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Book/Printed Material [The secretes of ... Alexis of Piemount

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Title

  • [The secretes of ... Alexis of Piemount

Names

  • Ruscelli, Girolamo, -approximately 1565, attributed name
  • Ward, William, 1534-1609, translator
  • Androse, Richard, active 16th century, translator
  • Bynneman, Henry, -1583, printer
  • Dawson, Thomas, -1620, printer
  • Wight, John, -1589, bookseller
  • Brushfield, T. N. (Thomas Nadauld), 1828-1910, former owner
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, H. Bynneman for I. Wight, 1566]-78.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  each pt. has special t. p. and seperate pagination. Titles vary. Pt. 2 undated (1568?) ; pt. 3 T. Dawson for I. Wyght, 1578: pt. 4 has title: A verye excellent ...booke ... of Alexis, which he termeth the fourth ... boooke of his Secretes ... tr. by Richard Androse.
  • -  Pollard and Redgrave. Short-title cat., nos. 297, 302, 307, 310.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1235
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Pt. 1 wanting; title supplied from British Mus. Cat. Pts 2-4 bound in 1 v., pt. 4 bound first.
  • -  LC copy has bookplates of T. N. Brushfield and Howard C. Levis.
  • -  Conserved Library of Congress Conservation Division. Project ID 4382 2020 For treatment information, contact the Conservation Division. pda
  • -  LAC scc 2019-01-09 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 4 pts. 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RS87 .R92 1566a

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 49043920

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ruscelli, Girolamo, -Approximately 1565, Attributed Name, Henry Bynneman, Thomas Dawson, John Wight, T. N Brushfield, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The secretes of ... Alexis of Piemount. translateds by Ward, William, and Androse, Richard, Active 16Th Century [London, H. Bynneman for I. Wight, -78, 1566] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49043920/.

APA citation style:

Ruscelli, G., Bynneman, H., Dawson, T., Wight, J., Brushfield, T. N., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1566) The secretes of ... Alexis of Piemount. Ward, W. & Androse, R., transs [London, H. Bynneman for I. Wight, -78] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49043920/.

MLA citation style:

Ruscelli, Girolamo, -Approximately 1565, Attributed Name, et al. The secretes of ... Alexis of Piemount. trans by Ward, William, and Androse, Richard, Active 16Th Century [London, H. Bynneman for I. Wight, -78, 1566] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/49043920/>.