A sure guide, or, The best and nearest way to physick and chyrurgery that is to say, the arts of healing by medicine and manual operation : being an anatomical description of the whol body of man and its parts : with their respective diseases demonstrated from the fabrick and vse of the said parts : in six books ... at the end of the six books, are added twenty four tables, cut in brass, containing one hundred eighty four figures, with an explanation of them : which are referred to in above a thousand places in the books for the help of young artists / written in Latine by Johannes Riolanus ...; Englished by Nich. Culpeper ... and W.R. ...

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A sure guide, or, The best and nearest way to physick and chyrurgery that is to say, the arts of healing by medicine and manual operation : being an anatomical description of the whol body of man and its parts : with their respective diseases demonstrated from the fabrick and vse of the said parts : in six books ... at the end of the six books, are added twenty four tables, cut in brass, containing one hundred eighty four figures, with an explanation of them : which are referred to in above a thousand places in the books for the help of young artists / written in Latine by Johannes Riolanus ...; Englished by Nich. Culpeper ... and W.R. ...

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Riolan, Jean, 1580-1657.

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London :: Printed by Peter Cole ...,

1657.

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"A sure guide, or, The best and nearest way to physick and chyrurgery that is to say, the arts of healing by medicine and manual operation : being an anatomical description of the whol body of man and its parts : with their respective diseases demonstrated from the fabrick and vse of the said parts : in six books ... at the end of the six books, are added twenty four tables, cut in brass, containing one hundred eighty four figures, with an explanation of them : which are referred to in above a thousand places in the books for the help of young artists / written in Latine by Johannes Riolanus ...; Englished by Nich. Culpeper ... and W.R. ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A57335.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 1, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• The Use of the Letters and Figures, directing to the twenty four Tables, or Brass Cuts; and the hundred eighty four Figures in those Tables, representing the Parts of the Body.
• title page
• To the Right Honorable, HENRY LAWRENCE, Esquire; Lord President of the Councel to his Highness, the Lord Protector.
• Mris. Culpepers Information, Vindication, and Testimony, concerning her Husbands Books to be Published after his Death.
• THE CONTENTS OF The First Book. Of Osteology, or the History of the Bones.
• THE FIRST BOOK OF ANATOMY AND PHYSICK, OF John Riolanus.
  • Chap. 1. The Intent of the Author is declared.
  • Chap. 2. Why we begin our Anatomy with the Treatise of Bones.
  • Chap. 3. The Division of Osteology, or the History of the Bones.
  • Chap. 4. Of the Composition, and Definition of a Bone.
  • Chap. 5. Of the Qualities, or Natural Disposition of the Bones.
  • Chap. 6. Of the Conjunction of Bones.
  • Chap. 7. The Division of a Sceleton.
  • Chap. 8. Of the Head, being the first Part of the Sceleton.
  • Chap. 9. Of the uper Jaw.
  • Chap. 10. Of the Orbitary Bone.
  • Chap. 11. Of the inferior Jaw.
  • Chap. 12. Of the Os Hyois:
  • Chap 13. Of the Teeth.
  • Chap. 14. Of the Trunk, being the Second Part of the Sceleton.
  • Chap. 15. Of the Chest.
  • Chap. 16. Of the Limbs, being the Third Part of the Sceleton: and first, of the Scapula.
  • Chap. 17. Of the Shoulder.
  • Chap. 18. Of the Cubitus, and Radius.
  • Chap. 19. Of the Hand.
  • Chap. 20. Of the Bones of the Ilium.
  • Chap. 21. Of the Bone of the Thigh.
  • Chap. 22. Of the Leg.
  • Chap. 23. Of the Foot.
  • Chap. 24. In what Particulars the Bones of Men differ from those of Women.
  • Chap. 25. Of the number of the Bones in a Mans Body.
  • Chap. 26. The History of an Infants Bones, till the Age of seven years.
  • Chap. 27. Of the Head.
  • Chap. 28. Of the Back and Breast-bones.
  • Chap. 29. Of the upper Limbs.
  • Chap. 30. Of the Inferior Limbs.
  • Chap. 31. Of the Number of Bones.
• THE SECOND BOOK OF ANATOMY AND PHYSICK, OF John Riolanus.
  • Chap. 1. General Precepts, which he that would be an Anatomist, must be first Acquainted with.
  • Chap. 2. Of the Natural and Legitimate Conformation of the Body.
  • Chap. 3. The Division of Mans Body.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 4. Of the lower Ventricle.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
    • The Scituation of the Parts in the Belly.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 5. Of the Scarfe Skin.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 6. Of the Skin.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 7. Of the Fatty Membrane.
  • Chap. 8. Of the Fleshy Membrane.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 9. Of the Common Membrane of the Muscles.
  • Chap. 10. Of a Muscle in the general.
  • Chap. 11. Of a Tendon.
  • Chap. 12. Of the Muscles of the Belly.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 13. Of the Peritoneum.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Cha. 14. The Division of the Parts of the Belly.
  • Chap. 15. Of the Navel.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 16. Of the Omentum, or Call.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 17. Of the Guts.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 18. Of the Mesenterium▪
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap: 19. Of the Sweet-bread, or Pancreas.
  • Chap. 20. Of the Vena Porta.
  • Chap. 21. What is to be considered in the Vena Porta.
  • Chap. 22. Of the Caeliacal Artery.
  • Chap. 23. Of the Stomach.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 24. Of the Liver.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 25. Of the Bladder of Gall.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 26. Of the Spleen.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 27. Of the Vena Cava and Aorta, within the Lower Belly.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
    • Of the Aorta descending.
    • Of the Nerves of the Lower Belly.
  • Chap. 28. Of the Kidneys.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 29. Of the Ʋreters.
  • Chap. 30. Of the Piss-Bladder.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 31. Of the Genitals of a Man; and first of the Yard.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 32. Of the Groyns.
  • Chap. 33. Of the Fundament.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 34. Of the Cod, and Stones.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 35. Of the Vessels which carry the true Seed, of the Seed-Bladders and the Prostatae or Auriliaries.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 36. Of the Genital Parts of a Woman, and first of the External.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 37. Of the internal Parts of a Woman which serve for Generation.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 37. Of the Pains of the Loyns.
• THE THIRD BOOK OF THE ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY OF John Riolanus, THE KINGS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICK.
  • Chap. 1. Of the Chest.
  • Chap. 2. Of the Dugs of Women.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 3. Of the External Parts of the Chest.
  • Chap▪ 4. Of the Pleura, Mediastinum, and Pericardium.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 5. Of the Midrif, or Diaphragma.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 6. Of the Lungs or Lights.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 7. Of Respiration, or fetching of Breath.
  • Chap. 8. Of the Heart.
    • The Medcinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 9. Of the Vessels viz. Veins, Arteries and Nerves conteined within the Chest.
• THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY OF John Riolanus, THE KINGS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICK.
  • Chap. 1. Of the Head.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 2. Of the Brain.
    • 1. Arg.
    • 2d Arg. of Hofman. If the Spirit be to act, it must needs be under the command of the Soul in the Vessels; for after that it is entered into the Sea of the Vetricles, what is there to compel the same to return into the strat passages of the Neves?
    • 3d Arg. The Ventricles are surrounded within, with the Pia Mater, which inders the ingress and regres of the Spirits.
    • 4. Arg. Hofmans strongest Argument is this: Seeing the two superior Ventri∣cles, open into the third, and that into the Funnel, and it into the Pallate, who will be Suety, that the Spirits will not mae their escape this way?
    • 5. Arg. The Ventricles are not continued with the Nerves, but with the whol Body.
    • 6. Arg. The Ventricles have now another Office, which cannot stand with that of the Spirits.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 3. Of the Eyes.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
    • Eye-Lids Diseases.
    • Tear-Kernels Diseases.
    • Diseases of the Tunica Conjunctiva.
    • Diseases of the Cornea Tunica.
    • Diseases of the Uvea Tunica.
    • Diseases of the Pupilla.
    • Diseases of the Chrystallin and Glassie Humor.
    • Diseases of the Optick Nerve.
    • Diseases and Symptomes of the Sight.
  • Chap. 4. Of the Ear.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 5. Of the Face and outside of the Mouth.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 6. Of the Nose.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 7. Of the Neck.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 8. Of the Teeth and Gums.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 9. Of the Gums.
  • Chap. 10. Of the Palate.
  • Chap. 11. Of the Uvula and Isthmus.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
    • Of the Isthmus.
  • Chap. 12. Of the Tongue.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 13. Of the Larynx, or Head of the Wind-pipe.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 14. Of the Aspera Arteria or Wind-Pide.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 15. Of the Oesophagus, or Gullet.
• THE FIFTH BOOK OF THE ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY OF John Riolanus, THE KINGS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICK.
  • Chap. 1. Of the Limbs.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 2: Of the Superior Limbs.
    • Of the Shoulder-blade and the Arm from the Shoulder to the Elbow.
    • Of the Cubit or part of the Arm from the Elbow to the Hand.
    • Of the Hand.
    • Of the Nailes
  • Chap. 3. Of the Inferior Limbs.
  • Chap. 4. In what places Issues are commonly made.
  • Chap. 5. Of Veins usually opened.
  • Chap. 6. Of the Arteries which are opened.
  • Chap. 7. Of the Muscles and first of the Forehead Muscles.
  • Chap. 8. Muscles of the hinder Part of the Head.
  • Chap. 9. Muscles of the Eye-Lids.
  • Chap. 10. Muscles of the Eyes.
  • Chap. 11. Muscles of the external Ear.
  • Chap. 12. Muscles of the Nose.
  • Chap. 13. Muscles of the Lips▪
  • Chap. 14. Muscles of the lower Jaw.
  • Chap. 15. Of the Muscles of the Os Hyoides.
  • Chap▪ 16▪ Muscles of the Tongue.
  • Chap▪ 17▪ Muscles of the Larynx.
  • Chap▪ 18▪ Muscles o the Pharynx.
  • Chap. 19. Muscles of the Gargareon, Uvula, or Mouth Palat.
  • Chap. 20. Muscles of the Head.
  • Chap. 21. Muscles of the Neck.
  • Chap▪ 22, Muscles of the Shoulder-blades.
  • Chap. 23. Muscles of the Arm.
  • Chap. 24. Muscles of the Cubit.
  • Chap. 25. Muscles of the Radius.
  • Chap. 26. Muscles of the Wrist.
  • Chap. 27. Muscles of the Palme of the Hand.
  • Chap. 28. Muscles of the Fingers.
  • Chap. 29. Muscles of the Thumb.
  • Chap. 30. Muscles of the Chest.
  • Chap. 31. Of the Midrif.
  • Chap. 32. Muscles of the Back and Loyns, wherewith the Back-bone is moved.
  • Chap 33▪ Muscles of the Belly:
  • Chap. 34. Of the Motion of the Ilium Bones and Os Sacrum Joyned together.
  • Chap, 35. Muscles of the Testicles.
  • Chap, 36, The Bladders Muscle.
  • Chap. 37. Muscles of the Yard.
  • Chap. 38. Muscles of the Clitoris.
  • Chap. 39. Muscles of the Fundament.
  • Chap. 40. Muscles of the Thigh.
  • Chap. 41. Muscles of the Leg.
  • Chap. 42. Muscles of the Feet.
  • Chap. 43. Muscles of the toes.
  • Chap. 44. Muscles of the Great Toe.
  • Chap. 45. An Introduction to the Art of Muscular-Dissection, shewing an Accurate Method to cut up the Muscles of the whol Body.
    • The Frontal Muscle.
    • The Orbicular Muscle of the Eye-Lids.
    • Muscles of the Lips.
    • Muscles of the Nose.
    • The Temporal Muscle.
    • The Masseter Muscle.
    • The Parotick Kernels.
    • The Muscles of the Eares.
    • The Muscles of the Eye.
    • Muscles seated in the Neck.
    • Muscles of the Larynx, Pharynx and Gargareon.
    • The Muscles of the hinder-part of the Head and Neck.
    • Muscles of the Arme.
    • Next thereunto, is the Rotundus f Minor.
    • Muscles situate upon the Back and Loines.
    • Muscles of the Breast.
    • Muscles of the Cubit.
    • Muscles of the Radius, the Wrists, the Fingers, and the Thumb.
    • Muscles of the Abdomen or Belly.
    • Muscles of the Yard.
    • Muscles of the Fundament.
    • The Bladder-Muscle.
    • Muscles of the Clitoris.
    • Musclus of the Thigh.
    • Muscles of the Leg.
    • Muscles of the Tansus.
  • Chap. 46. Of the Veines, Arteries and Nerves belonging to the Limbes.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
• THE SIXTH BOOK OF THE ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY OF John Riolanus, THE KINGS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICK.
  • CHAP. 1.
  • Chap. 2 Of the great Profit of this new Osteologie, or Doctrine of the Bones.
  • Chap. 3. What is to be observed in the Bones of a dead Body not boyled.
  • Chap. 4. Of the Nourishment, Sence, and Marrow of the Bones.
  • Chap. 5. Of Articulations or Jointings of the Bones.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 6. Of the Bones of the Skull.
    • The Medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 7. Of the Inferior Jaw-Bone.
  • Cahp. 8. Of the Teeth.
  • Chap. 9. Of the Bone Hyoides, and of the Ligaments.
  • Chap. 10. Of the Heads Motion, and Ligaments▪
  • Chap. 11. Of the Inside of the Ear.
  • Chap. 12. Of the Clavicula.
  • Chap. 13. Of the Breast-bone.
  • Chap. 15. Of the Ribbs.
  • Chap. 16. Of the Back-Bone.
    • The medicinal Consideration.
  • Chap. 16. Of the Scapula.
  • Chap. 17. Of the Humerus, Cubitus and Radius.
  • Chap 18. Of the Wrist.
  • Chap. 19. Of the Metacarpium, Fingers and Sesamoidean Bones.
  • Chap. 20. Of the Os Ilium and Thigh-bone.
  • Chap. 21. Of the Patella.
  • Chap. 22. Of the Tibia and Fibula.
  • Chap. 23. Of the Foot.
  • Chap. 24. The number of Bones for a Sceleton.
  • Chap. 25. Of Breaking the Bones.
  • Chap. 26. The Collection and ordering of Bones for a Sceleton.
• An Alphabetical Table.
• The Names of several Books printed by Peter Cole at the sign of the Printing-press in Cornhil neer the Royal Exchange.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE FIRST BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• THE TABLE OF THE SECOND BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK, OPENED AND EXPLAINED.
• AN EXPLICATION OF THE TABLE OF THE THIRD BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN UNFOLDING OF THE TABLE OF THE FOURTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE FIFT BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLICATION OF THE TABLE OF THE SIXT BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLICATION OF THE TABLE OF THE SEVENTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE EIGHT BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE NINTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE TENTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE ELEVENTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE TWELFTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE THIRTEENTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE FOURTEENTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE FIFTEENTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE SIXTEENTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE SEVENTEENTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF THE EIGHTEENTH BRASSE PLATE IN THIS BOOK.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE of the ninteenth Brass Plate in this Book.
• AN EXPLANATION of the TABLE of the twenteth brass Plate in this Book.
• An EXPLANATION of the TABLE of the one and twentieth Brass Plate in this Book.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE of the two and twentieth Brass Plate in this Book.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE of the three and twentieth Brass Plate in this Book.
• AN EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE of the four and twentieth Brass Plate in this Book.