Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
No. 19: [A pupil-physician's note-book containing directions for the treatment of vomiting and diarrhea; also directions for making favorite powders, pills and decoctions], 1750
Item — Box: 2, Item: 19
Scope and Contents
Typewritten note on inside of wood cover reads: "Sinhalese ola (Book-Manuscript) ca. 1750 A.D. A pupil-physician's notebook containing directions for the treatment of vomiting and diarrhoea [sic]; also for making favorite powders, pills and decoctions. The script is on the prepared leaves of the Talipot Palm. The laquered [sic] wooden covers, the button and binding cord are modern but made by native Ceylon artists after old designs."
Dates:
1750