Description of University of Pennsylvania LJS 165: Recipe book The University of Pennsylvania Libraries This description is ©2015 University of Pennsylvania Libraries. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. All referenced images and their content are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library LJS 165 5405356 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5405356 Collection of culinary recipes, such as to pickle or preserve various kinds of fruits and vegetables, to prepare meat and fish, and to make wines and desserts; medicinal recipes, for ailments such as stones, colic, consumption, toothache, thrush, and worms; and household preparations, as for killing lice and moths and making substances such as ink and glue. The latest entry is a copy of an 1802 court proceeding at the Old Bailey against 2 men, Levy Cohen and Ephraim Jacobs, charged with forging notes from the Bank of England, which concludes with a verdict of not guilty (f. 76v-79r). The first leaf has medical notes of an astrological nature (f. 1v). Many edges repaired. Recipe book former owner Newton, Edward, 18th cent

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 90 leaves : 307 x 194 mm. bound to 317 x 210 mm Paper, 90; [1-13], 14-18, 20-39, 41-54, 56-69, 74-78, [79-97]; early foliation in ink, upper right recto. Written in cursive script by multiple hands.

Modern half morocco over marbled boards.

Written in England, ca. 1690 (f. 80v) to 1802 (f. 76v); the dates 1709 (f. 39r) and 1722 (f. 74v) also appear in the manuscript.

ca. 1690-1802 England Early ownership inscription: Edward Newton (f. 90r). Sold at auction at Christie's, 20 Sept. 1996, lot 158, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg. Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011. Cooking, English--Early works to 1800 Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--Early works to 1800 Trials (Forgery)--England--London Codices Recipes Legal documents Manuscripts, English--17th century Manuscripts, English--18th century Manuscripts, English--19th century Manuscripts, European