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Date(s)
- c 1250-19th century (Creation)
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c 90 items
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Various
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GB 0113 MS-MANUS c 1250-19th century Collection (fonds) c 90 items Various
Various
Accumulated throughout the history of the College.
Western Manuscripts, c 1250-19th century, including receipt books (domestic medical remedies and culinary recipes), illuminated psalters and prayer books, case notes and prescription books. highlights include: the Wilton Psalter, c 1250; a 15th century copy of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; medical receipt and prescription books from the 17th century.
Various
A list of the Western manuscripts is available on-line on the Royal College of Physicians website
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. Aug 2008 Culture Documents History History of medicine Information sources Literary forms and genres Literature Medical records Medicine, herbal Medicine, traditional Pharmacology Prayer books Prescriptions Psalters Recipes Religious doctrines Religious texts Theology Primary documents
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accumulated throughout the history of the College.
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Scope and content
Western Manuscripts, c 1250-19th century, including receipt books (domestic medical remedies and culinary recipes), illuminated psalters and prayer books, case notes and prescription books. highlights include: the Wilton Psalter, c 1250; a 15th century copy of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; medical receipt and prescription books from the 17th century.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Various
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Finding aids
A list of the Western manuscripts is available on-line on the Royal College of Physicians website
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English