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Royal MS 12 G VI
- Record Id:
- 040-002106804
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000277.0x000380
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 12 G VI
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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CANON MEDICINAE by Avicenna [Abu 'Ali Husain ibn 'Abd Allah, ibn Sina] translated 'a magistro Gurrardo Cirmonensi in Toleto de Arabico in Latinum', i.e. by Gerardus Cremonensis the younger (Gherardo da Sabbionetta). In five books. Printed s.l. et a. (Cologne, 1470?), &c. Preface beg. 'In primis deo gracias agemus sicut sui ordinis'; lib. i, 'Dico quod medicina est sciencia'. Colophon, 'Completus est liber quintus libri canonis qui est antidotarium senis regis Abhoalihasen filii Alia Miscereni et eius complemento completus est liber totus'. Followed (f. 572 b, col. 2) by a few extracts from 'Liber Aneti filii Ysaac' and 'Liber Azazaran'. At the end (f. 574) is a table of medical synonyms beg. 'Alfachim: medicus. Arteria: subethen', and ending 'Zegi: id est atramentum'.
Vellum; ff. i + 582. 141/2 in. x 93/4 in. XIV cent. Gatherings of 10 leaves (x2, xliii6, lv6, lix, lx9), with catchwords. Double columns. Sec. fol. in text 'namque cum'. Initials flourished in red and blue. Belonged (f. i) to the London Blackfriars, 'Auicenna integer. Memoriale fratris Nicholai de Wygornia in conuentu fratrum predicatorum Lond. quem qui alienauerit anathema sit'. Not mentioned in Leland's list of their books. Afterwards belonged to [John, Lord] Lumley. Lumley cat. f. 376; cat. of 1666, f. 8 b; CMA. 8457.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002106804 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 12 G VI : CANON MEDICINAE by Avicenna [Abu 'Ali Husain ibn 'Abd Allah, ibn Sina] translated 'a magistro Gurrardo Cirmonensi in… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1024]/040-002106804
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1300
- End Date:
- 1399
- Date Range:
- 14th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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