Recipe book: fragments
- Date:
- 1823-1840
- Reference:
- WMS/Amer.47-48 & 54-55
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
These items comprise disbound sections of a recipe book, possibly that of a hacienda; the probable area of origin is Amozoc de Mota, Puebla, Mexico. They give recipes for the treatment of diseases such as typhus, cholera and smallpox. WMS/Amer.55 comprises a copy of a contemporary broadside by Gaspar Escayola.
Publication/Creation
1823-1840
Physical description
4 files manuscript; unbound leaves, held in 4 files.
Acquisition note
Purchased 1962.
Ownership note
The items in this collection formed part of the Guerra Collection.
Finding aids
Described in: Robin Price, An Annotated Catalogue of Medical Americana in the Library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1983).
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores