☛Many of the older English books are printed in blackletter; medical works, even cheap pamphlets, were commonly printed in blackletter long after roman type had become the general rule.
Syrian Anatomy, Pathology, and Therapeutics; or, “The Book of Medicines.” The Syriac text; edited from a rare manuscript with an English translation, etc., by E. A. Wallis Budge. Oxford, 1913.
II. English translations and index.
The Birth of mankynde, otherwyse named the womans booke. Newly set foorth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the Table of the booke, and most plainely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde Phisition. [1585.]
A
briefe and necessarie Treatise,
touching the cure of the disease called Morbus
Gallicus, or Lues Venerea, by Unctions and other
approoved waies of curing: Newlie corrected and
augmented by William Clowes of London, Maister in
Chirurgerie. At London, Printed for Thomas Cadman,
dwelling in Paules Churchyard, at the signe of the
Bible. 1585.
Another
copy.
An Hospitall for the Diseased. Wherein are to be found most excellent and approoved medicines, as well emplaisters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinks, and other comfortable receipts, both for the restitution and preservation of bodily health. Very necessary for this time of common Plague and mortalitie, and for other times, when occasion shall serve. Newly augmented and enlarged. Gathered by T. C. At London, Printed by Iames Roberts for Edward White, dwelling at the little North-doore of Paules Church, at the signe of the Gun. 1595. —In blackletter.
The Regiment of Life. Whereunto is added a Treatise of the Pestilence, with the book of children .Latelye corrected and enlarged by Thomas Fayre. Imprinted at London by Edward Allde 1596. —In blackletter.
Ioyfull
Newes Out of the New-Found Worlde.
Wherein are declared, the rare and singuler
vertues of divers herbs, trees, plantes, oyles and
stones, with their applications, as well to the
use of phisicke, as of chirurgery: which being
well applyed, bring such present remedie for all
diseases, as may seeme altogether incredible:
notwithstanding by practice found out to be true.
Also the portrature of the said hearbs, verie
aptly described: Englished by John Frampton
Marchant. Newly corrected as by conference with
the olde copies may appeare. Whereunto are added
three other bookes treating of the Bezaar stone,
the herb Escuerconera, the properties of iron and
steele in medicine, and the benefit of snow.
London, Printed by E. Alde, by the assigne of
Bonham Norton. 1596. —The original work is
credited by the librarian to Nicolás Monardes. As
a primarily medical treatise, this is printed in
blackletter, which was the rule for English
medical works at the time.
Another
copy.
A Rich Store-house or Treasury for the Diseased. Wherein, are many approved medicines for divers and sundry diseases, which have been long hidden, and not come to light before this time. Now set foorth for the great benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people that are not of abillitie to go to the physitions. By A. T. At London, Printed for Thomas Purfoot, and Ralph Blower, Ann, 1596. —In blackletter.
Regimen sanitatis Salerni. This booke teaching all people to gouerne them in health, is translated out of the Latine tongue into English, by Thomas Paynell: which Booke is amended, and diligently imprinted. London: Thomas Creede, 1597. —Printed in a good blackletter type.
The Breviarie of health: wherin doth folow, remedies, for all maner of sicknesses & diseases the which may be in man or woman. Expressing the obscure termes of Greeke, Araby, Latin, Barbary, and English, concerning phisick and chirurgerie. Compiled by Andrew Boord, Doctor of Phisicke: an English-man. Now newly corrected and amended, with come approved medicines that never were in print before this impression, & are aptly placed in their proper chapters, by men skilfulll in Phisicke and Chirurgerie. Imprinted at London by Thomas Este, 1598.
The English-Physicians dayly Practise. Or, Culpeper’s Faithful Physitian. Teaching every Man and Woman to be their own DOCTOR. J. Conyers, [1680]. —An eight-page pamphlet printed in blackletter.
Monstrorum
historia memorabilis, monstrosa
humanorum partum miracula, stupendis
conformationum formulis ab vtero materno enata,
viuis exemplis, obseruationibus, & picturis,
referens : accessit analogicum argumentum de
monstris brutis. Supplementi loco ad obseruationes
medicas Schenckianas. Joanne Georgio Schenckio a
Grafenberg Filio. Francofurti: Ex Officina
Typographica Matthiae Beckeri, Impensis Viduae
Theodori de Bry, & duorum eius
filiorium.—Filled with weird and appalling
engravings.
Another
copy.
Principles of Midwifery, or Puerperal Medicine. By John Aitken, M.D. The Third Edition, enlarged and illustrated with engravings. For the use of students. London: J. Murray, [prefatory letter dated 1786].
A Physical View of Man and Woman in a State of Marriage. With anatomical engravings. Translated from the last French edition of M. de Lignac. London: Printed for Vernor and Hood, in the Poultry. 1798. —A curious work, part ethnography, part medicine, part marriage manual.
A History of Dentistry from the most ancient times until the end of the eighteenth century. By Dr. Vincenzo Guerini, [with eleven lines of credentials in very small type following his name]. With 104 engravings and 20 plates. Philadelphia and New York: Lea & Febiger, 1909.