`Summa magistri Walteri de Agelon facta de dosis medicinarum`, and a list of symptoms., 14th century.
Scope and Contents
`Summa magistri Walteri de Agelon facta de dosis medicinarum`, incipit `Medicinarum uero quedam sunt simplices quedam composite` (‘Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin’, column 860) (folio 59).
A list of symptoms, incipit `Significat solutionem se acute mediante fluxu sanguinis a naribus’ (folio 65 verso).
Vacant spaces are filled in by different hands of the 14th and 15th centuries with recipes (folios 65, 68 verso, some of the latter in French) and a list of the colours of wine (folio 68).
Paraphs and some headings are in red.
The manuscript is in the same hand as Adv.MS.18.6.9(ii), but the ink (darker in this manuscript) and format are slightly different.
Dates
- Creation: 14th century.
Language of Materials
French, Middle (circa 1300-1600)
Extent
0.00 Linear metres
Arrangement
Collation: 1¹⁰. No signature or catchword. Ruling in ink. 2 columns in folios 59-65, 1 in folios 65 verso-68. 40-42 lines. Text area 150-156 x 112 millimetres.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Vellum.
Bibliography
Repository Details
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