Receipt-Book, German: 18th century

Collection of medical receipts in German; with a few in Italian and Latin. Compiled mainly by two hands. The first hand ceases at fol. 137, and the second continues to fol. 217. Stamp of 'J. Parzmayr, Linz a. Donau' on first leaf and on the last.

mid-18th century

1 volume 4 ll. + 224 ff. + 12 ll. 4to. 19 × 15 cm. Original half-vellum binding.

Purchased 1930.

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).