ID: 700009310 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009310	Record Type: Movable Work

Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus (codex; unknown Northern England or Northern France; last quarter of the 12th centu...; British Library (London, Greater London, England, United Kin...; Sloane 1975)

Note: Numerous miniatures (over 200) of plants and animals with medicinal properties in colours and gold and silver. 3 large initials in colours with zoomorphic and foliate decoration on gold grounds (ff. 1v, 7v, 8). Large and small initials in blue, green, or red, a few with penwork decoration. Official foliation: ff. 95 (+ 5 unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning and 4 at the end). Collation: i-xii8 (ff. 1-94), xiii1 (f. 95).

Titles:

Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus (preferred,C,U,RP,English,U,U)

Medical and Herbal Collection (C,U,DE,English-P,U,U)

Sloane 1975 (C,U,MD,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

codex (bound manuscript) [300224200] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by conditions of production>, manuscripts (documents))

herbal (reference source) [300185352]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, reference sources)

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: last quarter of the 12th century; binding: post-1600

Creator Display:

unknown Northern England or Northern France [preferred,VP]

unknown English (English cultural designation) [500125227]

unknown French (French cultural designation) [500125235]

Locations:

Current: British Library (London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom) [500301700] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: Sloane 1975

Display Materials: parchment codex; marbled endpapers.

	parchment (animal material) [300011851]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	codices (bound manuscripts) [300224200]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by conditions of production>, manuscripts (documents))

Dimensions: each folio: 300 x 200 mm; justification: 215 x 150 in two columns

General Subject:

science (preferred)

botanical

text

Specific Subjects:

	De medicina ex animalibus [901002018]
	.....((Literary works: Scientific, Instructional, Encyclopedia, Named written and performed works, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

	herbal (reference source) [300185352]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, reference sources) (AAT)

	history of medicine [300247283]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), <science and related disciplines>, science-related disciplines, health sciences-related disciplines) (AAT)

	Protogothic [300379143]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, <script and type forms>, scripts (writing), <scripts by form>, <Latin and Greek alphabet scripts>) (AAT)

	Latin (language) [300388693]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), language-related concepts, <languages and writing systems>, <languages and writing systems by specific type>, <temporary alphabetical list: languages and writing systems>) (AAT)

Provenance: ? The Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Ourscamps, Picardy: effaced 14th-century ownership inscription (f. 91) see Schneider 1962. Added text in cursive script (f. 95).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector.

Inscriptions: Inscription: Text. Quire signatures in roman numerals.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus	........ [VP]
	........ British Library [online] (2000-)
Medical and Herbal Collection	........ [VP]
	........ British Library [online] (2000-)
Sloane 1975	........ [VP]
	........ British Library [online] (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... British Library [online] (2000-) http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=3087

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... British Library [online] (2000-)