Bodley herbal and bestiary / with introduction by W.O. Hassall.
- Date:
- 1978
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
Oxford : Oxford Microform Publications ; Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1978.
Physical description
6 microfiches : color & illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm + 1 booklet (ix, 3 pages ; 16 cm).
Notes
Pockets for the microfiche are included in the booklet
Consists of two manuscripts bound together: 1. A corrupt version of a 5th century herbal falsely ascribed to Apuleius Barbarus; and, 2. An abbreviated version of Sextus Placitus' 4th century (?) De virtutibus bestiarum in arte medicinae. Both written in England about 1100
English translations of Latin names added in 13th and 14th centuries
Bodley 130
Bibliographic information
Includes commentary and bibliographic references.
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Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineIDQ.CA.AA2Open shelves
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ISBN
- 0904735109
- 0802003516