18th century school exercises and medicinal recipes collected by Kathleen Taylor
Single Item
MS. 24346
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
- Exercise book titled 'Simple Division' of Alfred Taylor of Great Leighs, Essex, n.d. [1770s]. Forty-four quarto pages with sections on division, contractions, addition, numeration, subtraction, multiplication and addition of money, weights and measures.
- Eight pages of handwriting exercises labelled 'John Beadle His Book' and dated on various dates in June and July 1771.
- Single page of medicinal recipes: 'A Ready Cure for a Rupture', 'To cure the Yellow Jaundice', 'A Remedy for the Chollick', 'Take a spider alive...' and 'Or take a Large Onion...', n.d. [1770s]. On verso, a list of villages and towns in Essex in roughly alphabetical order from A to D.
Dates
- Creation: 1770s
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 24346].
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Shelfmark:
MS. 24346
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 24346
Abstract
18th century school exercises and medicinal recipes collected by Kathleen Taylor.
Biographical / Historical
Kathleen Taylor (c.1916-1985) was the daugher of Harry Taylor whose family were the wheelwrights in Great Leighs, Essex.
Custodial History
Given to Dr James Munson by Miss Kathleen Taylor in the 1980s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dr James Munson in 2025.
- Title
- Catalogue of 18th century school exercises and medicinal recipes collected by Kathleen Taylor
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Lucy McCann
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk