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Arzneibuch. Written in a rounded gothic semi-current hand: in double-column of 25-27 lines to a column. Large ornamental intial in red and black on fol. 3, other capitals and headings in red. Ff. 1, 2 Scribbling in black and red, religious ejaculations, verses, etc. in German and Latin. Fol. 3, col. 1 HIe hebt sich/an Ertzney/Maister Ortolfs/von wirtzpurk des/artztes geporn von/bayrlant.//Solomon spri/chet der e/wig got in/der prophecien/hat ertzeney/erchaffen/durch ir edelkait... 123v, col. 2 Vrtica nessel et cetera.//Finis adest vere scripptor/wlt precium habere.

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