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Total number of records: 75

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Record typeCount
Archives72
Objects3

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
recipes57
cooking47
home economics23
medicine10
cooking, english9
medicine, popular7
dinners and dining3
cooking, european3
gastronomy3
book collecting2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Hodgkin, John (Bibliographer)10
Preston, John F3
Bennett, Arnold (1867-1931)2
Leigh, Blanche Legat2
Whittaker, Maude Mary2
Kidder, Edward1
Holcroft, Gertrude1
Leak, Dorothy Mary (1903-1989)1
King James I (1566-1625)1
Lister, Dame Mary (1625-1635)1

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From 170016
From 180024
From 190021
From 20002

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Up to 199925
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Archive Collection

Cookery Manuscripts

2500 BCE - 2000

Items cover cookery, household management, medicine and remedies, including ancient texts.

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Recipes for cookery and household remedies
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Recipes for cookery and household remedies

16--

Contemporary pagination (irregular) 3-4, 10-11, 19-20, 23-48, 51-68, 69-71, 76-99, 104-109, 112-115, 122-127, 130-143, 148-167, 170-180. Commencing from the other end, modern ink pagination (irregular...

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English cookery books from 1500 to 1900: a bibliography, by John Preston
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English cookery books from 1500 to 1900: a bibliography, by John Preston

Preston, John F

c. 1962?

Contains detailed bibliographical descriptions of selected items

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English cookery books, 1500 to 1900: a bibliography, by John F. Preston
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English cookery books, 1500 to 1900: a bibliography, by John F. Preston

Preston, John F

c. 1962

The bibliography takes the form of a synoptic list of some 1,500 items, for the most part arranged chronologically. Also present are "Contents of case no. 1"; a handlist of the John F. Preston cookery...

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An anonymous collection of culinary and medical receipts
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An anonymous collection of culinary and medical receipts

18--

Pages 1-129 contain culinary receipts; pages 130-137 contain medical receipts; (pp.9-14; 23-24; 28-30; 42-44; 56-58; 68-70; 75-78;91-108; 119-129; 138-148 are blank)

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Recipe book for the large scale production of cordials.
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Recipe book for the large scale production of cordials.

1764-1778

Contains 54 manuscript recipes for the large scale production of cordials, dated between 1764 and 1778. They include one for producing 30 gallons of Wormwood cordial, and others for rectifying molasse...

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Manuscript notebook owned by Nanny Gummersall containing recipes

1824-1881

A manuscript notebook containing recipes, religious extracts and an account of a journey to Scotland in 1834. The book originally belonged to Nanny Clayton from Bierley in Bradford. She started the...

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Book containing late seventeenth century culinary and medical recipes
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Book containing late seventeenth century culinary and medical recipes

ca.1690

In 3 different hands. Bound in leather, with modern pencilled foliation

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A cookery book mainly compiled by Mary Wyld

Wyld, Mary

c.1797

Cookery book, with the sources of some of the recipes noted

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Catalogue of English cookery and housekeeping books, compiled by John Hodgkin
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Catalogue of English cookery and housekeeping books, compiled by John Hodgkin

Hodgkin, John (bibliographer)

c.1930

Black octavo note-book, lettered: Where is it?

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Catalogue of French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish cookery and housekeeping books, compiled by John Hodgkin
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Catalogue of French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish cookery and housekeeping books, compiled by John Hodgkin

Hodgkin, John (bibliographer)

c.1920

Black octavo note-book, with several blank leaves and a short index

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