Receipt-Book, 18th-19th century

Date:
1779-1805
Reference:
MS.4060
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Receipt-Book, 18th-19th century. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Collection of medical receipts, with a few cookery receipts. The date 1779 is found on p. 55, on p. 125 there is one dated Jan. 21st, 1805. The receipts are written by several hands.

Publication/Creation

1779-1805

Physical description

1 volume 1 l. + 139 pp. + 6 [7] bl. ll. 4to. 20 × 161/2 cm. Original vellum binding. A leaf has been torn out near the end, and some corners are damaged.

Acquisition note

Purchased 1931.

Location of duplicates

Microfilm reference: AMS/MF/202.

Finding aids

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).

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  • 74764