Illuminated manuscript roll facsimile of Manuscript X 118 in the Royal Library in Stockholm, made by Carl Olausson. Contains a compilation of exerpts from De arte phisicali et de cirurgia by John Arderne. Text is illustrated by miniatures showing various cases of illnesses and their remedies. The scroll is stored in a leather cylindrical case 9 cm. diameter x 40 cm. tall
Alternative Title:
De arte phisicali et de cirurgia : [hand-painted replica done as a color vellum scroll during 1929 by Carl Olausson; from the 1412 original housed in the Royal Library of Stockholm]
Description:
In Latin., Script: gothic minuscule., Layout: three columns., and Decoration: highly illuminated with miniatures showing the circulatory system, the nervous system, various organs, a skeleton, various people with medical afflictions, fetuses in the womb, and medical apparatus. The reverse of the scroll shows the back of the human's circulatory system, nervous system, organs, and skeleton. Two-line initials in gold, red, and blue ink. Rubrication.
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Manuscripts, Medicine, Medieval, Surgery, and Surgery, Medieval
