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Sloane 2174 Paper, in folio, ff. 140, XVI and XVII Centuries. 1. A collection of alchymical tracts and observations in the same handwriting as the preceding volume; the following may be particularly noticed: — a. The rules or canons of philosophy. ff. 1-6. b. A treatise upon the philosopher'...
Sloane 2175 Paper, in folio, ff. 191, XVII Century. 1. A treatise intitled, The way to Bliss, in three books, by Elias Ashmole. ff. 1-51. Printed in Quarto; London, 1658. 2. An alchymical treatise on 'the glory of light.' ff. 52-58. Begin: — 'The trueth seems buried because it brings forth ...
Sloane 2185 Paper, in 4to., ff. 297, XVII Century. Collection of medical receipts and prescriptions. ff. 1-297. Medicine. Charms and Receipts: Orationes et receptæ medicæ.: 10th-18th centt.: Lat., Fr., Dutch, Engl., Germ., Ital., and Span.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Sloane 2196 Partly vellum, partly paper, in 4to., ff. 123; XIV and XVII Cent. 1. The book of urines, in three parts, XIV Cent. (Imperfect). ff. 3-42. Beginning, 'At the firste begynnyng of this booke understonde that ther be thre degestiouns in manns body.' 2. Collection of medical receipts....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Sloane 2203 Chartaceus, in Quarto, ff. 269, Sec. XVII; bound with 2204. 1. Collection of medical receipts; with an index. ff. 2-69. 2. A book of receipts collected by Sir Hugh Platt, having the following note prefixed by way of title, 'This present book conteyneth many very soveraigne and pre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Sloane 2208 Paper, in small Quarto, ff. 92, XVII Century; bound up with No. 2944. Chymical and alchymical receipts and secrets. ff. 1-92. Chemistry: Chemical receipts, processes and experiments: 15th-17th centt.: Engl., Germ., Fr., Ital., and Lat. Alchemy: General collections and anonymous t...
Sloane 2261 Paper, in folio, ff. 194, XVII Century. A collection of medical and other receipts. ff. 1-194. Receipts: Miscellaneous receipts: 17th cent. includes: ff. 1-122 b, 155-194 Medicine. Charms and Receipts: Orationes et receptæ medicæ.: 10th-18th centt.: Lat., Fr., Dutch, Engl., Germ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Sloane 2266 Paper, in 12mo., ff. 110, XVII Century; bound with No. 234*. 1. Particular notes of births in the family of Grosvenor, 1650-1661. ff. 1b, 71. 2. A collection of receipts in cookery confectionary and perfumery. ff. 3-70. 3. Notes of births in the family of Myddleton, 1618-1636. ff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
includes: ff. 2-15 Nicholaus, Magister: Dispensarium seu antidotarius: 13th-15th cent.: Fr.: Imperf. ff. 2-15 Johannes de Albus, dictus De Sancto Jacobo: Antidotarius: 13th cent. ff. 15 b-17 Alchemy: General collections and anonymous treatises and processes in prose and verse; in chronological ...