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Leaf from an Armenian Medical Manuscript (Herbal and Pharmacological Treatise) C15th-C16th
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A superb example of early English embroidery on a 1628 Bible with two figures ‘Faith’ and ‘Hope’ possibly from the Court of King Charles 1st
[Embroidered Bible] English Bible. London, By Bonham Norton, and Iohn Bill, 1628 Bound with: The Booke of Common Prayer. Bound with: Speed, John. The Genealogies. Bound with: Sternhold, Thomas e Hopkins Iohn, The Whole Book of Psalmes, 1628 [contained within a tailor-made clamshell book box]
Containing:
The Booke Of Common Prayer. London, By Bonham Norton, and Iohn Bill, printers to the King most excellent Maiestie, 1628
The Holy Bible, Containing The Old Testament, And The Nevv Newly Translated Out Of The Originall Tongues: And With The Former Translations Diligently Compared And Reuised By His Maiesties Speciall Commandement.London, By Bonham Norton, and Iohn Bill, printers to the King most excellent Maiestie 1628
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A recent discovery: Czech recipe for kidney stones from C15th
A recipe from the C15th was recently discovered in an incunable edition of Simon de Cassia. The recipe, written in early Czech references a fascinating recipe for treating kidney stones that includes ingredients like burnet-saxifrage, rose [...]
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