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No. 7: [Medical treatise written by a Vederala], 1560
Item — Box: 1, Item: 7
Scope and Contents
Handwritten note on inside of wood cover reads: "A rare Medical treatise written by a native Ceylon doctor (Vederala) about 1560 A.D. The laquered [sic] cover, silver button and cord are modern. Collected by Dr. Andreas Nell of Colombo for 'Dr. Casey Wood, Suisse Hotel, Kandy, (Ceylon)' [text in quotation marks is stamped]. Written in Sinhalese on the prepared leaves of the Talipot palm."
Dates:
1560