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Nekpokēdeia: or, The art of embalming

wherein is shown the right of burial, the funeral ceremonies, and the several ways of preserving dead bodies in most nations of the world ; with an account of the particular opinions, experiments and inventions of modern physicians, surgeons, chymists and anatomists ... in three parts ...

Also known as [Nekrokedeia]: Or, The art of embalming; Nekrokedeia: or, The art of embalming; Nekrokēdeia: or, The art of embalming

by Thomas Greenhill

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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This work was to have consisted of three parts, but only the first was published by subscription; cf. DNB The first word of the title is transliterated from the Greek Part 1 has a separate t.p. dated 1705 Includes a list of subscribers and an index Includes bibliographical references ESTC

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual.

  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Rites and ceremonies”. Retained metadata contains “Rites and ceremonies” in the subject metadata.

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wherein is shown the right of burial, the funeral ceremonies, and the several ways of preserving dead bodies in most nations of the world ; with an account of the particular opinions, experiments and inventions of modern physicians, surgeons, chymists and anatomists ... in three parts ...

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1705London : Printed for the author; Printed for the authorEnglish—Public

[Nekrokedeia]: Or, The art of embalming

1705Printed for the authorEnglish—No ebook

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  • Contributing institution: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
  • Digitization sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
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openlibrary-work:OL15666367W
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