| Evidence: | 'One of [Gabriel] Harvey's leisure time interests in London at this time [1580s] is suggested by an interesting broadsheet with his signature dated "1588", some manuscript underlinings of various items, and brief comments. The broadsheet lists the pharmaceuticals and chemicals which can be obtained at the shop of John Hester, "practitioner in the art of Distillation"'. |
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| Century: | 1500-1599 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1588 and 31 Dec 1588 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Gabriel Harvey |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1545 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer/Academic |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | anon |
| Title: | Broadsheet listing merchandise (including pharmaceuticals) of John Hester |
| Genre: | Medicine, Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Advertisement, Broadsheet |
| Publication details: | c.1588 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 9531 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Virginia F. Stern | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1979 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 85 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Virginia F. Stern, Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library (Oxford, 1979), p. 85, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9531, accessed: 16 April 2024 | |
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