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Libro di diversi segreti partenenti in molte cose che soglieno abbisognare : manuscript, [17--].
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 424
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Language:
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Cosmetics--Early works to 1800.
- Cosmetics.
- Pharmacy--Italy--Early works to 1800.
- Pharmacy.
- Italy.
- Genre:
- Cookbooks.
- Recipes.
- Manuscripts, Italian.
- Manuscripts, European.
- Penn Provenance:
- Formerly owned by Frederick North, Lord Guilford; Sir Thomas Phillipps ms. 7550 [according to bookseller].
- Sold by H. P. Kraus (New York), 2002.
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (10 leaves) : paper ; 19 cm
- Other Title:
- Recipe book.
- Place of Publication:
- [17--].
- Language Note:
- In Italian.
- Summary:
- "Secret recipes" including some for whitening the skin; removing oil stains from fabrics and from the leaves of books; for softening iron, steel, and ivory, and for making brass look like gold; for making wine and vinegar; for making pomades and perfumes.
- Notes:
- Title from caption heading.
- Written in one cursive hand in black ink, in Italy, possibly Rome; no dates.
- No contemporary pagination; disbound.
- Watermark: CAMERA APOSTOLICA with a bird above words.
- OCLC:
- 155924895
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