Rogerius de Barone (Roger de Baron), Rogerina minor, excerpts
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Rogerius de Barone (Roger de Baron, late 13th century), Rogerina minor, excerpts. Text relating to waters. Incipit: 'Humana natura non minus indiget aquis physicalibus quam aliis medicinis'. Listed in L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin, The M...
Weather prediction from Christmas day (f. 191r); Incipit: 'Die dominica si nativitas /dei/ evenerit / hyems bona et ventosa, estas / sicca et vindemie bone'. Other copies of the text in Cotton MS Tiberius A. iii (ff. 36r-36v) and Cotton MS Cleopatra B. ix (ff. 23r-24r), Egerton MS 2852 (ff. 108v-...
Somniale Danielis, excerpt. A copy of the medieval dream interpretation handbook. This fragment covers the letters A to C. Incipit: 'Qui interpretationem alicuius sompni inquirit / sic faciat'. Copies of the complete text are Additional MS 15236 (ff. 161v-168v); Cotton MS Tiberius A iii (ff. 2...
Pseudo-Aristoteles, Epistula ad Alexandrum Magnum de corpore humano sanando (excerpt from the Secretum Secretorum)
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Pseudo-Aristoteles, Epistula ad Alexandrum Magnum de corpore humano sanando (excerpt from the Secretum Secretorum); Imperfect. Rubric 'Epistula Aristotelis ad regem Alexandrum de sanitate / vite per annum', incipit: 'Alexander cum sit hominis corpus corrupti/bile', explicit: 'abundancia non uti n...
Charms against fevers and tooth pain. Rubric 'Pro febribus', inc. 'Petrus stabat ante portas ie/rusalem supervenit dominus'. Listed in L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin, The Mediaeval Academy of America Publication, 29 (London, 1963; with su...
Macer Floridus (Odo de Meung), De viribus herbarum
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Macer Floridus (Odo de Meung), De viribus herbarum. Title 'Macer de viribus herbarum', incipit: 'Herbarum quasdam dicturus carmine vires / herbarum matrem'. The chapter on 'Paeonia' follows 'Aloe' (f. 223r) and is followed (f. 223r) by the last chapter, begining: 'Quisquis naturas urine nostre c...
Lunary relating to medicine. Title (15th century) 'De duodecim signs', incipit: 'Et quia signa lune medi/cinis necessaria sunt et u/tilia'. Listed in L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin, The Mediaeval Academy of America Publication, 29 (London...
Pseudo-Hippocrates, Calendarium dieteticum. The text is here attributed to Petrus Hispanus. Rubric 'Ego petrus yspanus parve scientie', incipit: 'In nomine pater … Mense Januari 3ynziber (?) uti bonum / est', explicit: 'Explicit tractatus magistri Petri de Yspano'. Listed in L. Thorndike and P. K...
Marbodus Redonensis, Liber lapidum seu de gemmis, fragment
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Marbodus Redonensis, Liber lapidum seu de gemmis, fragment. Imperfect. Incipit: 'Evax rex Arabum legitur scripsisse neronis / qui post augustum regnavit', breaking at 'De berillo … gestarum refertur amorem'. Other copies of the text are Additional MS 24199 (ff. 56r-61r), Arundel MS 295 (ff. 260...