Germany, Bernkastel-Kues, Bibliothek des St. Nikolaus-Hospitals, 310

Medical miscellany
Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 190 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 283 x 195 mm
Detailed Description
  • Collation:
    Layers usually with 12 leaves.
    1. = 7; 2. = 5; 10-15. = 10; 16-18. = 8; last = 18.
    Three former independent codicological units combined in this manuscript.
  • Decoration:
    Initials ornamented in gotic style. On ff. 8r- 11v and 110r- 190r just red initials.
  • Layout:
    The text is set in 2 columns.

    40 - 50 lines per column.
    No script on ff. 7v , 12r- 12v , 109v and 190v .
  • Hand Description:
    Text is worked out by four hands: 1. hand: ff. 1r- 7r . 2. hand: ff. 8r- 12v . 3. hand: ff. 13r- 109r . 4. hand: ff. 110r- 190r .
  • Binding Description:
    Cover made of wood with red fleece-back.
  • Provenance:
    On f. 190r : one can read that the last text was completed in 1353: "Anno domini 1352 est scriptus".
    On the first coversheet one can read: "Iste liber medicinalis est Jo(hannis) nebolus (?)".
History
  • Origin Date: 13th and 14th century
  • Origin Place: not available
  • Jakob Marx , Verzeichnis der Handschriften-Sammlung des Hospital zu Cues bei Bernkastel a./Mosel, Trier (1905) , pp. 302f. [Link]
Content
Constantinus Africanus Theorica pantegni 13r - 109r
  • Incipit:
    Domino suo montis cassianensis abbati desiderio. Cum totius sciencie generalitas tres principales habeat partes.
  • Explicit:
    Habere sensum ad intelligendum. Explicit theorica pantegni.
  • Note:
    No script on f. 109v .
Johannes Mesue senior Aphorismi cum commentario Isidori 173r - 190r
  • Incipit:
    Liberet te deus amantissime.
  • Explicit:
    Primum translatorem inveni. Amen amen amen. Expliciunt aphorismi johannis damasceni filii serapionis cum comento ysidori. Anno domini 1352 est scriptus.
  • Note:
    The Aphorisms are ascribed to Johannes Damascenus , but their correct author is Johannes Mesue senior . No script on f. 190v
Anonymous Notabilia super quartum Decretalium 1r - 6r
  • Incipit:
    De francia. Nota quod in matrimonio.
  • Explicit:
    Propter suam negligenciam. Amen. Expliciunt notabilia sive casus super 4 decretalium. Te deum... Theodericus non scripsit, ipse interim bibit, adhuc et bibit.
Anonymous Dicta de regulis iuris 6r - 7r
  • Incipit:
    Beneficium ecclesiasticum non potest licite.
  • Explicit:
    Prelatorum electionis. Deo gracias. Explciunt dicta de regulis iuris sexti decretalium.
  • Note:
    After the explicit comes a juridical note. No script on f. 7v .
Averroes Colliget 110r - 175r
  • Incipit:
    Quando ventilata fuit super me voluntas.
  • Explicit:
    Nostros oculos illuminare dignetur. Amen. Explicit liber mehemet Averoes qui collige nuncupatur. Amen Amen Amen.
Hunayn ibn Ishaq De medicina 8r - 11v
  • Incipit:
    Medicina dividitur in duas partes in theoricam et practicam.
  • Explicit:
    Boni malive dscreccio. Explicit liber johannicii .
  • Note:
    No script on ff. 12r- 12v .