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Doctors and the English seaside
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Particles and organisms found in vinegar and wine, as viewed under a microscope. Etching by I. Basire, 1743.
Date: [1743]Reference: 37018i- Books
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On the chemical and microscopical analysis of an unsound wine / by Jas. R. Napier, F.R.S., and Professor J.G. M'Kendrick, M.D.
Napier, James R. (James Robert), 1812-1879.Date: [1878]- Books
A natural history of wine / Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne.
Tattersall, IanDate: [2015]- Books
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Primitive physic, or, An easy and natural method of curing most diseases / by John Wesley ; to which is added, The general receipt book - containing upwards of four hundred of the most useful and valuable receipts.
Wesley, John, 1703-1791.Date: [between 1850 and 1859?]- Archives and manuscripts
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A short collection of texts on the virtues and healing power of wine, including works traditionally attributed to Arnaldus de Villanova and Palladius, in Latin
Date: 14th CenturyReference: MS.74