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Family receipts, 17th century. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Family receipts, 17th century
- Date:
- Late 17th century
- Reference:
- MS.2330
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
About this work
Description
A collection of cookery receipts, followed by medical receipts.
The first 42 ff. contain the cookery receipts, which are mostly for cordials, preserves, sweet-meats, etc.
The MS. is written by the same hand throughout.
It is lettered on the spine 'Family receipts'.
Publication/Creation
Late 17th century
Physical description
1 volume 89 ff. + 3 ll. 4to. 181/2 x 16 cm. Quarter calf binding damaged. Last leaf slightly defective and repaired: margins cropped.
Acquisition note
Purchased 1928.
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).
Location of duplicates
This recipe book has been digitised and images are linked to the catalogue record. In addition, a microfilm copy is held as AMS/MF/230.
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Accession number
- 77089