Manuscript, on paper, in at least three unidentified hands, containing a collection of medical texts. Includes: recipes for cosmetics (ff. 1-10), herbal (ff. 11-28), medical and pharmacological treatise (ff. 28-42), Petrus Hispanus' Thesaurus Pauperum (ff. 44-122), medical recipes (ff. 123-125), De dolore capitis et emigrania et dolore dencium et gutturis (ff. 126-135), medical recipes--some in English (ff. 135-136), De passionibus et opillacionibus epatis et splenis et apostematibus (ff. 138-141), medical recipes (ff. 141-152), Constantinus Africanus' De passionibus matricis et de omni fluxu menstruoso (ff. 153-166), medical recipes (ff. 167-192).
Description:
In Latin and Middle English., Title assigned by cataloger., Script: secretary hand., Layout: single column of around 25 lines., Binding: fifteenth-century English dark brown leather binding, blind-tooled with a single strap and clasp. Later covered by a sheepskin chemise binding, now wanting. Pictures available in manuscript file., Watermarks include a bull’s head (Briquet 14345 or 6), and an armorial shield with 3 fleur-de-lys (Briquet 1697 or 8)., and Front pastedown is early printed waste (Dutch or Italian) containing work on clerical topics (e.g. fugiens clericus). End papers are rubricated, 15th-century vellum leaves from a religious work.
Subject (Topic):
Materia medica, Medicine, Manuscripts, Medicine, Medieval, Therapeutics, Traditional medicine, and Recipes
Manuscript, written with black, red, and blue ink on vellum, includes 3 leaves in front and 5 leaves at end upon which are written an index and materia medica in a later [Italian?] hand. and Purchased in 1958 from Lathrop C. Harper Inc. as a gift to Yale Med from the Library Associates.
Manuscript, on paper, in the hand of the author, of Walter Cromer's treatise on medicine and surgery in Latin. First page in English explains contents of the work; incipit: The contents of this littell boke be the followinge: fyrste the originall beginning of phisike and churgery... First 7 and final 38 leaves are frame-ruled, but blank
Alternative Title:
[Treatise of medicine and surgery / signed] Walt. Cromer
Description:
In Latin and English., Title devised by cataloger., Script: humanist cursive., Layout: 1 columns of 31 lines., Binding: armorial brown leather binding over pasteboard, with coat of arms of Edward VI gold-tooled on both front and back covers., and Signed (f. 8v): Walt. Cromer.
Guglielmo, da Saliceto, approximately 1210-1276 or 1277
Published / Created:
1473.
Call Number:
Manuscript 54 vault
Image Count:
734
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript, on paper, in two unidentified hands, containing Guglielmo da Saliceto's Summa conservationis et curationis (ff. 1r-275r). Followed, in a third hand, by an alphabetical glossary of plants in Latin and German (ff. 275r-278r). Ends with the text of the Chirurgia (ff. 280-364), ending imperfectly. Texts of the Summa conservationes et curationis and of the Chirurgia were likely written separately in Italy, but bound in Germany
Alternative Title:
Summa conservationis & curatione : [and] cyrurgia
Description:
In Latin and German., Title from title page (front flyleaf)., Script: humanist minuscule., Layout: double column of 51 lines., Binding: German 16th-century half blind-tooled pigskin binding over oak boards with two fore-edge brass clasps, with catches on the upper board. Lower board repaired with one clasp missing. Parchment binding stay (Germany, 15th-century) between ff. 10 and 11). Binding was rebacked and repaired in the 20th century; pastedown and flyleaf were added (watermark "P" with 4 petals on top, not located in Briquet). Leather spinal label with a gold-tooled title: "Guilielmi/ Placentini De [?]/ Saliceto Summa/ Conservationis/ Et Curationis/ 1473"., Title page has colophon: Wilhelmi Placentini medici de Saliceto summa conservationis et curationis -- item Chirurgia. 1473. Claruit auctor tempore Rudolphi I imp..., End of Summa (f. 275) has colophon: Explicit liber quart et ultimus practice phisicalis excellentissimi magistri guilhelmi piacentini 1473., and Two units foliated separately.
Subject (Topic):
Materia medica, Medicine, Manuscripts, Medicine, Medieval, and Surgery, Medieval
Manuscript on paper, in several hands, of Latin quotations grouped by philosophical and moral subjects such as Bellum; Fortuna; Humilitas; Ingratus; Patientia; and Virtus Moralis. Other entries include several religious poems; medical recipes "for the stone"; Biblical quotations; a history of England from William the Conqueror to 1502; and a prayer which asks God to bless "thy servant James by thy grace...King defender of the true ancient CS A. F. In all causes and over all persons...Blesse the noble queene Ana & let not the scepter depart from prince Henry nor thy gratious goodnes from all the Roial progeny."
Description:
Binding: full sheep; blind-stamped decoration on covers., Pen trials inside front and back covers, including several drawings of cats, mice, and a bird., Signature of Robert Cottesford on end-paper., and Table of contents to the Latin quotations appears on pp. 172-5.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History--1066-1687, Great Britain--Intellectual life--17th century, and Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century
Subject (Name):
James--I,--King of England,--1566-1625
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--17th century, Latin poetry--17th century, Medicine, Meditations (Religious), Philosophy, and Prayers
St. Peter and St. Paul healing a crippled beggar at the gate of the temple
Description:
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication based on printmaker's place of residence., Engraving from a set of 35 plates: The Acts of the Apostles., Below image is a Biblical verse in Latin, Acts. Chap. 14., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Paul, the Apostle, Saint. and Barnabas, Apostle, Saint.
Subject (Topic):
Miracles, People with disabilities, Medicine, Religious aspects, Spiritual healing, Disabled persons, Saints, Spectators, and Carts & wagons