The natural method of cureing the diseases of the body, and the disorders of the mind depending on the body

Item Information

Title:
The natural method of cureing the diseases of the body, and the disorders of the mind depending on the body
Description:
This copy of the second edition of George Cheyne’s work on disease is a rare and notable survivor of the disastrous Harvard fire of 1762. On the night of January 24th, during a storm of snow and high wind, Harvard Hall, containing the College’s books and scientific apparatus, caught fire. Over 5,000 volumes were destroyed, with only 404 surviving, the books being either on loan or recent donations not yet unpacked. Today, 67 books which survived the fire can be identified, and eight of these are in the collections of the Countway. The Cheyne volume, along with another fire survivor, A new method of treating consumptions (1727) by Nicholas Robinson, have been recently digitized and are now available through the Medical Heritage Library project. Title page of a 1742 copy of George Cheyne's The natural method of cureing the diseases of the body, and the disorders of the mind depending on the body : in three parts
Creator:
Cheyne, George, 1671 or 1672-1743
Date:
1742
Format:
Documents
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Harvard Medical Library
Harvard Medical Library Rare Books Collection (RB151.C42 1742 c.2)
Series:
Harvard Medical Library
Subjects:
Cheyne, George, 1671 or 1672-1743
Title pages
Hygiene
Diet
Extent:
1 title page
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13072
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Gift of William James to the Harvard College Library, 1751, and deposited with the Boston Medical Library, 1902