Compendium medicinae

Description

Title: Compendium medicinae
Creator: Gilbertus, Anglicus
Contributor: Gilbertus, Anglicus.
Published / Created: ca. 1300?
Publication Place: France
Abstract: Manuscript on parchment, in unidentified hand, containing Gilbertus Anglicus' complete Compendium medicinae. Includes later table of content on back pastedown
Description: In Latin.
Title assigned by cataloger.
Script: gothic textualis.
Decoration: one- and two-line initials in red and blue ink. Rubrication throughout.
Layout: 1 column of around 38 lines.
Binding: 15th-century light-brown leather binding, with metal furniture and clasps (closing on the front cover). Unidentified coat of arms blind-tooled on front cover. Manuscript note on front cover.
In folding case: 35 cm.
Catchwords on the bottom left within a decorative frame.
Provenance: Purchased in 1356 by Joannes Pebrius for 10 florins (manuscript note on 178v). Formerly owned by the Bibliothek des Stiftes (Melk, Austria). Acquired by Dr. Cushing in February, 1937 from E. P. Goldschmidt & Co. (London). His bequest to Yale Medical School Library.
Extent: 1 item (178 leaves) : 320 mm x 220 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Early works to 1800
Armorial bookplates
Armorial bindings
Furniture
Monasteries
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: text
Subject (Topic): Medicine, Medieval
Medicine
Manuscripts
Subjects: Medicine, Medieval
Medicine > Manuscripts > Early works to 1800
Monasteries > Austria > Melk > stamp
Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939 > Bookplate

Access: Public
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