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Universal Dictionary of Simple Drugs; very interesting work because of its content, which I present to you in a state of discovery. Take a good look at the photos or contact me for more information. Leather cover, significant wear and loss. The leaves are sometimes horny and / or worn. Illustrated edition. LÉMERY Nicolas, Universal Dictionary of Simple Drugs, in Paris, Chez D'Houry. Dimensions: 260x200mm, red edges, complete with 25 plates engraved in black. Table of Latin names, and table of fine plates. Contains Names, Origin, Choice, Principles, Virtues, Etymologies; and what is particular in Animals, in Plants, & in Minerals. Approval and Privilege of the King in 1758. Written by Nicolas Lémery (1645-1715), “the Universal Dictionary of Simple Drugs is the basis of the Universal Pharmacopoeia. It is an alphabetical collection of all mineral, plant and animal materials which enter into the remedies received. It contains the description of drugs, their virtues, the choice to be made, their history. '' Associate chemist at the Academy from 1699, Nicolas Lémery wrote his Treaty of Antimony in 1707 and died on June 19, 1715 of a stroke. The dictionary begins letter A with Abelicea, false Sandalwood from Candia, and ends with Zopissa, cooked pitch, resolving and desiccating which mariners use to tarring or plugging the joints of their ships. Delivery: 10 € for metropolitan France