A commentary on Hippocrates, Aphorism attributed to Aptalio; Galen, De arte curativa a d Glauconem; Pseudo-Galen, Ad Glauconem liber tertius; Liber Aureliani; Liber Esculapii; De podagra ; Pseudo-Oribasius, commentary on Hippocrates's Aphorims;Medicina Plinii; Gargilius Martialis, Medicina ex oleribus et pomis; Liber dietarum diversorum medicorum; Excerpt from Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae; an anonymous Antidotary; and medical charms and recipes
Contents: ff. 1r-32r: A commentary on Hippocrates, Aphorism
attributed to Aptalio and based on an early translation of
Hippocrates's work dating to the 6th century, beginning: 'Incipit
expositio Aptalionis in .vii. libros Aforismorum Ypocratis. Vita
brevis ars autem prolixa, tempus vero velox'. ff. 33r-111v: An
anonymous compilation known as 'pre-Gariopontean ensemble'
according to Langslow, The Latin Alexander (2006), pp. 94-95. It
includes the two books of Galen, De arte curativa a d Glauconem
(Therapeutics to Glaucon) , preceded by the prologue (ff. 33r-35v),
Book 1 (ff. 35v-56r), preceded by capitula (f. 35v), Book 2 (ff.
56r-68r) preceded by capitula (ff. 56r-v); Pseudo-Galen, Ad
Glauconem liber tertius (ff. 68r-82r), preceded by capitula (ff.
68r-v); Liber Aurelii (ff. 82r-90v), an anonymous early epitome of
the work of Caelius Aurelianus on acute illnesses, titled here as
Ad Glauconem liber quartus preceded by capitula (ff. 82r-v); Liber
Esculapii (ff. 90v-107r), an anonymous epitome of the work of
Caelius Aurelianus on chronic diseases, preceded by capitula (ff.
90v-91r), titled here as Ad Glauconem liber quartus; De podagra (On
gout) (ff. 107r-111v), an anonymous treatise, which derived from
the Latin translation of Alexander of Tralles's Therapeutica
(Therapeutic), preceded by 23 capitula, imperfect ending with
chapter 22. ff. 112r-114r: Anonymous medical recipes and production
of medicines, Olei laurini confectio (Making of laurel oil) (ff.
112r-v); De unguentis (On the unguent) (ff. 112v-113r); De mensuris
(On measurements) (ff. 113r-v); Medicines for illness of eyes (ff.
113v-114r). ff. 114r-116v: Pseudo-Oribasius, commentary on
Hippocrates's Aphorims, derived from the earliest Latin translation
of the Aphorisms, ending with the preface (ff. 116r-v) (imperfect).
ff. 117r-118v: Several medical recipes, beginning with medicine to
heal gout (f. 117r): 'Puluis podagricis et artriticis'. ff.
119r-135v: Anonymous, Medicina Plinii (Medicine of Pliny), a
treatise in three books containing medical recipes, excerpted
mainly from Pliny's Natural History and compiled by an anonymous
4th-century author, preceded by capitula of the first book (f.
119r) and the prologue (ff. 119r-v). Book 1 (ff. 119v-124v); book 2
(ff. 124v-129r), preceded by capitula (f. 124v); book 3 (ff.
129r-135v), preceded by capitula (f. 129r). ff. 136r-146v:
Gargilius Martialis, Medicina ex oleribus et pomis (Medicine from
vegetables and fruit trees); the four last chapters have been added
and are not part of Gargilius's work. ff. 146r-151v: Anonymous,
Liber dietarum diversorum medicorum (Book of the various medical
diets) , a Latin adaptation of the Therapeutica of Alexander of
Tralles. ff. 151v-154r: Excerpt from Isidore of Seville,
Etymologiae (Etymologies), book 4. ff. 154r-156r: Anonymous
miscellany of medical commonplaces. Dieta ad renum inflamationem
(Diet for inflammation of the kidney) (f. 154r) is an excerpt from
the Liber dietarum ; followed by medical recipes (ff. 154r-v); a
fictitious question from Plato to Aristotle on the humours (f.
155r); on the three veins (f. 155r); on the four humours of a human
being (ff. 155r-v); instructions for bloodletting (ff. 155v-156r).
ff. 156r-162r: Anonymous antidotary.f. 162v: Added several medical
charms, including one that mentions the Seven Sleepers and another
including Old English words, written by another
scribe.Decoration:Large initials with interlace and foliate or
zoomorphic features including human figures at the beginning of
texts; some initials are in red, green, blue, yellow and brown (ff.
1r; 33r; 56v; 91r), other remained uncoloured or are partially
coloured (ff. 68r; 82v; 107v; 119r-v; 129r; 136r; 146v).Smaller
initials in red, green or purple. Rubrics in red.
