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Ayscough, Lady

  • Ayscough, Lady
Date
1692
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MS.1026
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Description

Receits of phisick and chirurgery.

There are a few cookery receipts at the end.

Inside the cover is written 'The Lady Ayscough Booke Anno Domini 1692'. The first 93 pp. and the 7 pp. of cookery receipts are by the original hand, the remainder is in another nearly contemporary script.

Publication/Creation

1692

Physical description

1 volume 2 [4] ll. + 251 pp. + 10 bl. ll. + 7 pp. folio. 281/2 x 181/2 cm. Original vellum binding. At least 2 ll. of the index, and the first leaf of the text are wanting.

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Acquisition note

Purchased 1897.

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).

Location of duplicates

This recipe book has been digitised and images are linked to the catalogue record. In addition, a microfilm copy is held as AMS/MF/235 and an individual image from this manuscript is held by Wellcome Images (image reference: L0021264).

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