28th January: Setting the scene: the Osler’s François II de Rohan manuscript and Wellcome Western MS. 626 (Mary Yearl, Anna Dysert, Faith Wallis, Elma Brenner, Julia Nurse). To view the digitized manuscripts, see:
Osler: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-osl_medical-recipes-health-regimens_WZ240F825m1515-18875
Wellcome: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/eu3ym7su/items?canvas=5&langCode=fre&sierraId=b1879175x&source=viewer%2Fpaginator
Agenda:
Overview (Elma): Presentation of the working group and its aims (5 minutes)
Introductions (all members): (10 minutes)
Osler MS (Faith): Preliminary presentation on the Osler MS and Francois de Rohan (10 minutes)
Wellcome MS (Julia and Elma): Preliminary presentation on the Wellcome MS, its herbal content and images (Julia) and recipes (Elma) (10 minutes)
Discussion
Image
Plate dedicated to Fettiplace Bellers from Petiver, James, Opera, Historiam naturalem spectantia; or, Gazophylacium. London: 1764.