Saxonia, Hercules (1551-1607) (& others)

  • Saxonia, Hercules (1551-1607)
Date:
1601
Reference:
MS.729
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Student's notes of lectures by Saxonia, Albertinus Bottoni, Aemilius Campolongo, and others. The author of the first lecture is identified as Saxonia by the reference on fol. 79v to his work 'De phoenigmis', published in 1591. The end of the first treatise is dated 1601: in the margin of fol. 115 is a note 'Tractatus habitus 1601'. Produced in Padua.

Comprises the following:

  • [Saxonia, H.], De febribus., ff. 1-88
  • [Anon.], De putredine., ff. 89-98
  • [Anon.], De crisibus., ff. 99-115
  • [Anon.], De essentia morbi., (f. 117-128
  • Campolongo, A., Methodus consulendi., ff. 131-137
  • Bottoni, A., Methodus collegiandi., ff. 138-142
  • [Anon.], De dolore capitis., ff. 143-232
  • [Anon.], De melancholia., ff. 239-270
  • Saxonia, H., De signis et symptomatibus febrium putridarum., ff. 271-283
  • [Anon.], De urinis, ff. 284-303
  • [Anon.], De cordis affectibus., ff. 304-end

    • Publication/Creation

    1601

    Physical description

    1 volume 384 ff. folio. 301/2 x 201/2 cm. Modern boards. The end is wanting: the first two leaves are damaged and repaired, margins and corners frayed.

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    Acquisition note

    Purchased at Sotheby's 20/7/1931, Lot 13 (part).

    Finding aids

    Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

    Location of duplicates

    A copy photograph of MS.729/8, first page of lecture "De Melancholia" is held by Wellcome Images at L0049336

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    • 57466