A Collection of excellent Medicines, Balsames, Plaisters Salves [manuscript] : the contents Whereof are exprest in ye. next page. [.
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Title
A Collection of excellent Medicines, Balsames, Plaisters Salves [manuscript] : the contents Whereof are exprest in ye. next page. [.
Created/published
England, c17?
Description
1 volume ; 18 x 12 cm
Associated name
Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712.
Note
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Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Cookbooks.
Cookbooks.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 271765 (folio)
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description: "[CIRCLE OF Sir Thomas OSBORN (1631-1712); FITZ MOORE, Edmund (later owner)] Manuscript book of medical remedies entitled 'A Collection of excellent Medicines, Balsames, Plaisters Salves, &c: the contents Whereof are exprest in ye. next page'. [Circa 1715]. Paper is watermarked Coat of Arms similar to Haewood 356 (circa 1703) but with a countermark of interlocking letters "CB" similar to Haewood 472A (which he dates circa 1713). Contemporary vellum, minor wear, rear hinge cracked, text lightly agetoned, overall very good original condition. Folio (322 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm). Pagination [1, title], [2, contents], [3, blanks], 81 numbered pages. 1 leaf excised but page numbering is continuous. Neatly ruled in red throughout. There are over 120 remedies, many of which are unusually long and detailed. A complete transcript of all the remedies will be included the manuscript. Provenance: bookplate to paste-down of Edmund Fitz-Moore (1801-c. 1879). The quartering used is specific to Lincoln's Inn. Fitz-Moore was educated at Caius College, Cambridge. He was a barrister, Q.C., bencher of the Inner Temple, and author of several legal works. Member of the Royal Botanical Society." Ordered from Dean Cooke, Manuscripts & Rare Books D9371 2019-11-27, Cat. "Boston Bibliotheca Being a selection of unusual MANUSCRIPTS & RARE BOOKS IN TWO PARTS PART I: FEATURED WORKS PART II: FURTHER WORKS", item #4.
Folger accession
271765