Palmer, Sarah (& others)

  • Palmer, Sarah.
Date:
Early 18th century
Reference:
MS.3740
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Palmer, Sarah (& others). Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Collection of medical receipts, with a few cookery receipts: in English, written by several hands, but mostly by Mrs. Palmer. The date 1747 occurs on the second preliminary leaf, written by one of the later hands. A number of receipts are initialled S.P. and the name 'Sarah Palmer' appears in full on the 5th leaf from the end.

Publication/Creation

Early 18th century

Physical description

1 volume 2 bl. ll. + 17 pp. + 21 ll. 4to. 221/2 × 16 cm. Unbound. Some leaves have been cut out, p. 17 and the last 2 leaves are damaged, many margins frayed.

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Acquisition note

Purchased at Sotheby's 20/6/1928, Lot 604 (part).

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by Wellcome Collection as part of The Recipe books digitisation project.

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

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  • 56963A