Mellificium chirurgiae; or, the marrow of chirurgery. With the anatomy of human bodies according to the most modern anatomists, illustrated with many anatomical observations. Institutions of physick, with Hippocrates's aphorisms largely commented upon, The marrow of physick, shewing the causes, signs, and cures of most diseases incident to human bodies ...
Mellificium chirurgiae, a 1700 London surgical and medical compendium by James Cooke, published by J. Phillips for surgeons and physicians, collects anatomy, aphorisms and treatments of diseases. The engraved plate shows a standing armoured figure with labelled limbs and surgical instruments, a clear diagram-like layout a designer could borrow for anatomical or instructional graphics, while the large decorated initial D and dense roman type suggest a sturdy, authoritative text page.
