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Short collection of medical advice in prose, framed as sent by Hippocrates to Caesar, comprised of recipes followed by a guide to astronomical movements.
Support: parchment; Extent: 24 leaves : 180 x 112 (126 x 83) mm. bound to 189 x 124 mm; Foliation: Parchment, 24 ; [1-24] ; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Written in 23-24 long lines ; ruled in ink; some prickings visible.
Written in a Gothic book script.
2-line initial in red with red filigraine infill and descender (f. 1r); 2-line initials and paragraph marks in red.
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Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
France
Written in France, probably in the third quarter of the 14th century.
19th-century brown calf, gilt framed, gilt lettering on spine.
Old French
Formerly owned by Joseph Barrois; sold by Barrois to Bertram, fourth earl of Ashburnham (Ashburnham no. 239), 1849.
Sold at auction at Sotheby's as part of the Ashburnham collection, 10 June 1901, lot 277; handled subsequently by J. & J. Leighton (London) and Messers. Berkelouw (Sydney).
Sold by Les Enluminures (Chicago) to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, Jul. 2001.
Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.
France
Written in France, probably in the third quarter of the 14th century.
Old French
Formerly owned by Joseph Barrois; sold by Barrois to Bertram, fourth earl of Ashburnham
Sold at auction at Sotheby's as part of the Ashburnham collection, 10 June 1901, lot 277; handled subsequently by J. & J. Leighton
Sold by Les Enluminures
Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.
Short collection of medical advice in prose, framed as sent by Hippocrates to Caesar, comprised of recipes followed by a guide to astronomical movements.
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Written in a Gothic book script.
2-line initial in red with red filigraine infill and descender (f. 1r); 2-line initials and paragraph marks in red.
For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
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