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Medicine Horn
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1962
Male holding cowhorn used as a spoon for administering medicine to cattle, Starbotton ( Wharfedale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0501. With typed note.
Medicine Horn
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1962
Cowhorn used as a spoon for administering medicine to cattle, Starbotton ( Wharfedale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0500. With typed note.
Medicine Horns
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
September 1967
Cowhorns used as spoons for administering medicine to cattle and horses, hanging on the stone wall of a cowhouse or barn in Leyburn ( Wensleydale). The horns were collected in Swaledale by Mr. Ronnie ...
Medicine Horns
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
September 1967
Cowhorns used as spoons for administering medicine to cattle and horses, Leyburn ( Wensleydale). The horns were collected in Swaledale by Mr. Ronnie of Leyburn. Cattle received medicine through the br...
Folk Medicine
Brook, Josephine
1964
A collection of traditional remedies gathered in a survey of five people living in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. The remedies are arranged in four chapters, the first concerning prevention (use of onions...
Folk Medicine
Crowther, S
1964
A study of folk medicine, based on information provided by informants living in three West Yorkshire villages - Hartshead, Roberttown and Clifton.
Folk Medicine
Wood, Richard
1965
An examination of some of the medical beliefs and practices of the past in North Yorkshire, based on printed sources (including the writing of Eliza Gutch and Richard Blakeborough), and interviews wit...
Folk Medicine: Miscellaneous
1962-1973
This file contains items relating to medicine and beliefs, including an ms. letter and typed anecdote from Mr. S. J. Tyrell of Rugby (Warwickshire), on the belief that reciting Bible text can stem ble...
Folk Medicine in Lancashire
Bell, Wendy Marion
1976
A study of folk medicine (prophylactics, customs, beliefs and cures), past and present, in Lancashire. Research was based on fieldwork interviews and the consultation of printed sources. Ten chapters ...
Folk Medicine: A Bibliography
Smart, Shona
1978
A compilation of English-language book and journal article titles relating to folk medicine. A date range is not given. The collector states in the Introduction that the purpose of the bibliography ...
G: Folk Medicine
1962-1978
This series contains items relating to traditional medicine. The subject matter largely covers kinds of treatments and cures, in particular cures for warts.
Folk Medicine from Leicestershire
Smith, Pamela R
1970
A collection of traditional cures, gathered through fieldwork interviews in Leicester and villages on the outskirts of the city, and consultation of printed sources. The study has two main sections, t...