Notes of lecture entitled "A Few Observations upon Materia Medica" given by Professor Charles Alston, taken down by Henry Blegborough
Scope and Contents
Notes of lecture on "A Few Observations upon Materia Medica" given by Professor Charles Alston, taken down by Henry Blegborough, 1754.
Dates
- Creation: 1754
Creator
- Blegborough, Henry, fl 1754 (student) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Charles Alston was Professor of Botany and Materia Medica at the University of Edinburgh from 1738-1760, in which capacity he also served as the Keeper of Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Gardens.
Full Extent
1 volume
Previous reference
Dk.5.12
Custodial History
Ink inscription, front fly-leaf: "Scripty Per Henrio[?] Blegborough Academica Edinesis 1754."
Previous Reference
Dk.5.12
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: D.12452
Noted 28 December 1955, possibly date of presentation or acquisition.
Physical Description
Marble cover. Brown, leather bound. Banded spine. Title, damaged: "Alston Lecture."
Subject
- Alston, Charles, 1683-1760 (physician and botanist) (Presenter, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Notes of lecture entitled "A Few Observations upon Materia Medica" given by Professor Charles Alston, taken down by Henry Blegborough
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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