Single leaf from a folding almanac, second half of the fifteenth century, including calendar information and medical summaries

Date:
Late 15th century
Reference:
MS.39
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Single leaf from a folding almanac, second half of the fifteenth century, including calendar information and medical summaries. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Calendarium. Containing Festa mobilia, Tabula planetarum, Homo venarum, Tabula lunae.

Written in red and black in a neat gothic script. Initials in alternate red and blue for the Vein section and the Moon tables.

There is a rough outline pendrawing in red of a male figure to illustrate the 'Homo venarum'.

Title in alternate red and black: 'Indictiones/ffesta mobilia/Tabula planetarum/Homo venarum/Tabula lune'.

Publication/Creation

Late 15th century

Physical description

1 sheet 2 ll. 8vo. 18 x 13 cm. On vellum. Slightly defective in the folds. The folds show that this MS. (a folio sheet 25.5 x 18 cm) was originally intended to be kept in a rectangular container, first doubled over forming two 4to. leaves, and then folded twice forming an oblong of about 13 x 4.5 cm. The title as given above would then appear uppermost.

Acquisition note

Particulars of acquisition not known, but probably purchased c. 1900.

Related material

At Wellcome Collection:

Other examples of this type of folding calendar / almanac can be see at MS.40-41.

Finding aids

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).

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  • 6692