South Yorkshire (Doncaster) recipe book

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Publication date: 1809

Topics: Cookbooks -- England -- Doncaster -- 19th century., Medicine -- England -- Doncaster -- 19th century., Traditional medicine -- England -- Doncaster -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- 19th century., Manuscripts, English -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Doncaster Recipes Collection, MSG 1230, Cookbooks -- England -- Doncaster -- 19th century, Medicine -- England -- Doncaster -- 19th century, Traditional medicine -- England -- Doncaster -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- 19th century, Manuscripts, English -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal, Traditional medicine, Medicine, Manuscripts, English, Cookbooks, Québec -- Montréal, England -- Doncaster

Collection: mcgilluniversity; mcgilluniversityrarebooks; toronto

Contributor: McGill University Library

Language: English

11 unnumbered leaves, 18 unnumbered pages, 17 unnumbered leaves, 123 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm

6 unnumbered leaves ; 19 cm

Title supplied by cataloguer

The first physical description describes the first part part of the book, the second part of the book describes the second

The first part of the book is written head to head, with evidence that 3 leaves were removed at the front

The first part of the book includes recipes some of which are signed and some medicinal recipes

Inserts in the first part of the book include a medical recipe addressed to Mrs. Wright-Cawick

Handwriting varies

The second part of the book is written foot to foot. The front inside cover is inscribed "James Shaw Williamson, Milton Hill, August 8, 1809." Its title page is inscribed Cellar Book, the next page is headed Red Wine Cellar followed by one entry, Bing No.1 Hall Port, followed by 4 pages the first blank, the next headed respectively Bing No. 2, Bing No,.3 and Bing No. 4 with no entries

One of 12 recipe books, circa 1790-1840, chiefly from the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire, centered on Hooten Pagnell Hall, first mentioned in the Domesday Book

Purchased from: Justin Croft Antiquarian Books in January, 2017

Addeddate: 2019-04-17 16:10:46

Identifier: McGillLibrary-rbsc_don-caster-recipes_MSG1230-1-8-19724

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t96761v4c

Note: Title supplied by cataloguer.
The first physical description describes the first part part of the book, the second part of the book describes the second.
The first part of the book is written head to head, with evidence that 3 leaves were removed at the front.
The first part of the book includes recipes some of which are signed and some medicinal recipes.
Inserts in the first part of the book include a medical recipe addressed to Mrs. Wright-Cawick.
Handwriting varies.
The second part of the book is written foot to foot. The front inside cover is inscribed "James Shaw Williamson, Milton Hill, August 8, 1809." Its title page is inscribed Cellar Book, the next page is headed Red Wine Cellar followed by one entry, Bing No.1 Hall Port, followed by 4 pages the first blank, the next headed respectively Bing No. 2, Bing No,.3 and Bing No. 4 with no entries.
One of 12 recipe books, circa 1790-1840, chiefly from the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire, centered on Hooten Pagnell Hall, first mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Purchased from: Justin Croft Antiquarian Books in January, 2017.