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Image of the marbled paper cover of "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy" and image of the ornate fore-edge decoration.

Image of several penciled-in manicules in the margins of "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy." Handwriting of the manicules appears consistent throughout.

Here is a basic chronological layout of each section of "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy."

1) The chapter (essay) of the book discussing a specific topic
2) "Citations" section -- what we would…

This copy of "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy" was formerly owned by the Tufts Medical and Dental Library in the Department of Anatomy.

In the first image, there are some pencil markings, one of…

Images of textual elements from "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy."

The first image shows a citation/footnote in the margin (which will be expanded on in the Citations section after the essay).…

Tacuinum Sanitatis was originally written in the 11th century in Arabic by physician Ibn Buṭlān as a collection of health remedies. The work was alter translated into Latin and widely used. This page focuses on Garlic, and its health benefits and…

Full-bodied, red wine. Nature: hot and dry in the second degree. Optimum: the brilliant, very translucent type. Benefit: it calms the stomach and fainting. Harm: for weak spleen and liver. Remedy for harm: with sour pomegranates. Effects: red bile.…

Introduction and dedication of the text. Illustration of the coat of arms of owners of the book.

From the title page, we can find information on the source and see markings the previous owner made. The title page lets the reader know that this book is volume one of a larger collection and features forty three colored engravings. Also, there are…

This image elucidates the quality of detailed illustrations found at the onset of each chapter in this book.