The Stations of Rome (12 lines), Plague tract, Herbal, Notes on the treatment of fevers, Recipes, Description of months with foods proper for each — 15th century, late; England

Title

The Stations of Rome (12 lines), Plague tract, Herbal, Notes on the treatment of fevers, Recipes, Description of months with foods proper for each — 15th century, late; England

Shelfmark

MS. Wood empt. 25

Place of origin

England

Date

15th century, late

Language

Latin

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

iii + 75leaves

Acquisition

Bought by the library in 1690

Provenance

Fol. 111v has 'Thomas Abreg' and 'William Adam' (c. 1500?)

Anthony à Wood

Title

A Latin herbal

Shelfmark

MS. Wood empt. 25

Summary

A Latin herbal, beg. 'Galanga est sicca et calida et est radix valde bona':

To which some vernacular names of plants have been added in a slightly later hand (fol. 17)

Followed by notes for the treatment of fevers and other ailments (fol. 35v)

Preceded by a poem of 12 lines, beg. 'Who so wylle be hys soules leche' (fol. iii), a short plague tractate, beg. 'Whan pestilence regneyth' (fol. 1), some English recipes (fol. 2v), and a Latin description of the months with the foods proper to each (fol. 8)

(the first leaf has been cut out)

Date

Written in the late 15th century in England

Language

English

Multiple languages

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment

Physical extent

75 Leaves

Custodial history

Fol. 111v has 'Thomas Abreg' and 'William Adam' (c. 1500?).