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Book/Printed Material The secrets of Alexis of Piemont

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Title

  • The secrets of Alexis of Piemont : containing many excellent remedies against diuers diseases, wounds, and other accidents. With the maner to make distillations, parfumes, confitures, dyings, colours, fusions, and meltings

Names

  • Ruscelli, Girolamo, -approximately 1565.
  • Ward, William, 1534-1609, translator.
  • Androse, Richard, active 16th century, translator.
  • Short, Peter, -1603, printer.
  • Wight, Thomas, -1608?, bookseller.
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, Imprinted by Peter Short, for Thomas Wight, 1595.

Headings

  • -  Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
  • -  Pharmacy--Early works to 1800
  • -  Formulas, recipes, etc.--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  In 4 parts (part 4 in 2 sections) ; parts 2-4 with special title pages. Part 4 translated by Richard Androse.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1258
  • -  English Short Title Catalogue, S114416
  • -  LC copy provenance: Bookplates: B. Barrett, Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC scc 2019-01-02 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 348 l. 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RS87 .R92 1595

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 49043524

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Ruscelli, Girolamo, -Approximately 1565, Peter Short, Thomas Wight, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The secrets of Alexis of Piemont: containing many excellent remedies against diuers diseases, wounds, and other accidents. With the maner to make distillations, parfumes, confitures, dyings, colours, fusions, and meltings. translateds by Ward, William, and Androse, Richard, Active 16Th Century London, Imprinted by Peter Short, for Thomas Wight, 1595. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49043524/.

APA citation style:

Ruscelli, G., Short, P., Wight, T., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1595) The secrets of Alexis of Piemont: containing many excellent remedies against diuers diseases, wounds, and other accidents. With the maner to make distillations, parfumes, confitures, dyings, colours, fusions, and meltings. Ward, W. & Androse, R., transs London, Imprinted by Peter Short, for Thomas Wight. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49043524/.

MLA citation style:

Ruscelli, Girolamo, -Approximately 1565, et al. The secrets of Alexis of Piemont: containing many excellent remedies against diuers diseases, wounds, and other accidents. With the maner to make distillations, parfumes, confitures, dyings, colours, fusions, and meltings. trans by Ward, William, and Androse, Richard, Active 16Th Century London, Imprinted by Peter Short, for Thomas Wight, 1595. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/49043524/>.