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

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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:

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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