Formula Book produced by unknown chemist (based on Hugh Smith Formulae Medicamentorum)
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
A.1995.0008
Date
1760
Extent and medium
1 notebook
Scope and content
Book of formulas believed to be a word-for-word transcription of the book 'Formulae medicamentorum, or, a compendium of the modern practice of physic. To which is prefixed an essay on the effects and uses of blood-letting' by Hugh Smith. The book contains 115 recipes, including formulas for convulsions and spasms, rickets, diuretic medicines, rheumatism, measles, angina.
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Not permitted
Language
English