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Title
Date(s)
- 1892-1899, 1902, 1950 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
90 ff. ; 330 x 210 mm. Printed ledger; full leather; blind tooling.
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
D. Thomas, Chemists (Cardiff) Ltd; Cardiff; Donation; March 1950
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Prescription book, 1892-1899, of D. Thomas, Chemists (Cardiff) Ltd, which includes names of patients and dates alongside the formulae. The front cover bears the inscription 'Register of Members' (presumably of the Pharmaceutical Society). Inserted at the beginning of the volume is a typescript letter, dated 8 March 1950, from D. Thomas, Chemists of Cardiff to the National Library of Wales and inserted at the back of the volume (ff. 89-90 verso) is a typescript letter, dated 10 July 1902, from the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, with a printed copy of an extract from the London Gazette relating to new Society regulations passed, 5 June 1902, at Whitehall. Also included are medicinal and veterinary recipes inside the frontispiece and on f. i, together with rough memoranda on ff. 87 verso-88.
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Language and script notes
English.
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Bookplate of Daniel Owen, Howell & Co, steam printing works, Cardiff inside front cover.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 16837D.
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Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain -- Rules and practice (Subject)
- D. Thomas, Chemists (Cardiff) Ltd (Subject)
- National Library of Wales (Subject)
- Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
November 2006.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans;