Recipe book containing medical, chemical and household recipes and formulas, [circa 1670-1683].

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Creator:

Yarmouth, Robert Paston, Earl of, 1631-1683

Call Number:

Osborn fb255

Container / Volume:

Box

Image Count:

283

Resource Type:

unspecified

Abstract:

Autograph manuscript, on paper, containing 72 pages of medical, chemical and household recipes and formulas. Contents include many medical recipes, such as traditional herbal washes, broths, salves, oils and pills for specific ailments, including bald...

Description:

Robert Paston, first Earl of Yarmouth (1631-1683), English politician, collector of art, books, and curios, and scientist. One of the Original Fellows of the Royal Society, he conducted alchemical experiments with Thomas Henshaw and studied the medica...

Subject (Geographic):

Great Britain and Great Britain.

Subject (Name):

Paracelsus, 1493-1541 and Yarmouth, Robert Paston, Earl of, 1631-1683.

Subject (Topic):

Influence, Alchemy, Chemistry, Cooking, English, Health, Iatrophysical school, Medicine, Medicine, Popular, Recipes, Traditional medicine, Workshop recipes, Early works to 1800, and Intellectual life

Found in:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Recipe book containing medical, chemical and household recipes and formulas, [circa 1670-1683].