Manuscript notebook containing "Ane Paistry Book 1718," which consists of 76 recipes for pastries, meat dishes, soups, pies, pickled vegetables and roots, and flavored wines, followed by a detailed index; and "Some Receipts for dying Colours of all Sorts, Dundonald, August 4, 1719," which contains 24 pages of dyeing instructions for various colors and fabrics.
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Binding: stitched paper wrapper., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Laid in: 6 recipes in several later hands., Last page inscribed: "William Fairlie of that Ilk, 1719.", and Manuscript title page: "Mrs. Cathrine Brisbane her paistrie Book. Fairlie Jully 7th, 1719./ My Lady Fairlie Her Paistry Book Fairlie Iwly 7th 1719."
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland--Social life and customs--18th century
Subject (Name):
Fairlie family and Fairlie, William
Subject (Topic):
Cooking, Scottish, Dyes and dyeing, Recipes, Women--Great Britain , and Women--Scotland
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of entries related to the regulation and administration of the Botesdale Book Society, a subscription library. The volume contains members' names, minutes of meetings, the results of the elections of the society president, lists of books purchased,and lists of books borrowed and of books to be sent for. The books mentioned in the volume include novels; plays; memoirs; histories, including "Revolution in America"; comedies; and periodicals.
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Binding: contemporary vellum. Title written on cover: Botesdale Book Club, Began 1778. Ended 1789. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Intellectual life--18th century. and Great Britain--Social life and customs--18th century.
Subject (Topic):
Books and reading--Great Britain., Collection development (Libraries)--Great Britain., Library circulation and loans., Library rules and regulations., and Subscription libraries.
f i v(erso): Prescription and instructions for prayer, involving the recitation of prayers (ጸሎት እግዝእትነ ማርያም and ጸሎተ ሃይማኖት) seven times, eating seven seeds of the ጠበለል tree with honey, presumably in order to gain knowledge or wisdom; f. i v(erso): A prayer of blessing for the scribe; ff. 110r: Excerpt from the beginning of Angels Praise Her, Yǝwedǝssǝwa Mäla’ǝkt, ይዌድስዋ መላእክት ለማርያም. Chaine Répertoire 388; MD 519ff. ; EMML 1593, f. 92a., Ff 1r–41r: The story of Mary and Ephrem and the composition of the Praises of Mary, arranged for the days of the week: ff. 1r–6r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Monday, which he then recites; ff. 6v–12v: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Tuesday, which he then recites; ff. 13r–19r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Wednesday, which he then recites; ff. 19v–27r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Thursday, which he then recites; ff. 27r–32r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Friday, which he then recites; ff. 32r–36v: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Saturday, which he then recites; ff. 36v–42r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Sunday, which he then recites; Ff. 42v–58r: Gate of Light, አንቀጸ ብርሃን; ff. 59r–91v: The Book of Mohammad Graññ, መጽሐፈ ግራኝ, in Amharic, written in a different hand (the story of the invasion of Mohammad Graññ and the list of the martyrs killed by him); ff. 92r–109v: Image of Saint George zä-Säläda Mogäs, መልክአ ጊዮርጊስ ዘሰሌዳ ሞገስ። incipit: ሰላም ለዝክረ ስምከ ዘሰሌዳ ሞገስ መጽሐፉ, and Manuscript in the hand of Gabre Kidān, containing the story of Mary and Ephrem and the composition of the Praises of Mary, gate of light, book of Mohammad Grañ, and an image of Saint George zaSalédā Mogas.
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: Notes: 1. F. ii r(ecto): A list of names of a leading judge and priest of the region of ዐፎሊ ምድር; there follows at least three more names of people; the names appear to be of Oromo people; 2. ff. 6r, 12v and passim, mention an owner ቅብዓ ሥላሲ. 3. f. 58r mentions another owner(?), ወልደ ማርያም; 4. f. 19r mentions the scribe, ገብረ ኪዳን; 5. frame 109v mention later owners(?) or family members, written in a later hand: ገብረ ማርያም, ወልደ ማርያም, ወልዳ ኢየሱስ., Between wooden boards, with four chain stitches, one column, 13 lines per page, in black and red ink., Ex Libris Thomas Ewart Marston. Gift of Laurence and Cora Witten, 1989., In Geʻez and Amharic., One of the scribes was Gabre Kidān., and With leather case in two parts, approx. 14 x 9.5 x 4.5 cm.
Subject (Name):
ገብረ ኪዳን., Gabre Kidān., and Marston, Thomas E.--Bookplate.
Account of a journey from Hull to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Northern Germany, Holland, and return to London.
Description:
Anonymous holograph MS.
Subject (Geographic):
Altona (Germany)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Bremen (Germany)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Denmark.--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, and Hamburg (Germany)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
East India Company
Subject (Topic):
Tourism., Travelers writings, English, and Travelers.
Anonymous MS. and The writer traveled mostly along the coasts of Spain, France, and Italy, by both land and sea; the volume contains a great deal of information about military and naval matters, perhaps indicating that the author was a military man; apparently a portion of a longer diary, as this volume is labelled Vol 2 and ends with the note: "go to the next volume".
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Binding: contemporary limp vellum, without title. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.