| Description | Two manuscript volumes, 18th century, on potatoes: Uber Erdapfelbau. The first volume is dated 1777, and the second has the title 'Sur les pommes de Terre' on its spine, and a coloured picture of Justice, perhaps a playing card, sewn in. |
| CustodialHistory | The manuscript belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. Formerly Phillipps MS 3475(1-2). |