{"product_id":"medicine-secreti-di-me-girolamo-caravaggio","title":"MEDICINE Secreti di me Girolamo Caravaggio,","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"font-variant: small-caps\"\u003eWITH OVER 300 MANUSCRIPT RECIPES AND POTIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8vo., manuscript notebook, bound in stitched soft card covers, titled with decorative devices in ink to upper cover; with highly decorative title containing floral and leaf borders and dated 1856 to the upper margin; followed by an indexed contents of [pp. xxxviii] pages, apparently later added, with alphabetised tabs, 108 hand-numbered pages, and a further [pp. xvi] unnumbered pages of recipes, some manuscript and printed clippings later affixed with glue; and a further [pp. xxii] mostly blank pages, with a couple of additional newspaper clippings and manuscript notes; covers heavily worn and stained, with loss to spine; some ink stains internally, with one small worm hole to the final (mostly blank) pages, some spotting to the fore-edge, not affecting any text; the entries in Italian throughout in a variety of hands, in both pencil and ink; a clearly used and loved compendium of family recipes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating collection of Girolamo Caravaggio’s ‘Secrets’, \u003cb\u003econtaining recipes for medicine, surgery and chemistry.\u003c\/b\u003e With entries appearing to date from the 18th through to the early 20th century, the work encompasses at least three generations of the Caravaggio family, from Girolamo to his son Angelo, and from Angelo to his own children, the brothers Uberto and Enrico. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContained within some three hundred and thirty manuscript recipes and potions are\u003ci\u003e Acqua della Gonorrea \u003c\/i\u003e(Gonorrhea Water) , \u003ci\u003eAcqua Mirabili per il mal degi occhi \u003c\/i\u003e(Miraculous Water for eye ailments), \u003ci\u003eAcqua Narotico \u003c\/i\u003e(Narcotic Water) and \u003ci\u003eAcqua varie de Toeletta \u003c\/i\u003e(various toilet waters), along with \u003ci\u003eCataplasma pei tumori inflamatori\u003c\/i\u003e (Poultice for inflammatory tumors), and \u003ci\u003eEpiastro di Spermaceti \u003c\/i\u003e(a medicated plaster dressing applied directly to the skin). In the latter 20th century section there are newspaper notices of remedies and recipes for \u003ci\u003eConsiglio pratico contro le formiche\u003c\/i\u003e (practical tips for dealing with ants), \u003ci\u003e‘olii irraciditi’\u003c\/i\u003e (‘corrupted oils’), and a notice of c\u003ci\u003easi di incompatibilità col' antipirina \u003c\/i\u003e(cases of incompatibility with antipyrine). In all, the present manuscript appears to be a working copy from a family-run pharmaceutical company, including distillations instructions and technical notes, among many other entries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful compendium of long-forgotten family recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003e1800284\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57583699525956,"sku":"1800284","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/1800284.jpg?v=1792944313","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/medicine-secreti-di-me-girolamo-caravaggio","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}