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- Late 14th century (Creation)
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1 volume containing 214 leaves
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Written in England.
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GB 0103 MS LAT 12 Late 14th century Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 214 leaves Unknown
Written in England.
Unknown.
Manuscript volume, probably late 14th century, containing a collection of medical treatises by various authors, including prescriptions and treatises on medicinal herbs. With many later notes and corrections.
Open.
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Latin, French and English
Parchment manuscript bound in boards covered in thin brown leather. Various hands. Some rubrication. 30cm.
Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935) and N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969), which summarise the contents of the manuscript; handlist at University College London Special Collections.
University College London Special Collections, MS LAT 11, ff 324r-332v, has content similar to some passages in MS LAT 12.
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Aug 2001 Biology Botany Flora Herbs Medical sciences Plants Surgery Vegetation
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Unknown.
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Scope and content
Manuscript volume, probably late 14th century, containing a collection of medical treatises by various authors, including prescriptions and treatises on medicinal herbs. With many later notes and corrections.
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Conditions governing access
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Latin, French and English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
University College London Special Collections, MS LAT 11, ff 324r-332v, has content similar to some passages in MS LAT 12.
Finding aids
Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935) and N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969), which summarise the contents of the manuscript; handlist at University College London Special Collections.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English