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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0911687dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 404
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English MS 404
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Previous Accession Number:
R24458
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Medical recipes
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Medical recipes
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Parent Work Title:
Collection of Medical Recipes, Charms, etc.
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Collection of Medical Recipes, Charms, etc.
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
English Medical Manuscript
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English Medical Manuscript
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Date Created:
15th century
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15th century
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Page:
8v
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Image Sequence Number:
008v
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Description:
Medical recipes. Line 6 scribal error erased. On lines 8 and 12 the scribe has started to write 'take' with a capital , but has had to write either 'this' or 'that' over it, both words can be seen. Line 11 'biþ(e)' could be 'liþ(e)' (as in 'lies still'). The written space is c. 163 x 115 mm and the script is mainly secretary.
description
Medical recipes. Line 6 scribal error erased. On lines 8 and 12 the scribe has started to write 'take' with a capital <T>, but has had to write either 'this' or 'that' over it, both words can be seen. Line 11 'biþ(e)' could be 'liþ(e)' (as in 'lies still'). The written space is c. 163 x 115 mm and the script is mainly secretary.
Description
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Transcription:
1. as well as achis / And sum sekenessys comyþ of fumes & 2. smokys þ(t) fleþe a boute a manys brayn as turnynge of þ(e) 3. brayn and sotomye oþ(er) sekenesses ben of hum(ur)s þ(t) ben tur(~)yd in 4. to p(er)ostomys in som p(ar)ty of þ(e) brayn as frensye þ(t) ys a postom 5. of colere in þ(e) firþe of þ(e) brayn And woodnesse and lesynge of 6. mannys witt And his resou(~)þ(t) is [*] of a postom in þ(e) medel p(ar)ty 7. of a manys brayne And litargie þ(t) is lesinge of a manys mynde 8. And makith hym for yetefull þ(t) is a postom in þ(e) hyndir part 9. of manys hede And epilencie That comyþ of hum(ur)s þ(t) fillith 10. in þ(e) p(ar)ties of þ(e) brayn þ(t) shulde ben wyde of suche hum(ur)s makith 11. a man for þ(e) tyme to lese his witt And his mouyng And 12. biþ(e) still as he were dede and a noþ(er) is cleped Appolexie 13. That comyth of hum(ur)s þ(t) steppiþ þ(e) poors of þ(e) brayn & makiþ 14. a man lese his witt for þ(e) tyme And all man(er) movynge saff 15. breþing And is þ(e) differens by twene þ(t) and epilencie 16. Scotomye Js suche asekenesse of þ(e) brayn it makith a 17. man seme þ(t) all þing(es) þ(t) he seith is mevynge as it se 18. myþe to dronkyn men / þat þ(e) hous gothe a bout hym And 19. þ(t) þ(e) wey risith vp a yens he(~) & þis sekenes comyþ(e) of þ(e) 20. greuaunce of þ(e) stomoke / eyþ(er) of smoke eyþ(er) of hum(ur)s þ(t) 21. ben a bout þ(e) brayne And if it is of þ(e) stomoke þes ben 22. þ(e) tokyns / þ(e) harte lepith and haþ(e) gre (^grete) greuauns And 23. aftir mete þ(e) greuauns takiþ a man And when þei (^he) 24. bowiþ hy(~) doune her brayne turnyþ(e) þ(t) is to seyn hym 25. semyþ(e) þ(t) þing(es) þ(t) lyen still rennyth a boute / But if 26. þis sekenesse comyþ of blode Thes ben þ(e) to 27. kyns his temples mevyn faste hevynesse of his bro- 28. wis and meche þought of reed þing(es) as of brenny(~)ge
transcription
1. as well as achis / And sum sekenessys comyþ of fumes & 2. smokys þ(t) fleþe a boute a manys brayn as turnynge of þ(e) 3. brayn and sotomye oþ(er) sekenesses ben of hum(ur)s þ(t) ben tur(~)yd in 4. to p(er)ostomys in som p(ar)ty of þ(e) brayn as frensye þ(t) ys a postom 5. of colere in þ(e) firþe of þ(e) brayn And woodnesse and lesynge of 6. mannys witt And his resou(~)þ(t) is [*] of a postom in þ(e) medel p(ar)ty 7. of a manys brayne And litargie þ(t) is lesinge of a manys mynde 8. And makith hym for yetefull þ(t) is a postom in þ(e) hyndir part 9. of manys hede And epilencie That comyþ of hum(ur)s þ(t) fillith 10. in þ(e) p(ar)ties of þ(e) brayn þ(t) shulde ben wyde of suche hum(ur)s makith 11. a man for þ(e) tyme to lese his witt And his mouyng And 12. biþ(e) still as he were dede and a noþ(er) is cleped Appolexie 13. That comyth of hum(ur)s þ(t) steppiþ þ(e) poors of þ(e) brayn & makiþ 14. a man lese his witt for þ(e) tyme And all man(er) movynge saff 15. breþing And is þ(e) differens by twene þ(t) and epilencie 16. Scotomye Js suche asekenesse of þ(e) brayn it makith a 17. man seme þ(t) all þing(es) þ(t) he seith is mevynge as it se 18. myþe to dronkyn men / þat þ(e) hous gothe a bout hym And 19. þ(t) þ(e) wey risith vp a yens he(~) & þis sekenes comyþ(e) of þ(e) 20. greuaunce of þ(e) stomoke / eyþ(er) of smoke eyþ(er) of hum(ur)s þ(t) 21. ben a bout þ(e) brayne And if it is of þ(e) stomoke þes ben 22. þ(e) tokyns / þ(e) harte lepith and haþ(e) gre (^grete) greuauns And 23. aftir mete þ(e) greuauns takiþ a man And when þei (^he) 24. bowiþ hy(~) doune her brayne turnyþ(e) þ(t) is to seyn hym 25. semyþ(e) þ(t) þing(es) þ(t) lyen still rennyth a boute / But if 26. þis sekenesse comyþ of blode Thes ben þ(e) to 27. kyns his temples mevyn faste hevynesse of his bro- 28. wis and meche þought of reed þing(es) as of brenny(~)ge
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
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enm-GB
Language Code
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Subject:
Medicine--History
subject
Medicine--History
Subject
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Subject:
Recipes
subject
Recipes
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
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Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
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Paper
Support
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Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
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1200 - 1500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
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England
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
207 mm
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207 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
140 mm
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140 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Acquired by the John Rylands Library as part of Mrs Rylands's bequest; accessioned in September 1928.
provenance
Acquired by the John Rylands Library as part of Mrs Rylands's bequest; accessioned in September 1928.
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
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Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
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Access Rights:
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Access Rights
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References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.49.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.49.
References
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References:
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 424-25. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
references
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 424-25. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
References
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-03-13
Multi Page Number:
100
multi_page_number
100
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
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Medieval
Collection Code
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