, barks, minerals, and parts of living creatures, used in medicinal potions, &c ; likewise, directions for cookery ... ; also, the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... ; together, vvith the art of making all sorts of English vvines ... ; the mystery of pickling, and keeping all sorts of pickles throughout the year ; to which is added, as an appendix, the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare in all seasons of the year ; with the art of carving ; and many other useful matters, Appendix The family-dictionary, or, Houshold companion : wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health, prevention of sickness, and curing the several diseases, distempers, and grievances, incident to men, women, and children ; also, directions for making oils, ointments, salves, cordial-waters, powders, pills, bolus's, lozenges, chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales, and other liquors, &c. and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers, seeds, roots, barks, minerals, and parts of living creatures, used in medicinal potions, &c ; likewise, directions for cookery ... ; also, the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... ; together, vvith the art of making all sorts of English vvines ... ; the mystery of pickling, and keeping all sorts of pickles throughout the year ; to which is added, as an appendix, the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare in all seasons of the year ; with the art of carving ; and many other useful matters, Appendix


Honeywood, Lydia, The cook's pocket-companion and complete family-guide : being a collection of the very best receipts; to which is added The universal physician, being choice receipts for the cure of most disorders ... collected by an eminent physician, employed by the author. London : Printed for J. Staples ..., MDCCLVIII [1758].

Lydia Honeywood addresses her book "to all good housewives and those who are desirous of being such." In order to make her guide as complete as possible, she includes a section of recipes by a physician to cure a wide variety of ailments including scurvy, diabetes, gout, deafness, and dog bites. She concludes her book with a section of recipes to kill vermin.

The cook's pocket-companion and complete family-guide : being a collection of the very best receipts; to which is added The universal physician, being choice receipts for the cure of most disorders ... collected by an eminent physician, employed by the author, title page The cook's pocket-companion and complete family-guide : being a collection of the very best receipts; to which is added The universal physician, being choice receipts for the cure of most disorders ... collected by an eminent physician, employed by the author, page 112-113 The cook's pocket-companion and complete family-guide : being a collection of the very best receipts; to which is added The universal physician, being choice receipts for the cure of most disorders ... collected by an eminent physician, employed by the author, page 120-121


Lambert, James, The countryman's treasure : shewing the nature, causes, and cure of all diseases incident to cattle, viz. oxen, cows, calves, and sheep, hogs, goats, asses, mules, and dogs ; with proper means to prevent their common diseases and distempers ; being useful receipts, as they have been practis'd by long experience of fifty years, and also approv'd ; to which is further added, a treatise of coneys, their ordering and encrease, wild or tame ; or, the warrener's best instructor ; with directions to destroy all manner of vermin, in houses, gardens, fields, warrens, fishponds, &c ; fitted for the use of all farmers and others that deal in cattle, &c. London : Printed for J. & B. Sprint, G. Conyers, and T. Ballard, in Little-Britain, [1710].

In this little manual written for farmers and anyone who deals with animals, the author shares his 35 years of experience working with cattle, sheep, goats, oxen, rabbits, and dogs. He provides recipes for curing many ailments including fever, cough, and sore eyes. A separate section deals with controlling all kinds of vermin. This popular little book was printed as early as 1676 and as late as 1783 with very few copies still surviving.

The countryman's treasure : shewing the nature, causes, and cure of all diseases incident to cattle, viz. oxen, cows, calves, and sheep, hogs, goats, asses, mules, and dogs ; with proper means to prevent their common diseases and distempers ; being useful receipts, as they have been practis'd by long experience of fifty years, and also approv'd ; to which is further added, a treatise of coneys, their ordering and encrease, wild or tame ; or, the warrener's best instructor ; with directions to destroy all manner of vermin, in houses, gardens, fields, warrens, fishponds, &c ; fitted for the use of all farmers and others that deal in cattle, &c, title page The countryman's treasure : shewing the nature, causes, and cure of all diseases incident to cattle, viz. oxen, cows, calves, and sheep, hogs, goats, asses, mules, and dogs ; with proper means to prevent their common diseases and distempers ; being useful receipts, as they have been practis'd by long experience of fifty years, and also approv'd ; to which is further added, a treatise of coneys, their ordering and encrease, wild or tame ; or, the warrener's best instructor ; with directions to destroy all manner of vermin, in houses, gardens, fields, warrens, fishponds, &c ; fitted for the use of all farmers and others that deal in cattle, &c, page 122-123


Remmelin, Johann, Pinax microcosmographicus : in quo certissimum anatomiae compendium variis aere incisis visionibus proponitur ; in usum medicorum, chirurgorum, ac pharmacopaeorum / nunc in nostram linguam translatus, & in lucem missus, a Justo Gratiano ... / Joh. Remmelini L.A.M. en M.D. Ontleding des menschelyke lichaems, waer in alle de deelen des selve, met oplichtende fuguren naukeurig en konstelyk vertoondt worden ... / uit het Latyn in de Nederlandtse tale overgeset, en konstigh in 't licht gebracht, door Justus Danckersz. t'Amsterdam : Ex typographia Pauli Matthiae ... ; Voor Justus Danckersz, 1667.

Pinax microcosmographicus : in quo certissimum anatomiae compendium variis aere incisis visionibus proponitur ; in usum medicorum, chirurgorum, ac pharmacopaeorum, title page This volume is a rare edition in Dutch of the greatest of the anatomical 'flap' books. The work features three full-page plates with dozens of detailed anatomical illustrations superimposed so that lifting the layers shows the anatomy as it would appear during dissection. Although flaps had been used in printing before, Remmelin was the first to use them on this scale. Eight prints of the plates were produced then cut apart and pasted together to form the layers. The first authorized edition was printed in Latin in 1619 with the title Catoptrum Microcosmicum. The plates were printed in 1613, and the text without the plates was printed the following year, both without the consent of the author. Although Remmelin's work was very popular and went through a number of editions, the format of the flaps was very delicate and not practical for the dissection room. Copies such as this one with all of the flaps intact are very rare.

Pinax microcosmographicus : in quo certissimum anatomiae compendium variis aere incisis visionibus proponitur ; in usum medicorum, chirurgorum, ac pharmacopaeorum, figures on page 2 the backside of the title page    Pinax microcosmographicus : in quo certissimum anatomiae compendium variis aere incisis visionibus proponitur ; in usum medicorum, chirurgorum, ac pharmacopaeorum, first plate (de eerste plaet)    Pinax microcosmographicus : in quo certissimum anatomiae compendium variis aere incisis visionibus proponitur ; in usum medicorum, chirurgorum, ac pharmacopaeorum, second plate (de tweede plaet) Pinax microcosmographicus : in quo certissimum anatomiae compendium variis aere incisis visionibus proponitur ; in usum medicorum, chirurgorum, ac pharmacopaeorum, third plate (de derde plaet)

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