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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1585, ff 1v-6v
Title:: Table of contents
Scope & Content:: Table of contents relating to the herbals attributed to Pseudo-Antonius Musa, De herba vettonica liber (ff. 13v-16v) and Pseudo-Apuleius Platonicus, Herbarium or De medicaminibus herbarum liber (ff. 16v-58r). Prologue incipit: 'In hoc continentur libri quatuor me/dicine ypocratis. platonis. apo...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:: 6 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1585, ff 6v-9v
Title:: Pseudo-Hippocrates, Epistula ad Antiochum regem
Scope & Content:: Pseudo-Hippocrates, Epistula ad Antiochum regem; Rubric '[D]e quatuor hu/moribus ex quibus / constat humanum / corpus', incipit: 'Quatuor / humores / sunt in humano / corpore. idest san/guis. flegma. cole/ra rubea. colera ni/gra. Hij humores / sunt commixti', explicit: 'id est / lassitudo. vel d...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:: 4 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1585, ff 79r-92v
Title:: Pseudo-Dioscorides, Liber medicinae ex herbis femininis
Scope & Content:: Pseudo-Dioscorides, Liber medicinae ex herbis femininis; Rubric: 'Incipit liber Dioscoridis. In hoc / enim libro continentur herbe fe/minee numero sexaginta una / utilissime pro usu medicine. cuius / canones subter scripti sunt. / Prime nomen herbe hecynum', incipit: 'Hec autem herba facit ad he...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:: 14 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1585, ff 12v-13v
Title:: Precatio Terrae and Precatio omnium herbarum
Scope & Content:: Precatio Terrae, prayers to the earth goddess and herbs; incipit: 'Dea sancta tellus. Rerum nature / parens que cuncta generas', explicit: 'ut hoc mihi tua maiestas prestet; quod te supplex rogo'. Listed in L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter ofthe 12th century
Extent:: 2 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1585, ff 10r-12r
Title:: Pseudo-Hippocrates, Epistula ad Maecenatem (De regenda sanitate)
Scope & Content:: Pseudo-Hippocrates, Epistula ad Maecenatem (De regenda sanitate); incipit: 'Ypochrates mecennati suo salutem / Libellum quem tibi roganti promisi om/ni cura adhibita', explicit: 'sanus transiges omne / tempus etatis nec medicis indige/bis'. Other copies are Additional MS 8928 (ff. 25r-26r), Ar...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:: 3 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1585, ff 58r-78v
Title:: De taxone and (Pseudo-?) Sextus Placitus, Liber medicinae ex animalibus
Scope & Content:: 1. De taxone (ff. 58r-58v). The text belongs to the β branch of the tradition. Rubric (f. 58r): 'Incipit Epystola de bestiola quam / aliqui melem vocant. Quidam ve/ro Taxonem. A Rege egyptiorum / Octaviano missa', incipit: 'Rex egyptiorum Octaviano au/gusto salutem. Plurimis exem/plis expertus s...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:: 21 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1585, ff 13v-58r
Title:: Pseudo-Antonius Musa, De herba vettonica liber and Pseudo-Apuleius Platonicus, Herbarium or De medicaminibus herbarum
Scope & Content:: Two herbals written continuously as one text: 1. ff. 13v-16v: Pseudo-Antonius Musa, De herba vettonica liber. The text belongs to the β branch of the tradition. Prologue incipit: 'Antoni musus mecennati Agrip/pe salutem. Cesari augusto / praestantissimo omnium mor/talium se et iudicibus ipsius....
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:: 45 folios.

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