Text on a comet; 'Remember that there be in hell' from BL Add 60577, f...
Text page containing the end of a Latin prose text about a comet described by 'Clerkys of Oxenforde', and a Middle English poem added by William Wey, beginning 'Remember that there be in hell'. Image taken from... More
Poem addressed to William Waynflete from BL Add 60577, f. 22v
Text page containing the beginning of a poem addressed to William Waynflete (b. c. 1400, d. 1486). Image taken from f. 22v of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a Latin herbal, excerpt from a Latin lapidary,... More
The transitory world from BL Add 60577, f. 53v
Text page containing the end of a Middle English verse translation of a Latin text on the transitory world. Image taken from f. 53v of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a Latin herbal, excerpt from a Latin ... More
Middle English sermon from BL Add 60577, f. 54
Text page containing the beginning of a Middle English verse sermon on Psalm 23:3-4, beginning 'Lystenythe a while and thenke ye nott longe'. Image taken from f. 54 of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a La... More
Texts on the transitory world from BL Add 60577, f. 53
Text page containing the end of a Latin poem on the transitory world, and the opening of its Middle English verse translation, which begins 'Lorde wherto ys this worlde soo gaye '. Image taken from f. 53 of Mis... More
Front pastedown from BL Add 60577, f. i verso
The front pastedown of the manuscript, containing many fragments of verse and proverbs in Middle English and Latin. Image taken from f. i verso of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a Latin herbal, excerpt f... More
Latin proverbs; 'Lyke as women have facis' from BL Add 60577, f. 45v
Text page containing many Latin proverbs and, at the bottom, a Middle English poem added by William Wey, beginning 'Lyke as women have facis'. Image taken from f. 45v of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a ... More
Text page from BL Add 60577, f. 1
Text page containing verse and proverbs in Latin and English. Image taken from f. 1 of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a Latin herbal, excerpt from a Latin lapidary, Secretum, poem addressed to William Wa... More
Decorated initials from BL Add 10289, f. 42
Decorated initials. Image taken from f. 42 of Li romanz du Mont Saint-Michel (f. 1); Une estoire de la resurrection de Jesu Crist (f. 64); Titus and Vespasian (index Roman de la destruction de Jerusalem) (f. 82... More
Surgical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50
Miniature in three registers of the treatment of various ailments. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who play... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v
Detail of a miniature of an iill man with a physician. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucia... More
Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 177 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 105v
End of table of contents of Lanfrancus de Mediolano, 'Chirurgia parva'. Image taken from f. 105v of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Medi... More
Diagram from BL Sloane 3747, f. 80v
Diagram. Image taken from f. 80v of Medical miscellany, including a dialogue (ff. 66-71); tract on mercury (ff. 53-54); Ripley's Mystery on alchemy (ff. 110-115); two treatises on the Philosophers' stone. Writt... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51
Detail of miniature of various ailments, in the lower two registers. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pl... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 159v
Text page of Jan Yperman, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 159v of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-140), and Jan Yper... More
Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176
Image taken from f. 176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More
Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176
Image taken from f. 176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More
Text page. from BL Harley 1684, f. 142
Table of contents to Jan Yperman, 'Chirurgia', with headings and initials in red. Image taken from f. 142 of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancu... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 143v
Text page of Jan Yperman, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 143v of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-140), and Jan Yper... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 166 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 166 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 177v
Image taken from f. 177v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 51v-52
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 51v-52 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Text page from BL Royal 20 B V, f. 155v
Text page. Image taken from f. 155v of Devotional and medical miscellany. Written in French and Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v
Detail of the lower two registers of a full-page miniature, with various medical treatments, and in the lower register, a nimbed seated figure blessing in the outer compartments, and a patient in bed in the cen... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51
Detail of miniature of various ailments, in the upper two registers. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pl... More
Apothecary shop; Consultations from BL Sloane 1977, ff. 49v-50
Full-page miniatures of an apothecary shop, on the left, and medical consultations, on the right. Image taken from ff. 49v-50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was... More
Marginal drawings from BL Harley 1735, f. 8
Marginal drawings of Moses and a pious woman born on the twelfth day of the moon, with verses concerning good and bad luck. Image taken from f. 8 of John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostic... More
Grapes from BL Eg 2020, f. 29 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a grape vine with grapes. Image taken from f. 29 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Writ... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 48
Detail of a miniature of a man teaching. Image taken from f. 48 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the d... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50
Detail of the upper 2 registers of a full-page miniature with scenes of various medical consultations, including a physician holding up a urine glass. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Wri... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 18v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 18v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Zodiac man from BL Sloane 433, f. 99
Drawing of Zodiac man, with the signs marked. Image taken from f. 99 of Medical miscellany. Written in English, Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in th... More
Colophon from BL Eg 2020, f. 289v
Text page with colophon. Image taken from f. 289v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Itali... More
Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 144v
Image taken from f. 144v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 169v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 169v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian.... More
Text page from BL Harley 585, f. 161v manuscript
Text page. Image taken from f. 161v of Medical miscellany in Old English, including the translations of the Pseudo-Apuleius's 'Herbarium', imperfect (ff. 1-66v), the Pseudo-Dioscorides's 'De herbis femininis' a... More
Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 177
Image taken from f. 177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More
Sacred Heart from BL Sloane 1584, ff. 26v-27
Drawing of the Sacred Heart with the Five wounds of Christ, on the left, and on the right, decorated initials in an alphabet. Image taken from ff. 26v-27 of Medical and religious miscellany, including 'Walter M... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 76
Text page of Thomas Schellinck of Thienen, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 76 of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-140... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v
Lower two registers of physicians treating patients with various ailments. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist... More
Surgical equipment from BL Harley 1684, f. 150v
Text interspersed with drawings of surgical equipment. Image taken from f. 150v of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-14... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 158v
Text page of Jan Yperman, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 158v of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-140), and Jan Yper... More
Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v
Image taken from f. 176v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More
Marginal drawings from BL Harley 1735, f. 7
Verses concerning good and bad luck, with marginal drawings, including a pedler, money bag, and brazier. Image taken from f. 7 of John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostications, cookery rec... More
Decorated initials from BL Sloane 962, f. 3
Decorated initials. Image taken from f. 3 of Medical miscellany, including treatises on diet and bloodletting (f. 72v); a leechbook; Agnus castus (ff. 249-251); Gallen's dietary (ff. 72v-73); Liber medicinarum ... More
Diagrams from BL Royal 17 B XLVIII, f. 1
Circular diagram against lightning; below, a diagram connected with solar and lunar cycles. Image taken from f. 1 of Medical recipes and charms. Written in English, French and Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Co... More
Machine from BL Harley 1684, f. 169v
Marginal drawing of a machine. Image taken from f. 169v of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-140), and Jan Yperman (ff.... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 110
Text page of Lanfrancus de Mediolano, 'Chirurgia parva'. Image taken from f. 110 of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-1... More
Plants from BL Eg 2020, f. 52v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of plants. Image taken from f. 52v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 19 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 19 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
detail of a woman physician treating a female patient from BL Sloane 6...
detail of a woman physician treating a female patient Image taken from f. 177v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in t... More
Plants from BL Eg 2020, f. 7v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 7v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Drawings from BL Sloane 76, f. 47v
Marginal drawings including a leg and face. Image taken from f. 47v of Medical miscellany, including Liber medicinarum (ff. 1-143); Fistula in Ano (ff. 143-144). Written in English and Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (... More
Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 218
Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 218 of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. ... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 91v
Miniatures of plants with two monkeys. Image taken from f. 91v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British mu... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 159
Text page of Jan Yperman, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 159 of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-140), and Jan Yperm... More
Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v
Image taken from f. 176v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 77
Text page of Thomas Schellinck of Thienen, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 77 of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-140... More
Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 176 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More
Decorated headpiece from BL Harley 5626, f. 2*
Headpiece with geometric and zoomorphic decoration. Notes added by John Covel (before 1715). Image taken from f. 2* of Collection of medical texts, including Aetius's 'Libri medicinales', Books 3-4 (ff. 1v-51,... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v
Upper two registers of physicians treating patients with various ailments. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 73v
Text page of Thomas Schellinck of Thienen, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 73v of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-14... More
Decorated initials from BL Sloane 962, f. 56
Decorated initials. Image taken from f. 56 of Medical miscellany, including treatises on diet and bloodletting (f. 72v); a leechbook; Agnus castus (ff. 249-251); Gallen's dietary (ff. 72v-73); Liber medicinarum... More
Text page from BL Royal 20 B V, f. 148
Text page. Image taken from f. 148 of Devotional and medical miscellany. Written in French and Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts ... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 24 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 24 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Diagram from BL Sloane 962, f. 212
Diagram. Image taken from f. 212 of Medical miscellany, including treatises on diet and bloodletting (f. 72v); a leechbook; Agnus castus (ff. 249-251); Gallen's dietary (ff. 72v-73); Liber medicinarum (ff. 123v... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 53v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 53v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Text page from BL Eg 2020, f. 103v
Text page with decorated catchword in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 103v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index ... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 26v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 26v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Melon from BL Eg 2020, f. 146 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a melon plant. Image taken from f. 146 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Ita... More
Ink drawings from BL Sloane 6, ff. 176v-177
Ink drawings illustrating a medical treatise. Image taken from ff. 176v-177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the ... More
Basil from BL Eg 2020, f. 50v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of basil in a planter. Image taken from f. 50v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written i... More
Treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v
Full-page miniature in three registers, of physicians treating patients with various ailments. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a phys... More
Table from BL Eg 827, f. 19 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Table. Image taken from f. 19 of Astrological and medical treatises and recipes, including a zodiacal lunary (ff. 31-35v); 'The Nature of Wommen' (ff. 28v-30). Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collec... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 26 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 26 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Marginal drawings from BL Harley 1735, f. 12v
Verses concerning good and bad luck, with marginal drawings of a plough, a basket of seeds, and a hunting dog. Image taken from f. 12v of John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostications, coo... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v
Lower two registers. Image taken from f. 51v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Briti... More
Zodiac man from BL Sloane 442, f. 36
Drawing of a man with zodiac signs marked. Image taken from f. 36 of Medical miscellany, including the English version of Gibertus Anglicus's Compendium medicinae; a regimen for diet and bloodletting (ff. 61v-6... More
Detail from BL Sloane 3002, f. 10
Image taken from f. 10 of Medical treatises. Written in German. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane ... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 164v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 164v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian.... More
Coloured initials from BL Harley 1684, f. 143
Coloured initials at the beginning of Jan Yperman, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 143 of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff... More
Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 217
Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 217 of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. ... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 59 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 59 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 217v
Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 217v of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff.... More
Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 177
Image taken from f. 177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More
Surgical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51
Miniature in three registers of the treatment of various ailments. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who play... More
Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 177
Image taken from f. 177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 165 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 165 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Apothecary shop from BL Sloane 1977, f. 49v
Miniature of an apothecary's shop with apothecary jars and boxes on shelves, a seated man holding a cover jar, and a flat dish on a hook used for mixing ingredients. Image taken from f. 49v of Circa instans (in... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 20 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 20 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 74
Text page of Thomas Schellinck of Thienen, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 74 of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-140... More
Coloured pen drawing from BL Harley 3736, f. 20
Coloured pen drawing of the Emperor Charlemagne kneeling in front of a plant pierced by an arrow. The plant is called 'Carlina' and the caption explains that an angel advised Charlemagne to eat it in order to b... More
Surgical instruments from BL Sloane 277, f. 49v
Detail of right hand column, with surgical instruments. Image taken from f. 49v of Medical miscellany, including Chirurgy, begins imperfectly at chapter 21. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was ... More
Detail from BL Sloane 2276, f. 3
Decorated initials 'H'(ere) and 'I'(s) at the beginning of a medical treatise. Image taken from f. 3 of Medical miscellany, including a treatise on non-surgical ailments; recipes; and the Canutus (ff. 191-199).... More
Text from BL Sloane 1584, f. 12 - Public domain old map
Text page with the inscription 'Scriptum per me Johannes Gysborn canonicus de Coverham' in red. Image taken from f. 12 of Medical and religious miscellany, including 'Walter Map's' De mundi vanitate (f. 13v) an... More
Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v
Full-page miniature in three registers. In the upper register is the Death of the Virgin, the Coronation of the Virgin, and Christ in Majesty. In the middle register are three various medical treatments, and ... More
Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176
Image taken from f. 176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More
Text page from BL Harley 1684, f. 76v
Text page of Thomas Schellinck of Thienen, 'Chirurgia'. Image taken from f. 76v of Medical miscellany including surgical treatises by Thomas Scellinck of Thienen (ff. 5-104), Lanfrancus de Mediolano (ff. 105-14... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50
Lower two registers. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Britis... More