Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regalis Londini

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Title

Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regalis Londini

Subject

Royal College of Physicians of London
Title pages
Inscriptions
Boylston, Zabdiel, 1679-1766

Description

The Royal College of Physicians first began to publish an authoritative list of pharmaceutical compounds and directions for their use in 1618. The title-page of this third edition of the Pharmacopoeia is notable for the succession of signatures of its owners in the Warren family.

Before coming into the possession of John Warren, the volume belonged to Zabdiel Boylston (1679-1766), the physician who first inoculated the citizens of Boston against smallpox during the epidemic of 1721. Dr. Boylston signed his name at the end of the Pharmacopoeia, along with the Latin tag against book theft, “Hic nomen pono quia librum perdere nolo. Si quis furatur, per collum pendatur” [Here I place my name as I do not wish to lose my book. If anyone should steal it, let him hang by the neck.]

Abstract

Title page and last page of Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regalis Londini, showing the signatures of Dr. Zabdiel Boyslton and various members of the Warren family

Creator

Royal College of Physicians of London

Publisher

impensis Tho. Newcomb, Tho. Basset, Joh. Wright, & Ric. Chiswel

Date Created

1677

Rights

The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu

Access Rights

Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information

Is Part Of

Warren Library of the Harvard Medical Library (1.Mw.1677.R. Cab. 12, Shelf 3)

References

Available online here

Format

text

Extent

3 pages

Type

text

Identifier

DigID0002663
DigID0002664

Provenance

Bequest of Dr. John Warren to the Harvard Medical Library, 1928

Files

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0002664_dref.jpg

Collection

Warren Library

Citation

Royal College of Physicians of London, “Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regalis Londini,” OnView, accessed April 25, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12780.