A boocke of very good medicines for seueral deseases, wounds, and sores both new and olde [manuscript] / Katherine Packer, 1639.
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Title
A boocke of very good medicines for seueral deseases, wounds, and sores both new and olde [manuscript] / Katherine Packer, 1639.
Description
1 v.
Associated name
Packer, Katherine, active 1639, author.
Scope and content
Contains medical formularies, as well as receipts for preserving and cookery. Some shorthand notes (shorthand based cipher). In between the two sections are some words of advice.
Note
[3], 1-63, [2-fold out], 64-325, 330-377 p.
Both sections have an index. Majority of the entries are crossed out (with an x or a line drawn through them) but receipts are still legible.
Both sections have an index. Majority of the entries are crossed out (with an x or a line drawn through them) but receipts are still legible.
Provenance
Formerly Folger MS Add 335.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011. Beyond Home Remedy.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print.
Item Details
Call number
V.a.387
Folger accession
MS Add 335