Western Manuscripts
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0113 MS-MANUS |
Held at | : Royal College of Physicians Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/archive-and-historical-library-collections › |
Full title | : Western Manuscripts |
Date(s) | : c 1250-19th century |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : c 90 items |
Name of creator(s) | : Various |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Various
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
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.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
Various
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Conditions governing reproduction:
Finding aids:
A list of the Western manuscripts is available on-line on the Royal College of Physicians website
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Accumulated throughout the history of the College.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
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.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Aug 2008
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