Medical recipes, Herbal 'Agnus Castus', Poem on rosemary, Herbal 'Here men may see', The Knowing of Woman's Kind in Childing — 15th century, middle; English | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

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Title

Medical recipes, Herbal 'Agnus Castus', Poem on rosemary, Herbal 'Here men may see', The Knowing of Woman's Kind in Childing — 15th century, middle; English

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 483

Place of origin

English

Date

15th century, middle

Language

Middle English (1100-1500)

1. (fols. 1–13) Medical recipes

2. (fols. 14–51, 54–57) Herbal 'Agnus Castus'

3. (fols. 51–4) Poem on rosemary

4. (fols. 57–80) Herbal 'Here men may see'

5. (fols. 82–103v) The Knowing of Woman's Kind in Childing

6. (fols. 104v–117r) Short treatises on sexual and genital disorders, menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth. See Barratt, pp. 13–14, arts. 7–14.

Various English recipes are interspersed in the volume.

Form

codex

Support

paper

Physical extent

117 leaves

Hands

Two hands: (A) fols. 1–18, 82-end; (B) fols. 19–81.

Acquisition

Presented by Thomas Twyne in 1612.

Provenance

'Jhon Barcke', abt. A. D. 1500 (fol. 117v).

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