Manuscript, in parchment, in unidentified hand, containing a collection of medical recipes in German (ff. 1-11 and 18-67), materia medica in German and Latin (ff. 11-18), and more recipes added between the late 15th century and the 18th century (ff. 6...
Alternative Title:
Receipt book; German text on materia medica : written on vellum and paper in two different hands, with original wooden boards
Description:
In German and Latin.
Subject (Topic):
Materia medica, Medicine, Manuscripts, and Recipes
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on paper, containing a description of several alchemical and medical ingredients and processes. Includes a table of contents, using alchemical symbols, on f. 1: Aurum potabile (ff. 1-4), Lapis animalis (ff. 4-14), Lap...
Description:
In Latin and German.
Subject (Topic):
Alchemy, Manuscripts, Materia medica, Medicine, Medicine, Medieval, and Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric
Manuscript on parchment. Written as a gift for Barbara Pfintzing, who entered a nunnery in 1441 at the age of 16. The text indicates that the manuscript was produced for use in a Dominican house of nuns; liturgical directions are written in German (th...
Description:
In Latin and German.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church and Dominicans
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Dominican sisters, Manuscripts, Medieval, Monasticism and religious orders, and Processionals (Liturgical books)
