An abbreviation of the calendar canon by Nicholas of Lynn, incipit: 'Pro declaracione punctorum...'; with 2 astrological diagrams (ff. 35v, 36r), one of which is in the form of a volvelle (f. 36r). Decoration: Initials in red.
Galen, Commentarium in Hippocratis de regimine acutorum (Books 1-3)
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A Latin paraphrase of the first three books (lacking Book 4) of the treatise on general precepts of medical pathology by Hippocrates of Kos (460-375 BC), accompanied by a commentary attributed to Galen (c. 130-200). In the upper and lower margins, alongside the paraphrase and the commentary, a l...
Text relating to the cure of flatulence and of worms in the stomach
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Text relating to the cure of flatulence and of worms in the stomach, excerpt, incipit: 'Dentur clisteri ar tus sa cas so le neitib ana mbia brisidh gaotmuireachta ocus murbhtha / na piast', explicit: 'ocus do pudur sinsir ocus biadha ínm / olta ele et cetera'.
Pythagorean sphere with prognostication texts and diagrams
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The Pythagorean sphere, a diagram of the sphere of life and death used in prognostications, preceded by the title 'Sphera Pictagore' (f. 175v), and followed by explanatory texts: a text in verse, 5 lines, incipit (f. 175v): 'Collige per numerum quicquid cupis esse probandum', explicit 'Quod ret...
Contents: ff. 68r-73r: A compilation of practical geometry written in the 9th or 10th century, generally called Geometria incerti auctoris since Nicolaus Bubnov's edition (see: Nicolaus Bubnov, Gerberti postea Silvestri II papae Opera Mathematica (972-1003) (Berlin: R. Friedländer and Sohn), pp...