| Additional shelfmarks |
S.4.6; S.4.49. |
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| Century |
9 |
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| Subject 1 |
Medicine |
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| Material |
Membr. |
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| Height × width |
10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in |
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| No. of leaves |
186 |
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| Numbering |
ff. s. 18 1-101 (in pencil) |
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| Gatherings |
i^2(two marbled-paper fly-leaves; q.1 1 attached, over q.ii 1, q.i 2 made) ii^4(four paper fly-leaves; q.ii 1 attached, q.ii 2 made with q.i 2) º 1^8 2^7(-2) 3-6^8 7^7(-8) 8-14^8 15^7(-6) 16^7(-1) 17-9^8 20^7(-6) 21^7(-7) 22-4^8 º iii^4(four paper fly-leaves; q.iii 3 made q.iii 4 attached) iv^2(two marbled-paper fly-leaves; q.iv 1 made q.iv 2 attached, over q.iii 4). Signatures on last verso of each quire, no catchwords. |
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| Cover |
Millboards, covered brown (faded crimson) grained Russia, gilt-tooled sides (thistles in the corners), edges, and panelled back, saffron edges, title (gilt) on green morocco shields: CODEX MEDICINALIS | M.S. (s. 18). |
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| Condition |
Originally ff. 192. The vellum is coarse and defective. the ruling irregular. |
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| Type of writing |
In Lombardic hand. | On 148v and 150r are additions in an uncial hand. |
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| No. of columns |
(for first 23 fols.) 2 cols., (thereafter) 1 col. |
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| Width of columns |
Ruled and margined with bodkin (the ruling is irregular); (for first 23 fols.) 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in., (thereafter) 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. |
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| Lineation |
(for first 23 fols.) 32-9, (thereafter) 35-45. |
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| Initials etc. |
Illuminated initials, coloured (red and green) capitals, gamboge wash (faded) over small capitals. The initials throughout exhibit the endless twist pattern and the I's generally end in a bird's head biting itself. D's contain bird-like grotesques. The capitals, in titles, etc., are nearly all coloured red or green, although sometimes left outlined in ink. The letter C is exactly like E while the middle horizontal stroke omitted. The U is always uncial. The G is the square C with a backward curve over the end of the bottom line. These letters are frequently combined in quaint unusual ligatures, and are sometimes, especially I's, written much smaller and inserted in and among the larger letters. |
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| Decorations |
The twist pattern of the initials occurs also on the decorated margins of 21-3. |
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| Marginal annotations |
Rare marginalia | Well written. |
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| Printed catalogs |
Young, J. & Aitken, P.H., A Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of the Hunterian Museum in the University of Glasgow (1908) 103-5 # 96. |
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| Source |
Young & Aitken (1908) |
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| Type of source |
cat. |
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| Source’s source |
insp. |
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| Blank leaves |
q.3 3v, 4v, 5r, 6r, 8 (decorated and ruled); q.5 3v; q.6 3v; q.13 4r. |
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