Papers, notes, and extracts by, or owned by, Dr. Martin Lister
MS. Lister 5
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Papers, notes, and extracts by, or owned by, Dr. Martin Lister
Shelfmark
MS. Lister 5
Summary
Papers, notes, and extracts by, or owned by, Dr. Martin Lister, about 1660-1710, chiefly on natural science, medicine or botany, among which are:
(fol. 1v) indenture of apprenticeship between the Overseers of the poor of Flasby in Yorkshire and Dr. Lister, about Robert Smith, Sept. 19, 1690;
(fol. 3) papers about precious stones;
(fol. 17) notes of, or advice for, medical cases;
(fol. 35) cooking recipes;
(fol. 61) notes on the Stoic philosophy;
(fols. 87, 118) papers relating to the Historia Conchyliorum;
(fol. 99) papers relating to spiders;
(fol. 102) 'Test flower bulbes and roots in my Garden at Epsome, 1704';
(fol. 115) papers on medicated waters;
(fols. 133, 138, 160) lists of books and engravings;
(fol. 217) Personal memoirs of Lister's visit to Montpellier in 1664-1665.
Date
written in about 1660-1710
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
327 Leaves
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Collection contents
Papers, notes, and extracts by, or owned by, Dr. Martin Lister
