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Medical notebook, 1622 - 1640

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.10.65

Scope and Contents

Prescription book of Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne containing prescriptions date 1622-1640 including one made up for the Queen and one for Prince Charles (afterwards King Charles II).

Dates

  • Creation: 1622 - 1640

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (70 leaves.)

Language of Materials

French

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

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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