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Royal College of Surgeons of England

Division of Simple Vices


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0114 MS0183

Held at: Royal College of Surgeons of England

Title: Division of Simple Vices

Date(s): Mid 18th century

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 2 volumes

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No biographical information was available at the time of compilation.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

2 manuscript volumes by unknown authors, mid 18th century, comprising a volume titled Division of Simple Vices containing notes on topics including 'On Medicaments', 'An Introduction to Physick', and detailed descriptions of diseases; and a volume bearing the name 'William [...] 1750', containing notes on topics including 'Of the Gout', and references to and extracts from publications including the London Practice of Physick, which was originally published in 1685. 'Fordyce' is written at the top of several pages, possibly referring to George Fordyce (1736-1802) who lectured on the practice of physick from 1764.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

As outlined in Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

By written appointment only.

Conditions governing reproduction:

No photocopying permitted.

Finding aids:

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The provenance of this material is not known.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Compiled by Anya Turner.

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: Sep 2008


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Diseases | Pathology
Lectures (teaching method) | Teaching methods
Medical treatment | Therapy | Medical sciences

Personal names
Fordyce | George | 1736-1802 | physician

Corporate names

Places