Monacho, Giovanni

Collection of medical receipts, remedies and 'secrets' in Italian and Latin. Written in a neat upright hand, and in a Venetian dialect. The name of the compiler appears to be given on p. 426, line 15: 'Recepta vera et probata per mi dom Zouane monacho in sancta Iustina ...': there is a similar statement on p. 439, line 8. Produced in Venice?

Middle 16th century

1 volume pp. 22-467. 8vo. 161/2 x 11 cm. Modern boards. All is wanting before p. 22 and after p. 467.

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Purchased 1930.

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).