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731. Harley MS 5201, ff 84r-146r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5201, ff 84r-146r
Title:
Johannes Lichtenberger, Pronosticatio in latino
Scope & Content:
Astrological prognostications by Johannes Lichtenberger (b. 1440, d. 1503), German mathematician and astrologer to emperor Frederick III, incipit: 'Pronosticatio latina anno lxxxviii ad magnam conjunctionem Saturni et Iovis...' The Pronosticatio in latino was first published in 1488 (see Pronost...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
After 1492
Extent:
62 folios.

732. Harley MS 5201, ff 148r-184v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5201, ff 148r-184v
Title:
Psalter (fragment)
Scope & Content:
Psalter (fragment) with a calendar page for November/December. Decoration: Large arabesque intials in various combinations of red, green, and blue. Smaller plain initials in red, green, or blue.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
36 folios; f. 147 is an original flyleaf.

733. Harley MS 5228, ff 1r-36v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5228, ff 1r-36v
Title:
Gerardus de Montepessulano (Gerard of Cremona?), Summa de modo medendi
Scope & Content:
The first unit includes Gerardus de Montepessulano (Gerard of Cremona?), Summa de modo medendi. Rubric (f. 2r): 'Incipit summa magistri G.', incipit: 'Cum omnis scientia ex fine et utilitate sua sit appetenda maxime ars me/dicinalis est appetenda', explicit (f. 36v): 'et hec de medicinis laxa/ti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
35 folios.

734. Harley MS 5228, ff 37r-67v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5228, ff 37r-67v
Title:
Collection of medical texts
Scope & Content:
The second unit includes a collection of medical texts: De anathomia (ff. 37r-38v); Rubric 'Incipit anathomia', incipit: '[S]icut asserit Galienus duplex anathomia vivorum'. The present copy is listed in L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin, T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:
31 folios + 1 unfoliated leaf at the end

735. Harley MS 5228, ff 68r-75v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5228, ff 68r-75v
Title:
Practica (Et primo de apoplexia) and a text on lucky and unlucky days
Scope & Content:
The third unit includes two texts: Practica ('Et primo de apoplexia') (ff. 68r-72v); Incipit: 'Quoniam de egritudinibus singularum parcium humani corpori tractaturi sumus. principium a cerebro / quod est dignus'. A longer version of the same text is included on ff. 94v-101v (item 17) of the pres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

8 folios.

736. Harley MS 5228, ff 76r-93r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5228, ff 76r-93r
Title:
Collection of medical recipes
Scope & Content:
The fourth unit includes a collection of medical recipes (c. 103 recipes) in Latin and Old French. Incipit: '[A]ccipe raphanum et scinde per rotulas et po/ne in aceto', second recipe: incipit: 'Pur guttanire prenez limazuus ? sis fendez si me/tez sel de desure'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:
18 folios.

737. Harley MS 5228, ff 94r-101v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5228, ff 94r-101v
Title:
Nicolaus Salernitanus (?), Antidotarium and Practica ('Et primo de apoplexia')
Scope & Content:
The fifth unit includes two texts: excerpts from Nicolaus Salernitanus (?), Antidotarium (ff. 94r-94v); incipit: 'Aurea Alexandrina ab auro dicta', with a table of contents, incipit: 'aurea l.ii / adrianum l. i / acaristum l. i'. The present copy is listed in L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, Catalogue...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:
8 folios.

738. Harley MS 5228, ff 102r-118v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5228, ff 102r-118v
Title:
Medical texts including recipes and texts relating to urine and uroscopy
Scope & Content:
The sixth unit includes: Short treatises relating to medicine including medical recipes (ff. 102r-109r, 109v-110r). Incipit (f. 102r): 'Contemplatio est rationis investigatio', incipit (f. 109r): 'Quoniam nulli vestrum opinor dubium esse homine ceteris animalibus digniorem'. Present copies are l...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
17 folios.

739. Harley MS 5228, ff 119r-131v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5228, ff 119r-131v
Title:
Nomenclatura medica with medical recipes
Scope & Content:
The seventh unit includes: Nomenclatura medica (ff. 119r-129v); Incipit: 'Alopicia id est depilatio et dicitur ab allopidibus id est / vulpibus'. The present copy is listed in L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin, The Mediaeval Academy of Ame...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:
13 folios.

740. Harley MS 5228, ff 132r-139r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5228, ff 132r-139r
Title:
Treatise relating to natural philosophy and the nature of elements
Scope & Content:
The eighth unit includes a treatise relating to natural philosophy and the nature of elements; incipit: 'Quoniam dicuntur elementa superiora in his inferioribus dominari'. The present copy is listed in L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin, The...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:
8 folios.