1. Breuis In peregrina et exotica simplicia in quo pro Britannicis et domi natis medicamentis disputatur et peregrina tanquam nostris corporibus minus apta reijciuntur
Tractatus. Authore G(ul) D(unn) medico Londiniensi.
2. f.19 Idem de Venenis
3. f.42 De Urinis
4. f.64 Aphorismi Hippocratis, a commentary on them
Occupying about 70 leaves. (The foliation recommences soon after the beginning of this article.)
5. f.66 In Urinae Speculatores Tractatus authore G. Dun
6. f.81 A tract on Comets: in English
7. f.98 Horoscopes of Henry VIII and Elizabeth
8. f.104 Collections on Metals in Latin, beginning with a leaf on chemical apparatus, with drawings
The end of the volume contains notes in various hands: De acu et filo et punctis, on Arcana etc.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
O.2.23
| Shelfmark | O.2.23 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Medical Treatises and Aphorisms |
| Alternative Title | Medica |
| James Number | 1127 |
| Century | 16th17th |
| Physical Description | Several volumes. |
| Provenance | Part of the Gale collection, given to T.C.C. by Roger Gale in 1738. |
| Donor | Gale, Roger (1672-1744), Antiquary |
| Size (cm) | 20.8 x 15 and 22 x 15.3 |
| Folio | ff. 3 + 1 + 142 + 94 + 1 (Timmermann) |
| Material | Paper |
| Language | EnglishLatin |
| Manuscript Summary | Medical treatises and aphorisms, and an extensive treatise on coments, the planets and other astronomical/astrological matters with alchemical texts by Martin Ruland and Andreas Libavius, and with extensive notes and recipes. |
Contents
Bibliography
Timmermann, A., 'Alchemy in Cambridge: An Annotated Catalogue of Alchemical Texts and Illustrations in Cambridge Repositories', Nuncius, 30 (2015), p. 391
