Medical and Herbal Miscellany

A compilation of various medical texts on plants and animals by Pseudo-Apuleius, Pseudo-Dioscorides, Sextus Pacitus and Pseudo-Hippocrates
Over 200 framed and gold-decorated miniatures of stylized plants and animals illustrate the two-columned treatises
Three full-page and one half-page miniature show application-oriented illustrations of operations on human bodies

Medical and Herbal Miscellany

MS Sloane 1975 British Library (London, United Kingdom)

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Medical and Herbal Miscellany

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Codicology

Alternative Titles: Von Pflanzen und Tieren
Von Pflanzen und Tieren – Medizinischer Sammelband mit Herbarium
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 190 pages / 29.5 × 19.6 cm
Origin: France
Date: Ca. 1190–1200
Epochs: High Middle Ages
Style: Romanesque
Genre: Other Genres
Language: Latin
Script: Protogothic
Illustrations: Over 200 miniatures, including 3 full-page and 1 half-page, 3 large zoomorphic initials and countless smaller initials in blue, green and red, some with penwork decoration
Content: Collection of various texts on the medicinal properties of plants and animals, including herbals by Pseudo-Apuleius and Pseudo-Dioscorides, a bestiary by Sextus Pacitus, and letters by Pseudo-Hippocrates.
Previous Owners: Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp
Paul Petau (?)
Hans Sloane
British Museum

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#1 Von Pflanzen und Tieren

Müller & Schindler – Simbach am Inn, 2023

Publisher: Müller & Schindler – Simbach am Inn, 2023

Limited Edition: 900 copies

Commentary: 1 volume by Taylor McCall
Language: German

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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