Oversize ephemera (A1). Box ++2.

  • Ephemera

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Description

Folder containing items of very large ephemera. Includes: The standard approved on by the Society for the Shew of Canary Birds (1823), sickness in horses (Firenze, 1804), Epizootic lymphangitis order of 1904 (Burgh of Edinburgh), Weekly return of the reported cases of cattle plague (foot and mouth disease? Great Britain, 1866), swine fever (Edinburgh, 1903), an illustration of part of the skull (Delineatio partis sinistre cranii divi Rumoldi martyris... 1775), Cleansing and disinfection of market areas (Edinburgh, 1904), Giuseppe Sisco's anatomical demonstrations (Rome, 1797), healthy eating and low fat cookery (Findus, Nestlé, Family Heart Association, 1992), Bovril beef extract ("The power of beef"), "Eat more fish caught by British fishermen" (Empire Marketing Board posters promoting fish as food), "Turkey's terrific for healthy eating" (British Turkey Information Service), "A short and candid account of the nature and virtues of the new iron pear-tree water (mineral water, 1753?), Jacques Boyol's machine for curing illness (ca.1793), keeping fit (exercise, personal hygiene, sleep, food hygiene, fresh air - the Ministry of Health and Dept. of Health for Scotland), daily exercise charts illustrated by Fougasse.

Physical description

1 box ; 64 x 86 cm.

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    EPH++2

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