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Barat describes a case of a woman from Treves [Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany] who purportedly abstained from eating for several years.

Subject: Physiology, nutrition

Reference number
CLP/14i/3
Earliest possible date
01 May 1666
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'A maid fasting many years' by J Barat, 01 May 1666, CLP/14i/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14i_3/paper-a-maid-fasting-many-years-by-j-barat, accessed on 04 November 2024

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    Dates: 1592-1741

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