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A collection of choice and approved receipts in physick and chyrurgery &c. &c. / Tobias Wolrich.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - E.F. Smith Collection R128.7 .R515 1655
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Wolrich, Tobias, 1683-1742.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Traditional medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
- Traditional medicine.
- Veterinary medicine--Early works to 1800.
- Veterinary medicine.
- Genre:
- codices (bound manuscripts)
- Recipes.
- Hybrid books.
- Manuscripts, English -- 18th century.
- Manuscripts, European.
- Penn Provenance:
- Formerly owned by Thomas Wolrich, son of Tobias Wolrich, 18th century (signature, p. 717).
- Formerly owned by Samuel Grover (owner inscription, p. 1 of printed text).
- Sold by Dean Byass Manuscripts and Rare Books (Bristol, England), 2018.
- Physical Description:
- 46 leaves : paper ; 275 x 175 mm bound to 280 x 195 mm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Leeds], 1725-[circa 1782]
- Summary:
- Collection of remedies, including ointments, tinctures, plasters, powders, and salves, from family, acquaintances, and printed sources, added to the end of a copy of the first edition of The practice of physick in seventeen several books, 1655. The collection was begun by Tobias Wolrich of Leeds and added to by many hands through at least 1782 (p. 750). Among the later additions are household preparations for cleaning, killing pests, and veterinary medicine. Printed sources cited include London's Evening post and the Universal magazine. Three indexes, Index to receipts in physick and surgery (p. 746-747), Index of miscellaneous recipes (p. 748), and Index -- Farriery (p. 749), cover the receipts in the manuscript section of the volume. A partial table of contents (p. 751) lists the receipts in the first half of the manuscript (p. 665-681).
- Notes:
- Title from title page of manuscript addition (p. 663).
- Collation: Paper, 46; 1-2⁸ 3⁸(-1, leaf 6 removed) 4-5⁸ 6⁸(-1, leaf 8 is pastedown); pagination in ink, upper outer corners, 663-752.
- Script: Written in multiple secretary and cursive hands.
- Layout: Written in long lines with varying margins; chancery folio format.
- Binding: Contemporary reverse calf, boards detached, spine lacking.
- Origin: Written in Leeds (Byass) between 1725 (p. 663) and circa 1782 (p. 750).
- Printed work bound with this manuscript cataloged separately under the same call number as The practice of physick in seventeen several books ... (London: Peter Cole, 1655).
- OCLC:
- 1089646373
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