Hunter, John (1728-1793)

Lectures on operative surgery. Notes by an unnamed student. (Incomplete.) This volume contains the portion of the lectures from 'Aneurism' to 'Diseases of the hip'. A few of the entries are assigned to 'Mr Cline' (i.e. Henry Cline [1750-1827]), but 'Mr Hunter' appears to be named as the lecturer, in several passages from fol. 21 onwards. Signature of Bonamy Maingay [c. 1900?] on a fly-leaf. Produced in London.

c. 1785

1 volume ff. 15-190. 8vo. 191/2 × 121/2 cm. Original half-calf binding, worn. The first 14 ff. are wanting, and the end is missing. Written partly on the rectos only.

Purchased 1908.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).