P., S.
- P., S.
- Date:
- 1696-1720
- Reference:
- MS.3733
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Collection of extracts mainly theological and historical, but with some of medical and scientific interest (bathing, bees, drunkenness, etc.). The date 'Edinburgh 1696' is found on p. 17, and 1720 on p. 132. Produced in Edinburgh.
Publication/Creation
1696-1720
Physical description
1 volume 180 pp. + 9 pp. obl. 16mo. 9 × 151/2 cm. Original calf binding, worn. Some leaves frayed in the margins. Sides stamped S.P.
Contributors
Acquisition note
Purchased 1928.
Ownership note
An added note dated 9 July 1902 under the signature of William Macmath, on the last leaf, states, 'From sale of books (including the Library of Dr [Robert] Peel Ritchie [1835-1902]) by Messs Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh'.
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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Identifiers
Accession number
- 48775