Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654)
Auteur de Culpeper's Complete Herbal
A propos de l'auteur
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Œuvres de Nicholas Culpeper
Astrological Judgement of Diseases from the Decumbiture of the Sick, and, Urinalia (2005) 18 exemplaires
Culpepper's English physician & complete herbal: Arranged for use as a first aid herbal (1975) 7 exemplaires
Pharmacopia Londinensis, or, The London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now… 6 exemplaires
Culpeper's British Herbal 4 exemplaires
Culpepers Semeiotica uranica: or, An astrological judgement of diseases from the decumbiture of the sick much enlarged.… 3 exemplaires
The British Herbal and family physician to which is added a dispensary for the use of private families 3 exemplaires
Culpeper's last legacy left and bequeathed to his dearest wife for the publick good: being the choicest and most… (2010) 2 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1616-10-18
- Date de décès
- 1654-01-10
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- England
- Pays (pour la carte)
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Ockley, Surrey, England
- Professions
- botanist
herbalist
physician
Membres
Discussions
Culpeper's British Herbal and Family Physician à Book talk (Mars 2015)
Critiques
"... with three hundred and sixty and nine medicines made of English herbs that were not in any impression until this etc. "
This lovely reprint of the 1814 London Edition of Culpeper's Complete Herbal was first published in the US in July 1944 (from the description in the front of the book). It's a beautiful book, and although I doubt I'd use the medical advice in the book, the descriptions on how to save and preserve various herbs, and the sketches of plants and leaves, are still useful.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 23
- Membres
- 1,020
- Popularité
- #25,253
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 11
- ISBN
- 54
- Langues
- 2
However, I appreciated the introductory note about Culpeper being dedicated to bringing medicinal knowledge to the masses, as is solidified by passages throughout. I adored Culpeper's personality throughout his descriptions, between his insistence that the rich look out for the poor and his scathing rants about such things as common herbal naming conventions. I never thought an herbal dictionary would be so entertaining.
It's also a very pretty edition.… (plus d'informations)