Lober, Marcus Josephus (& others)

Collection of medical receipts, the second half written mainly by Lober: in German. His script and spelling are very illiterate, as shown in an inscription on the second leaf in German and dog-latin beginning 'Ista liber', and apparently making a threat to punch anyone who steals it.

mid-18th century

1 volume 181 ff. 8vo. 161/2 x 91/2 cm. Original vellum binding, with two leather ties, defective. There is a pagination 1-113, with 6 unnumbered leaves preceding, to the first part which is by an anonymous compiler. Lober has foliated the whole volume 1-181, which includes the two first leaves, before the 6 ll. mentioned above.

Purchased 1930.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).