Division of Simple Vices
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0114 MS0183 |
Held at | : Royal College of Surgeons of England Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums-and-archives/archives/ › |
Full 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 & 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
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The provenance of this material is not known.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
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
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