Londres. Wellcome Library, MS.507

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  • Autre forme de la cote :
    • London. Wellcome Collection, MS.507
    • London. Wellcome Library, MS.507
    • Londres. Wellcome Library, MS.507
    • Wellcome Library, MS.507
  • Conservé à : Londres. Wellcome Library
  • Date de fabrication :
    • 1375
  • Composition :
    • 1 volume; 84 leaves + I 1. folio. 30 1/2 x 22 cm. The extra leaf noted above is a vellum fly-leaf at the end. Early 16th century calf binding over wooden boards, with stamped arabesque decorations. All metal bosses and clasps wanting.

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  • Collection of medical, scientific and theological works

    Written in an Italian semi-gothic hand in double column of 33 lines to a column. Capitals and headings in red. The first 4 ff. are by different and later 14th century hands.

    Contents

    1. f. 1r John of Rupecissa, Vade mecum: epitome

    f. 1r Hec sunt breviter compillate. De magnis tribulacionibus cito in universso mundo venturis per xvii chapitula disstinta. intencio finalliter. Scribitur per fratrem Iohannem. de repecissa incharceratum. ut dicitur Avinionis. ordinis fratrum minorum. in quodam suo libello. quem vochatur vade mechum in tribulacione ... Anno domini Mo.Co.Co.Co.lx usque ad. Mo.Co.Co.Co.lxv. Erunt super terram ... et erit finis mundi. pechatis popullorum exigentibus novo sissmate dei ecclesia precedente. amen.

    2. ff. 1v-3v Index to the whole volume, with added notes

    f. 1v Hec est tabulla diversarum rerum composita per michaelem scotum. domini Federici Imperatoris. Rome. Proemium super dictum. librum ... f. 3v Incipit legenda. Sancti basilii. 273 ... Hec est finis huius libri quas continetur in isto volumine. Explicit hoc opus. 4. .

    3. f. 4r List of the 12 'Abusiones huius seculi'

    4. f. 4v Untitled notes

    5. ff. 5r-49r Michael Scot, Liber particularis

    f. 5r Incipit liber particularis michaelis scoti astrologi domini federici rome imperatoris et semper augusti quem secundo loco breviter compilavit ad eius preces in nomine ihesu christi qui fecit celum et terrum intellectu prohemium. Cum ars astronomie sit grandis sermonibus philosophorum ... f. 49r ... et gloria benedictio. et triumphus in omnibus per infinita secula seculorum. Amen. Explicit primus liber michaelis scoti qui dicitur liber particularis.

    6. ff. 49r-70r Michael Scot, Physiognomia

    f. 49r Nune incipit liber physonomie. Quem compilavit. M. scotus. ad preces domini. F. rome imperatoris. Scientia cuius est preciosa et multum tenenda in secreto. pre eo quod est magne eddicacie continens secreta artis nostre que sufficiunt omni astrologo. Et cum hec pars libri phinosomie constet extribus partibus. hos est prohemium. O Imperator inter cetera que te oportet esse solicitum ... f. 70r ... non fallet deo volente. Et hec de physonomia que nunc prediximus sufficiant. Deo gratias Amen. Tunc quingenti sex anni. mille ducenti currebant factum fuit explectum istud opus. liber finitur. qui scripsit sit benedictus. Qui scripsit scribat. semper cum domino vivat. Explicit liber Michalis scoti astrologi domini federici et rome imperatoris et semper augusti. Quem librum compilavit quasi vulgariter ad preces iam dicti imperatoris et non tantum ad sui laudem quantum fecit ad seruicium et ad utilitatem noviciorum. qui ex grandi amore sapiencie cupiunt de quadrivio adiscere artem astronomie.

    7. ff. 70r-76v Gerard of Cremona, Theorica planetarum

    f. 70r Incipit theorica omnium planetarum et primo de sole. Circulus excentricus dicitur vel egresse cuspidis ... f. 76v ... quia in tam paucis minutis non est magna inequalitas.

    8. f. 76v Ptolemy, Judicia, in 36 lines of verse

    f. 76v Hec sunt Iudicia Tholomei Regis egipti. Tongere crura cave cum luna vicebit aquosum ... Fumdamenta ruunt nichil est quod duret in ipso.

    9. ff. 77r-82v Basil of Caesarea, St Admonita

    f. 77r In nomine domini incipiunt admonita sancti Basilii ad suum charum clericum. Audi filii mi moniciones patris tui ... f. 82v ... quod preparauit deus diligentibus se. Expliciunt dicta sancti Basilii.

    10. ff. 82v-84r Anonymous, Vita sancti Basilii

    f. 82v De sancto Basilio. Basilius venerabilis episcopus et doctor precipuus ... f. 84r ... floruit circa annos. domini. CCClxx.

    11. f. 84r-recto of fly leaf Anonymous, De erroribus Graecorum

    f. 84r Opiniones grecorum contra christianos et errores contrafidem. Primo dicunt. greci. spiritum. sanctum non procedere. de fillio ... Recto of vellum fly-leaf ... Et ponunt hoc sub intradicto Anatematis. Expliciunt. Errores grecorum.

    12. Verso of fly leaf: Three lines of text crossed out

    With four historiated initials in pen and wash, the first with marginal ornamentation:
    Fol. 5 Letter C, showing a winged and crowned figure, who holds a book, descending upon a Master with his two pupils.
    Fol. 49 Letter O, a crowned and seated personage (probably the Emperor Frederic II) receiving a book held by a Master accompanied by a pupil, both are kneeling.
    Fol. 57v Letter R, the Master demonstrates anotomy on a nude male figure reclining on a couch: above, the crowned and winged personage.

    Astronomical and other diagrams, pen-drawn in red or red and black on ff. 16, 18v, 19, 20v, 25, 27v, 28v, 32, 38, 70v, 71v, 72, 73, 74v, 75.

Bibliographie

  • Catalogue description modified in 2014. For original description, see S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

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