Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
No. 23: [A Sri Lankan student's note-book giving the treatment of malaria, ulcers, skin diseases, etc.], 1770
Item — Box: 2, Item: 23
Scope and Contents
Typewritten note on inside of wood cover reads: "Sinhalese ola or Book-Manuscript of excellent penmanship, written ca. 1770 A.D. on the prepared leaves of the Talipot Palm. It is a Ceylon Student's notebook in both verse and prose, giving the treatment of Malaria, ulcers, skin diseases etc. The laquered [sic] covers, the coin button and the binding cord are not originals, having recently replaced the earlier adjuncts."
Dates:
1770