I. Cent. xiv, xv.
A Book of Receipts in English, imperfect at the beginning.
The first rubric is
Makyng of reed cheuerell.
On p.17 the name of
John Dee 1575. Patricius Saunders 160...
The receipts are mostly for colours and dyes. At the end are a few medical ones in another hand.
II. Cent. xv.
f.1 Here bygynneþ þe manere to make salues and entretes and drynkes and syrupes to wondes etc.
on f.5
Here bygynneth þe manere to make wateres Ardaunt.
III. Cent. xvi.
Obseruationum Medicinalmm Francisco Valleriola, Medico Auctore, Libri tres.
Imperfect at the end. One leaf only of Lib. III remains.
IV. Cent. xvi.
a. Four leaves beginning
Post fracturarum descriptiones differentes.
β. A book of Receipts in Dee's hand: much of it erased: one or two notes of debts (pp.135, 137).
V. Cent. xvi early (1512) and late.
A note-book begins in an Italian hand, and containing entries dated 1507-12 in Italian. Filled up with later writing; the contents throughout being medical receipts.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
O.9.39
| Shelfmark | O.9.39 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Five Medical Texts |
| Alternative Title | Medica |
| James Number | 1451 |
| Century | 14th15th16th |
| Physical Description | Five volumes, bound together. I. 49 lines to a page. Vellum. II. 41 lines to a page. In a good hand. Vellum. III. Neatly written. Paper. IV. In Dr Dee's hand.Paper. V. In an Italian hand. Paper. |
| Provenance | Part of the Gale collection, given to T.C.C. by Roger Gale in 1738. Marked H. 15. No. 320 (329). Belonged to John Dee. |
| Donor | Gale, Roger (1672-1744), Antiquary |
| Size (cm) | 31 x 20.5 |
| Folio | I. 36 ff. II. 12 ff. III. 123 pp. IV. 20 ff. V. 40 ff. |
| Material | PaperParchment |
| Language | ItalianLatinMiddle English |
| Notes | Images available online since 08/07/2015, updated on 16/10/2024. UV images of [1] p001, p016, p033 appear at the end of the roll. |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/O.9.39/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 16/10/2024 |
Contents
Bibliography
Mooney, L. R., The Index of Middle English Prose Handlist 11: Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge (Cambridge, 1995), pp. 147-9 and 164
Roberts, J., and A. G. Watson, ed., John Dee's Library Catalogue (London, 1990) M54
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