Leonardus Lessius

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT061543With an initial explanation leaf. Contents: 'Hygiasticon: or, a treatise of the means of health and long life' by Leonardus Lessius, and: 'A treatise of the benefits of a sober life' by Luigi Cornaro, with separate titlepage and pagination; the register London: printed for Charles Hitch, James Leake in Bath, and William Flackton in Canterbury, 1743. 8],97, 1],38p.; 12

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT121515Cornaro's 'Treatise' has separate titlepage and pagination; the register is continuous. With a list of subscribers, with an errata slip pasted below the errata at the foot of the final page. London: printed for the author, and sold by Charles Hitch, and William Flachton sic], in Canterbury, 1742. 16],126; 2],48p.; 8

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT112335With an initial explanation leaf. Contents: 'Hygiasticon: or, a treatise of the means of health and long life' by Leonardus Lessius, and: 'A treatise of the benefits of a sober life' by Luigi Cornaro, with separate titlepage and pagination; the register London: printed for L. Hawes, W. Clarke, and R. Collins; W. Flackton, in Canterbury; and H. Leake, in Bath, 1767. 8],97, 1],38p.; 12