Ortloff Von Bayerland

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Late 15th Century
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MS.588
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Arzneibuch. Preceded by short tracts on medical astrology, fortune telling, etc., and a few medical receipts. Written by several contemporary hands. Some initials, paragraph marks, and headings in red. On ff. 38v, 41, 41v are rough pen-drawn astrological figures. Ff. 1-6 Fragment of an anonymous Swiss Chronicle, describing conflict between Berne and the Old Cantons. 7-19 Miscellaneous medical receipts. 20-25 Diz sint die verbotnen tag und die zwelf manod geschriben nach einander geschriben... 26-33 Hie vachet an ein ler und ein underschied der zwelf zeichen/und der siben planeten des himels und waz ir loff und ir/wurken in der natur betuttet./... 38-34 (Leaves reversed). Wiltu erkennen eins menschen gestalt sinen siten und/sin gebered so nim sinen namen und siner muter namen und rechen die zal der buchstaben... 39-42v Ze difalet [?] ein wisser meister das der/den gesellen in astronime las im waz och/vil wol erkant ein kunst von gramatika/genant dar inne er vant und las wie himel/und erd gerichtet was... 42v-50 Der mechtig kung nabucodonosor der/bat den wisagen dangel mit grosem flis/das er im ein bedutung und ein uslegung geb der traum... Fol. 50, line 9 Von den vier elementen... [Summary of the 'Arzneibuch']. 50v, line 11 Hie hept sich an daz artzt puch maister Artolffs von/wirtzpurg das er pereit hat von latin in deutz/sch auss dem puch meister apocrates [sic] Auicenna uss gallilena [sic]/und uss dem buch meister Alberty./SAlomon spricht der ewig gott... 116, line 21 (red) Hie nach wilen wier sagen von/natur und kreften sunderlicher guter/cruter und wurtzen die nutzen gut sint/... 138v [Von latoch] ... ist gut vor all upig troim/und git den frowen milch.

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Late 15th Century

Physical description

1 volume 145 ll. (last 7 bl.). 4to 19 1/2 14 cm. 16th century stamped vellum binding: both ties missing. The first item is only a fragment of 6 ll. Three leaves have been cut out after fol. 33, two after fol. 67, and others after ff. 77, 82, 129 and at the end of the text. Ff. 34-38 have been bound in upside down.

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Purchased 1923.

Biographical note

On fol. 1 signature: 'Ulrich Fridrich zu lichtenstein','J. Rost', on fol. 64, 'Ulrich Fridrich von Lichtenstein'. On fol. 50v, 'Jo[a]chim Rosth von ottenbach': all by contemporary hands. The text of our MS. appears to differ in order and contents from that of the various printed editions.

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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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