Collection of medical recipes and medical treatises

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16960325

Description

Title
Collection of medical recipes and medical treatises
Alternative Title
Medical recipes and charms : followed by a gynaecological treatise, catalog of plants and their medical properties, and an astrological essay ; in English, with the astrology text (leaves 103-114) including Latin headings
Published / Created
between 1400 and 1499.
Publication Place
England
Abstract

Manuscript, on paper, containing a collection of medical treatises and recipes. Includes: medical recipes and charms (ff. 1-57), gynaecological treatise (ff. 60-71), catalogue of plants and their medical properties (ff. 73-99), and an astrological treatise (ff. 103-114).

Description
In English with Latin headings.
Title devised by cataloger.
Script: secretary hand.
Layout: single column of around 30 lines.
Binding: bound in contemporary vellum. Severely damaged.
Also available on microfilm.
Provenance
Probably written and held at Maxstoke Priory (Warwickshire, England): front guard leaves from an account book of Maxstoke Priory and back guard leaves from draft of a quitclaim deed from Maxstoke Priory. Sixteenth-century signatures of Edward and Henry Cookes. Formerly owned by Mrs. H. Willes of Newbold Comyn, Leamington Spa. Included within archival box is a note from the British Museum describing the contents; it is dated 4 June 1957 and signed by P. D. A. Harvey, Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts. Purchased from Laurence Witten, booksellers. Presented to Yale Medical School Library in 1960 by Lucia P. Fulton.
Extent
1 item (144 leaves) : 220 mm x 150 mm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Call Number
Manuscript 47 vault

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Early works to 1800
Material
paper ;
Resource Type
text
Subject (Topic)
Gynecology
Manuscripts, Medical
Medicine
Practice
Manuscripts
Medicine, Medieval
Subjects
Gynecology > Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medical > Early works to 1800
Medicine > Practice > Early works to 1800
Medicine > Manuscripts > Early works to 1800
Medicine, Medieval > Early works to 1800
Cookes, Edward > Autograph
Cookes, Henry > Autograph
Wiles, H. > Ownership
Maxstoke Priory (England) > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
4869376
Object ID (OID)
16960325

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