Pharmacopeia and receipt book, 1632 - 1646
Scope and Contents
The original receipts are marked in the margin with Turquet de Mayerne's abbreviated initials, and those communicated, with the name of the author, also in the margin. It appears to comprise the interval from 1627 to 1651, though there is a reference on p. 99 to the date 1610. To a prescription for smallpox on p. 177, there is the marginal note 'feliciter dedi regi Carolo laboranti variolis an. 1632.'
Dates
- Creation: 1632 - 1646
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s) (269 leaves.)
Language of Materials
Latin
French
English
Custodial History
The following notebooks belonging to Mayerne were acquired by John Moore (1646–1714), Bishop of Ely, and passed after his death to the University Library, Cambridge (‘Royal Library’): Dd.04.21, Dd.04.33, Dd.05.24, Dd.05.25, Dd.05.26, Dd.10.65, and Dd.11.85. (McKitterick, Cambridge University Library: a History, Cambridge, 1986, p. 93 n. 18.)
Physical Description
Paper.
Repository Details
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