COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Man4MedievalVC~4~4
Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0911739dc
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JRL0911739dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 404
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English MS 404
Reference Number
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Previous Accession Number:
R24458
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Charms and recipes
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Charms and recipes
Image Title
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Alternative Image Title:
Dies mali et boni
alternative_image_title
Dies mali et boni
Alternative Image Title
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Parent Work Title:
Collection of Medical Recipes, Charms, etc.
parent_work_title
Collection of Medical Recipes, Charms, etc.
Parent Work Title
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
English Medical Manuscript
alternative_parent_work_title
English Medical Manuscript
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Date Created:
15th century
date_created
15th century
Date Created
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Page:
34v
page
34v
Page
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Image Sequence Number:
034v
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034v
Image Sequence Number
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Description:
Also known as an astrological text in Middle English. On the 'dies mali' (unlucky days of the medieval calendar) and days not to let blood. Several of the lines have rudimentary crosses at the end, and line 10 has an infinity sign drawing at the end. Ends of lines 19-20, and 21-22 are joined by an ink line. The written space is c. 163 x 115 mm and the script is anglicana.
description
Also known as an astrological text in Middle English. On the 'dies mali' (unlucky days of the medieval calendar) and days not to let blood. Several of the lines have rudimentary crosses at the end, and line 10 has an infinity sign drawing at the end. Ends of lines 19-20, and 21-22 are joined by an ink line. The written space is c. 163 x 115 mm and the script is anglicana.
Description
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Transcription:
1. [*] [*]e[n]y[t]e [þe] john e[w][n][g] 2. [*]he Jhu cryst for outrage of 3. blode [þ*] [*] [shall] not late þe blode þe fyrste daye ne þe iij(e) 4. daye be þe v(e) daye bot þe vj(e) daye of eche monethe is good 5. and not þe vij(e) daye ne þe xij daye ne þe vvj(e) daye ne þe xvij(e) 6. [h]e þe xxij(e) ne xxiij(e) ne xxiiij(e) ne xxv(e) and þe xxvj(e) daye 7. of eche menethe who þ(t) lateth hym blode foure monethes after 8. he shall haue no fe[u][r]e and witte ye well þ(t) þis rule ys 9. serteyne be eche moneth marstyrd þ(t) made þis vij artes fo[n]de 10. þe dolorouse dayes and þe moste p(er)illous of þe ʒere 11. Jt is to wytte þ(t) þer ben xxxij(t) dayes in þe ʒere. And who 12. þ(t) in ony of þo dayes falle in sekenes. he shall neu(er) receuere 13. And. who þ(t) is borne in any of þis dayes he shall not lyffe 14. longe or who þ(t) taketh any grete jurnayes in ony of þo dayes 15. he shall neu(er) com ageyne and who þ(t) ys wedded in any of 16. þo dayes þey shall sone be dep(ar)tyd or ell(es) lyffe to gedyr 17. jn grete A[ng]gur. or who þ(t) be gyneth ony greet worke 18. jt shall neu(er) com to good ende 19. [A]nd of þes xxxij (t) dayes þer ben in Janevere vij 20. dayes þe fyrste þe ij(e) iiij(e) þe v(e) þe x(e) þe xvj(e) þe xviij(e) 21. Jn feuerell iij(e) dayes þe vij(e) þe viij(e) and þe xviij(e) 22. Marche haue iiij dayes þe vj þe vij þe viij & þe xv 23. Auerell haue ij dayes þe vj and þe [xj] 24. Maye hath iij dayes þe vj þe v[v] and þe xviij(e) 25. Joyn hath J daye the vij(e) 26. Julye hath ij dayes þe xv & þe xix(e) 27. auguste hath ij dayes þe viiþ & þe xix(e)
transcription
1. [*] [*]e[n]y[t]e [þe] john e[w][n][g] 2. [*]he Jhu cryst for outrage of 3. blode [þ*] [*] [shall] not late þe blode þe fyrste daye ne þe iij(e) 4. daye be þe v(e) daye bot þe vj(e) daye of eche monethe is good 5. and not þe vij(e) daye ne þe xij daye ne þe vvj(e) daye ne þe xvij(e) 6. [h]e þe xxij(e) ne xxiij(e) ne xxiiij(e) ne xxv(e) and þe xxvj(e) daye 7. of eche menethe who þ(t) lateth hym blode foure monethes after 8. he shall haue no fe[u][r]e and witte ye well þ(t) þis rule ys 9. serteyne be eche moneth marstyrd þ(t) made þis vij artes fo[n]de 10. þe dolorouse dayes and þe moste p(er)illous of þe ʒere 11. Jt is to wytte þ(t) þer ben xxxij(t) dayes in þe ʒere. And who 12. þ(t) in ony of þo dayes falle in sekenes. he shall neu(er) receuere 13. And. who þ(t) is borne in any of þis dayes he shall not lyffe 14. longe or who þ(t) taketh any grete jurnayes in ony of þo dayes 15. he shall neu(er) com ageyne and who þ(t) ys wedded in any of 16. þo dayes þey shall sone be dep(ar)tyd or ell(es) lyffe to gedyr 17. jn grete A[ng]gur. or who þ(t) be gyneth ony greet worke 18. jt shall neu(er) com to good ende 19. [A]nd of þes xxxij (t) dayes þer ben in Janevere vij 20. dayes þe fyrste þe ij(e) iiij(e) þe v(e) þe x(e) þe xvj(e) þe xviij(e) 21. Jn feuerell iij(e) dayes þe vij(e) þe viij(e) and þe xviij(e) 22. Marche haue iiij dayes þe vj þe vij þe viij & þe xv 23. Auerell haue ij dayes þe vj and þe [xj] 24. Maye hath iij dayes þe vj þe v[v] and þe xviij(e) 25. Joyn hath J daye the vij(e) 26. Julye hath ij dayes þe xv & þe xix(e) 27. auguste hath ij dayes þe viiþ & þe xix(e)
Transcription
false
Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Medicine--History
subject
Medicine--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Charms
subject
Charms
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
time_period_covered
1200 - 1500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
207 mm
item_height
207 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
140 mm
item_width
140 mm
Item Width
false
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
rights_holder___image
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___work
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a>
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
false
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
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-03-13
Multi Page Number:
360
multi_page_number
360
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
false