This week, the common theme is simply fun finds. Whether it’s a whole manuscript or a small mark in
This week, the common theme is simply fun finds. Whether it’s a whole manuscript or a small mark in a manuscript, there will be no shortage of peculiarity.Today’s fun find is Ms. Codex 388. Written in early 18th century England, this manuscript contains a strange mix of written entries of fancy arithmetic tables, accounts for taxes paid for Priors Court, recipes for remedies for pregnant and lactating women, and how “to make scrub for punch.”To see the full digitized version of Ms. Codex 388 and whatever else this manuscript might feature, visit Openn:http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0002/html/mscodex388.html -- source link
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