Manuscripts

Nōjima Kaden : [manuscript]

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Description: On naval warfare; illustrations of ships on final pages; examines aspects of ship manufacture, construction, etc.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [approximately 1800]
Call number: mssHM 81218
Provenance: Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Dimensions: 29 x 20 cm
Associated organization: Burndy Library,
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Seiyaku Chōhi : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Recipes and commentary on manufacture of a variety of medicines; contents divided by ingredients -- i.e. saccharin, alcohol, etc. -- and preparation -- i.e. roasting, etc.; 3 v. in 1 上中下三編合本, illustrations included in latter section; according to inside placard (from 1984), text was compiled by Tsuge Jōki from Koishi Genzui's lectures and labwork; minor wormong; Addenda -- purchased in March, 1984; 3 v. in 1 (2 of text, 1 of illus.); stills, retints, flasks[?]; title on box reads and Burdy list reads: "Seiyaku Chohi (Secret notes on the manufacture of [Western] medicine)"

mssHM 81221

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Renpei Aizu Shōhi Kai : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Guide on military drills, signals, making banners and the like; some worming; nine pages; written in both black and red ink; no illustrations.

mssHM 81215

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Bubi Shō Zen : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Final page marks date as Ka'ei 5 嘉永五; no publication details; a bit wormed; no Illustrations; paper a bit waterstained

mssHM 81225

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George Washington Felt journal

Manuscripts

The journal covers Felt's voyages on board the ship Rival from Boston to San Francisco, San Francisco to Callao, Peru, and then from Callao to Hampton Roads. Felt gives great detail regarding the events on board the ship, fights among the crew, daily chores and duties, ships and locations passed, the weather and sea conditions, and the longitude and latitude of the ship. The last few pages of the journal are "reminiscences" Felt wrote after the voyage regarding his feelings about being a sailor and his memories of San Francisco (including a visit to a Chinese Temple), and Callao and the Chincha Islands, Peru. Scattered throughout the journal are sketches of ships drawn by Felt; also included is a photo of Felt.

mssHM 63174

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Kōmō Chayuhō : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Recipes, intake methods (i.e. oral, skin, etc.), and commentary on various teas and oils from areas such as Holland, Sweden, etc.; many names of the incredients, techniques, etc., written in phoneticization of original title into Japanese kana script; some illustrations in latter sections depicting instruments used in process of distillation; 33 pages; medicines divided generally between water-based and oil-based recipes; title on box reads: "Japanese Medicinal Distilling"

mssHM 81220

Japanese smallpox manuscript volume, approximately 1860

Manuscripts

Handwritten and illustrated book in Japanese on smallpox. The 29 double pages are mounted to an accordion-style book with stiff pages, and contain 27 hand-colored illustrations, many of which show the disease in three-dimension. The Kanbun text is handwritten. The book is covered in satin brocade with a paper title slip. Housed in a silk folding sleeve, also with paper title slip.

mssHM 82443

Nōjima Kaden : [manuscript]

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