Medical treatise covering illnesses of various parts of the body, recipes, and a work on the significance of thunder in the twelve signs of the zodiac., 14th century.
Scope and Contents
Medical treatise in French covering illnesses of various parts of the body, incipit ‘Euporiston est celt liure apele ceo est a dire bien esproue` (folio 81). The first part of this text is published in ‘Documents manuscrits de l’ancienne littérature de la France conservés dans les bibliotèques de la Grande-Bretagne’, page 111. There are frequent marginal additions.
Folios 147 verso-148 blank.
Recipes in French in several hands (folio 149).
On the significance of thunder in the twelve signs of the zodiac, incipit `In quocunque signo tonuerit siue in die siue in nocte` (cf. ‘Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin’, column 715, an excerpt from a Hermetic work) (folio 155 verso).
Initials are in red or blue, occasionally with tracery.
Dates
- Creation: 14th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres
Arrangement
Collation; 1¹², 2¹⁶, 3-6¹². Signature (?) `aw` at the top of the first folio of gatherings 1-4. Catchwords in gatherings 1 and 3. Pricking with flat awl from the top of the folded gathering. Ruling in ink (folios 147 verso-155 are not ruled). 1 column. 19-27 lines in folios 81-147, 20 in folios 155 verso-156. Text area 122 x 70 millimetres in folios 81-147, 148 x 94 millimetres in folios 155 verso-156.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Vellum.
Bibliography
Thorndike, L and P Kibre. ‘Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin’ (London, 1963).
Repository Details
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