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DEP - Deposited collections of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
ERG - Collection of Sir George Erskine
1 - Alchemical manuscripts of Sir George Erskine
5 - Alchemical manuscripts of George Erskine, volume 5
Ref No
DEP/ERG/1/5/7
Acc No
2013/89
Title
Alchemical manuscripts of George Erskine: From M N [?] wch [which] a duchema gave to the B [Bishop] of Bristow
Date
Late 17th century
Term
Alchemy
Description Of Item
A recipe or prescription for making an ounce of pure gold into thin plates. This is reproduced in John Comrie's 'The History of Scottish Medicine' Volume I p158 with a transcription. Page 75.
Extent
1 piece
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