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Credit
Recipe Book. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Recipe Book
- Date:
- c.1835-1840
- Reference:
- MS.7889
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
About this work
Description
Pharmacist's recipe book, c.1835-1840
Contains recipes for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and household preparations, such as 'Pilul Antibil' (f.35v), 'Cold Cream' (f.13,) Violet Toothpowder (f.29v) and 'Black Varnish' (f.31v)
Ff.55-56 contain recipes for veterinary preparations, such as 'Cleansing Drink for Cows' (f.56).
Many of the recipes were obtained from other sources, and some contain reports on how effective they are, such as 'For Corns' (f.43v).
Publication/Creation
c.1835-1840
Physical description
1 volume Volume: 10.5cm x 17 cm. Tight binding: text very close to binding. Paper, with original leather binding. 56ff. The bottom two thirds of f.54 have been torn out.
Acquisition note
Purchased from David White Antiqurian Books, 12 November 2001
Related material
For similar items, please see sources leaflets on domestic medicine, 16th-19th centuries and sources leaflets on veterinary medicine.
Finding aids
Archives and Manuscripts online catalogue
Notes
Originally sold as being from the Sheffield area, but there is no internal evidence to suggest this.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores
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Identifiers
Accession number
- 988