Medical treatise — 15th century; English
MS. Douce 304
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Medical treatise — 15th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 304
Date
15th century
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment, paper
Physical extent
105leaves
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
A book of diseases and medical recipes
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 304
Summary
Wanting a few leaves, including the 1st, 6th and 7th. The section on Mania (fol. 5) begins 'Mania his another sikenesse of the middel part of the brayne.' The first and last leaves of each section are parchment.
Date
written in the 15th cent.
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper and parchment
Physical extent
105 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned by Thomas Dyllahay in the 16th cent. (fol. 11r, cf. 2): by James Purshull (1648-53) and other members of that family (fols. 90v, 96v, etc.): and in 1661 by William Perrott.
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Collection contents
A book of diseases and medical recipes
