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Project / Collection Harley Collection Name Arnaldus de Villa Nova, c 1240-1311 Level [40] File

1. Harley MS 2407

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2407
Title:
Alchemical treatises, recipes and poems, including Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Account of the Philosopher’s Stone; Geber, On the Virtue of the Planets and of the Philosopher’s Stone; and John Lydgate, The Chorle and the Bird
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1v: Names of herbs related to individual planets, beginning: 'Herba Saturni / Anglice Affodill'. f. 2r: Verses on lunar cycles following the days of the week. f. 2r: Recipe, beginning: ‘To make Mustard to bere […]'. f. 2v: Middle English poem on Mercury, beginning: 'And thou wed...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

2. Harley MS 3372

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3372
Title:
Scope & Content:
Medical Miscellany; mid 15th cent. Latin. Copy. Imperfect. The MS. includes: - a) Practica (ff. 1-28v, 29-34v), imperfect: the missing portion of the text is bound in Harley 3388 as ff. 25-48; for the text, see L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, A Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writing...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Harley MS 3665

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3665
Title:
Scope & Content:
Compendium of Medical Texts; late 15th cent. Latin. Copies. The collection includes: - a) Gerardus de Solo, Introductorium iuvenum or Directorium (ff. 1-32; art. 1); - b) Arnaldus de Villanova, Contra calculum (ff. 33-44; art. 2); - c) Arnaldus de Villanova, Regimen contra catarrum (ff. 44...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Late 15th century
Extent:
1 item