Volume 1
Catalogue of Western manuscripts on medicine and science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library / by S.A.J. Moorat.
- Wellcome Historical Medical Library
- Date:
- 1962-1973
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: Catalogue of Western manuscripts on medicine and science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library / by S.A.J. Moorat. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The work of Guilelmus Sedacerius is described by Thorndike in his ‘ History of Magic and Experimental Science’, Vol. Ill, pp. 628-632, and by Sarton in his ‘Introduction to the History of Science’, Vol. Ill, Part 2, pp. 1574, 1575, and, as in our MS., there are only two books of the alleged ‘ Quadripartita’, and these in our MS. appear to be in an abbreviated form. A closer examination of this MS. as a whole, shows a very near resemblance between the work of Alfarabi and that of Sedacerius. In both we find the eight precepts for the successful performance of the ‘Great Work’, and the actual matter of the texts is somewhat similar. In our MS. the ‘Prohemium’ to the work of Sedacerius is quite different from that found in other texts [cf. MS. 563 Mogliettis (i)], and as described by Thorn dike, the last three chapters on man, the tortoise, and the cock, are also not included. Purchased at Sotheby’s, 5/6/1929, Lot 544. (56075) ALFRAGANUS. See Gerardus de Silteo. Summa. (308) ALEGRETTI (Giovanni). Receipt [c. 1500]. See Petrus de Abano. Trattato. (615) ALLEN, Mrs. \fl. 1610]. See Leech-Books VIII. Note. (411) 37. ALLEREI geheime Kunste und wundersame Arcana. 41 11. 8 vo. 17 x 10 cm. [Middle 17th cent.] Modern boards. Some margins frayed. A collection of magical receipts. Purchased 1910. (24004) 38. ALLEYNE (Philip). Medical note-book, containing entries on urines, general medical practice, etc.; with a number of receipts, prescriptions and remedies: in English and Latin. 182 11. 8vo. I4 t x 9i cm. [Middle 16th cent.] Original stamped calf binding much wormed and damaged. The last leaf is a fragment only. Written by several hands. Ff. 3-33 On urines: in English, arranged by question and answer. 22 v —30 On humours, etc.: in English and Latin. 31-99 General practice of medicine: in English and Latin. 101-153 Medical receipts in English. 154-end Notes on pharmacy, therapeutics, receipts, etc.: in Latin and English. The name ‘Alleyne’ is an uncertain reading. On the verso of the first leaf is an inscription ‘ master allyns[ ?] his Booke ’ and on the second leaf is another inscription ‘Philipo alleyno[?] Pastori in andeuera’ [Andover?]. Purchased 1928. (48805) ALLNUT (William Henry). For signature [1889]. See Anglo- Saxon Medical Manuscript. (46) 39. ALMANACS & Calendars: Before 1500. Calendarium. Containing Festa mobilia, Tabula planetarum, Homo venarum, Tabula lunae. 2 11. 8vo. 18 x 13 cm. [Late 14th cent.] On vellum. Slightly defective in the folds. Written in red and black in a neat gothic script. Initials in alternate red and blue for the Vein section and the Moon tables. There is a rough outline pen drawing in red of a male figure to illustrate the ‘ Homo venarum’.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20086222_vol_1_0039.JP2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
