Single leaf from a folding almanac, second half of the fifteenth century, including calendar information and medical summaries
- Date:
- Late 15th century
- Reference:
- MS.39
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
About this work
Description
Calendarium. Containing Festa mobilia, Tabula planetarum, Homo venarum, Tabula lunae.
Written in red and black in a neat gothic script. Initials in alternate red and blue for the Vein section and the Moon tables.
There is a rough outline pendrawing in red of a male figure to illustrate the 'Homo venarum'.
Title in alternate red and black: 'Indictiones/ffesta mobilia/Tabula planetarum/Homo venarum/Tabula lune'.
Publication/Creation
Late 15th century
Physical description
1 sheet 2 ll. 8vo. 18 x 13 cm. On vellum. Slightly defective in the folds. The folds show that this MS. (a folio sheet 25.5 x 18 cm) was originally intended to be kept in a rectangular container, first doubled over forming two 4to. leaves, and then folded twice forming an oblong of about 13 x 4.5 cm. The title as given above would then appear uppermost.
Acquisition note
Particulars of acquisition not known, but probably purchased c. 1900.
Related material
At Wellcome Collection:
Other examples of this type of folding calendar / almanac can be see at MS.40-41.
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Finding aids
Database description transcribed from 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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Identifiers
Accession number
- 6692