Benjamin Coles commonplace book

Item — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 2/041

Scope and Contents

"Anthropologica nova seu liber medicus manualis, scrip[si]t. Binj. Coles, G. Fosters, 8 Septem[be]r. 1735."

Contains 171 entries including definitions, medical recipes, and prescriptions for ailments, diseases, and pregnancy. Occasional entries concern matters of materia medica or natural history.

Dates

Creation: circa 1730s

Creator

Coles, Benjamin (Person)

Full Extent

1 volume

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Small collections

Subjects

Genre / Form

Topical

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Benjamin Coles commonplace book
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

Physical Storage Information

Folder: 1 (Mixed Materials)

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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