Medical and chemical collections of Augustus Kuffeler and Charles Ferrers, 1666 - 1690
Scope and Contents
Contains many well-executed pen-and-ink diagrams. A later hand has added to Kuffeler's name, 'And Charles Ferrers,' who is described on a fly-leaf at the beginning as ' Phylchimist.' (1) 'Receipts of Chymycal Operations.’ This is followed by a table of the signs of the Zodiack, Planets, Minerals, etc, and an alphabetical index, separately paged. (2) 'A Collection of Approved Medicines in Phisik for most diseases hapninge to Humane Bodies.’ An alphabetical 'Tabula morborum' follows. (3) 'Directions to make and distill good approved waters or soueraigne cordialls.' A 'Tabula morborum' follows. (4) 'A collection for the understanding of Brewing, Bakeing, makeinge of Cider and Meade, ordering and preserving all sorts of wines, … cookery,' etc. A table follows. (5) 'A Collection for the understandinge of several Ingenious matters and performances … meltinge of oares … catching ratts and mice … tricks upon cards.’ At the end is a table, and some receipts in a different hand. The last four sections are numbered as the four portions of a work, said to be transcribed from Kuffeler's own Manuscript. The first has the date 1666 prefixed in the same hand that has added the name Charles Ferrers.
Dates
- Creation: 1666 - 1690
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (601 pages, 5 parts numbered independently)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
In the Library by the mid 1750s.
Physical Description
Paper
Repository Details
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