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Harley MS 2378, ff 110v-118v
- Record Id:
- 041-002041394
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002032704
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000264.0x0002d0
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 2378, ff 110v-118v
- Title:
- Glossary and recipes
- Scope & Content:
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- ff. 110v-113r: Glossary of simples; Incipit: 'Diascorides noscitur fecisse hunc librum quam [sic] / misit avunculo suo … quid pro quo debeat poni / et accipi a vobis. Pro accacia succuslentia (?) / Pro accoro radix asari', expl. 'Pro yris ylliri/ca yreos et cetera'. Listed in L. Thorndike and P. Kibre, Catalogue of Incipits of Medieval Scientific Writings in Latin, rev. edn The Mediaeval Academy of America Publication, 29 (London, 1963; with supplements in 1965 and 1968), p. 412k; its electronic version on CD-Rom (Ann Arbor, MI, 2000), no. 412K.
- ff. 113r-117r: Glossary of herbs. Rubric 'Hic incipit nomina herbarum', incipit: 'Ambrose id est hynhole id est wild sage', explicit 'zebedebar id est aloes / Explicit tractatus herbarum'. Listed in Thorndike and Kibre 1963, p. 89h; 2000, no. 89H.
- ff. 117r-118r: Alchemical recipes including one relating to aqua vitae; Incipit: 'Aqua vite. ista aqua vocatur aqua perfec/tissima et erit composita isto modo', explicit: 'Aqua cilicis ... et sine fumo / et sine fetore'. Listed in Thorndike and Kibre 1963, p. 122a; 2000, no. 122A.
- ff. 118r-118v: Charms relating to bleeding and bloodletting; Incipit: 'Pur sanc etanger dites cest / orison. Ce flum iordan ad cinqkante funtaynes'; incipit (f. 118v): 'O crux benedicta. o crux veneranda'. For the charm see Robbins 1970.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Harley Collection
Harley Science Project - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-002032704
041-002041394 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 2378 : Miscellany of medical, culinary and alchemical texts and recipes
Harley MS 2378, ff 110v-118v : Glossary and recipes - Hierarchy:
- 032-002045828[2379]/040-002032704[0012]/041-002041394
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Harley MS 1-7661
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 9 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Harley_MS_2378 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- French, Old
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1360
- End Date:
- 1440
- Date Range:
- Late 14th century-Early 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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