Arcana Fairfaxiana manuscripta : a manuscript volume of apothecaries' lore and housewifery nearly three centuries old / used, and partly written by the Fairfax family. Reproduced in fac-simile of the handwritings ; an introduction by George Weddell.

Date:
1890
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Credit: Arcana Fairfaxiana manuscripta : a manuscript volume of apothecaries' lore and housewifery nearly three centuries old / used, and partly written by the Fairfax family. Reproduced in fac-simile of the handwritings ; an introduction by George Weddell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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