1. Sloane MS 1047
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Sloane MS 1047
- Title:
- Medical recipes devised by King Henry VIII and his royal physicians
- Scope & Content:
- An important witness to the amateur interest in and practice of pharmaceutical medicine by King Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547). Contains a collection of more than 100 medical recipes that have been organised into six sections: plasters; spasmadraps (dipped plasters); ointments; balms; waters, lot...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- c. 1540-c. 1545
- Extent:
- 1 volume
