Apothecary's Recipe Book

Date:
c. 1800
Reference:
MS.5712
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Apothecary's Recipe Book. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Recipe book of an unnamed apothecary or chemist and druggist, containing recipes for various medical, veterinary and domestic preparations. On p. 58 is a recipe for treating inflammatory colic, attributed to Dr Rowley and dated 1 July 1795.

Publication/Creation

c. 1800

Physical description

1 volume 1 volume: 185 × 120 mm., xxv, 220 pp. (106-192 blank). Original vellum binding.

Acquisition note

Purchased from Henry Bristow, 1989.

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

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  • acc. 348207