The only English translation of Antoine Chaumette’s 16th century text “Enchiridon Chirurgicum”, a beautiful vellum-bound folio manuscript written in 1715

The only English translation of Antoine Chaumette’s 16th century text “Enchiridon Chirurgicum”, a beautiful vellum-bound folio manuscript written in 1715

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Chaumette, Antoine. In a neat manuscript hand entitled "A Chyrugicall Pocket-Book Describing A Compendious Method of Curing External Diseases as well in Generall as Particular. With an additional Method of Curing the Venereal Disease. By the Authour, Antonius Chalmeteus, an Italian, and reckoned a diligent Chyrurgeon Among the Ancients.

Manuscript, 1715. Folio Contemporary full vellum, good clean condition. Pagination pp. [4], 364, lacking one leaf of the preface, page 95/6, there also appears to be a blank leaf or divisional title missing at 171/2 but with no loss of text.

Chaumette, Antoine, active 1560

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1715

English

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Sixteenth century

Western Europe

Anonymous. Name available upon request.