Nich Culpeper Medical Book 1653

Medical Book by Nich Culpeper dated 1653.

An Astrologo-Physical -Discourse of the Human Vertues in the Body of Man. Both in Principal & Administrating. Nicholas Culpeper was a famous Natural Herbalist in the 17th Century. He was an interesting fellow & to follow is a bit of information about him & so much more can be found if you just Google the name .This book is full calf leather , the pages are browning of course with aprox 300 pages plus indexes. There is writing on pages here & there in quill pen script. This book is a must have & would make the greatest investment gift for any interested person in the medical field .This book is very rare , not many of them exist & oddly enough this book is in very good condition considering its age .This book measures 7” x 4 5/8”x 1 ½”.Rare Early Medical KnowlEdge.

Abstract. This investigation attempts primarily to untangle the complex publishing

History of the works of Nicholas Culpeper (1616-54), astrological herbalist

And translator of Latin medical works. It therefore identifies those works

Published in seventeenth-century London in a detailed appendix. Analysis of

This publishing record extends our understanding of Culpeper himself, while it

Illustrates the relationship between author and publisher of medical texts in the

Book market of seventeenth-century London: the study indicates that London

Stationers capitalized on the reputation of Nicholas Culpeper to build the widest

Possible market for his original astrological /herbal medical works and his

Translations from continental authors.