Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Aphrodisiacus. Containing a summary of the ancient writers on the venereal disease ... Extracted from the two tomes of Aloysius Luisinus, which by the direction of Dr. Boerhaave, were lately revised and reprinted at Leyden. Together with an index of all others omitted in that collection ... from the beginning of the sixteenth century down to the present time. With a large preface, by Daniel Turner.
London: John Clarke, 1736.
A partial English translation of Luisinus's, De morbo gallico omnia quae extant (1566-67) as expanded by Boerhaave (1728). Digital facsimile of the 1736 work from the Internet Archive at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #10978 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/13174 |
| Author Bio Link | Munk's Roll, Royal College of Physicians ↗ |
| External URL | aphrodisiacus-containing-a-summary-of-the-ancient-writers-on-the-venereal-disease-extracted-from-the-two-tomes-of-aloysius-luisinus-which-by-the-direction-of-dr-boerhaave-were-lately-revised-and-reprinted-at-leyden-together-with-an-index-of-all-others-omitted-in-that-collection-from-the-beginning-of-the-sixteenth-century-down-to-the-present-time-with-a-large-preface-by-daniel-turner |
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Publication place: London