Treatises of phisick. By Nicolaus Praepositus. 15th century ms (written in script anglicana) with 16th century annotations.
Contents:
1. f1-55 I Nicollas ypreiede of summe men yn practisye of medycyne studye to hem that woleth... Dispensacyon. Aurea alexandria...[A translation of the alphabetically arranged Antidotary of Nicholas 'Aurea alexandrina-Zinzeber'.]
f56 left blank and recipes in English and Latin have been added in a 16th century hand.
2. f57-62 [Sarum Calendar in Latin] With notes on fast days and recipes in English and Latin added in a 16th century hand.
3. f63-91 [Medical recipes] beginning 'Medicyn for scabbis...'
f91 has recipes added in a 16th century hand.
4. f92-158 [Medical recipes] beginning 'Here a man may se the virtuys of the erbis...'
Leaf missing after f121. With a charm (f158v) and recipes for conserves and a charm on the flyleaf (f159) added in a 16th century hand.
Treatises of phisick
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- Dates of Creation15th century
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical DescriptionSm. 8vo. 159 folios on paper and parchment numbered 1-56, vi then 1-97 (and intermittently numbered in pencil based on a continuous sequence 1-159) 17.5x11.2 cm. Calf binding 18th/19th century. See entry in Ker, Medieval Manuscripts, for detailed collation
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