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2. Add MS 89662/2
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- Title:
- Recipe book of a perfumier
- Scope & Content:
- Unbound recipe book marked Segreti (secret) containing manuscript notes in Italian of formulations for perfumes, soaps, gem tinting and china making. The contents are divided into several sections entitled: Libro Primo Profumi Libro Secondo - Lisci Libro Quarto - Porcellane, Maioliche, Vetri e Sm...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Italian
- Date Range:
- c 1750
- Extent:
- 1 folder
3. Add MS 89662/3
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- Title:
- Notebook of formulations for fabric dyes
- Scope & Content:
- Notebook of formulations for fabric dyes in French with 12 fabric specimens attached to pages of the book. The volume is entitled "Experimens commence le 10 Janvier 1820, Chez Mr. Peel". This folder includes a photocopy of the entry from the register of the Patent Office Library.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 1820
- Extent:
- 1 folder
4. Add MS 89662/1
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- Title:
- License granted to Captain Brett for the import of logwood
- Scope & Content:
- Bound copy of license for Captain Richard Brett to import 50 tonnes of logwood per year, dated Sep 1600. Logwood was used for dying fabrics, but it was later found to be damaging. A note in the treasury calendar book from 18 Nov 1667 states "Captain Brett called in about the logwood patent". This...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1660
- Extent:
- 1 folder
5. Add MS 89662/4
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- Title:
- Letter from John Buddle to Mr Warburton regarding coal seams near Newcastle
- Scope & Content:
- Letter from John Buddle to H Warburton, dated 19 May 1830, regarding evidence given to a Parliamentary committee on 13 May about coal seams in the Newcastle area. Buddle desires to correct his statement regarding the number of coal seams in the district.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 1830
- Extent:
- 1 folder
6. Add MS 89662/5
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- Title:
- Volume of correspondence relating to Henry Dircks' proposed Union of Mechanic and Literary Institutions
- Scope & Content:
- A bound volume of collected correspondence and notes relating to a proposed union of scientific and literary institutions. The letters are mostly replies to a circular from Henry Dircks in 1839 and another from the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge inviting the delegates to a meeting ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 1839
- Extent:
- 1 folder