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Receipt-Book, 18th century. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Receipt-Book, 18th century
- Date:
- Late 18th century
- Reference:
- MS.4059
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Description
Collection of medical receipts. Pp. 15-17 contain a 'Cure for cancer' by an infusion of goose-grass (Galium aparine).
Publication/Creation
Late 18th century
Physical description
1 volume 17 pp. + 136 bl. ll. 4to. 18 × 141/2 cm. Original boards.
Acquisition note
Purchased 1928.
Ownership note
A note in pencil inside the lower cover states that this MS. was 'purchased with other books from Castle Foyetz [?] near Linerits [?].'
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).
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Location Status Access Closed stores
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Accession number
- 82423