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1. p. 1-8 Psamuel, De lapidibus preciosis

p. 1 Psamuelis liber de lapidibus pretiosis nominibus apropriatis feliciter incipit. Incipit liber de nominibus sive verbis que approximantur lapidibus pretiosis quem composuit Psamuel de genere Helie prophete ... p. 2 ... Adamantis primo. Adamanitis nomen mirificum ... p. 8 ... hunc anulum tuo nomine sigillatum sanctificare digneris, et verbi tui virtute largiflua confirmare. Amen. Finis.

2. p. 8-15 Pseudo-Dioscorides, Liber herbarum et lapidum

p. 8 Incipit liber herbarum uirtuosarum lapidibus pretiosis appropriatarum a Dyascoride philosopho compositus foeliciter. At Dyaschordes herbarum potentias in aliud nutrimentum cognoscens ... f. 9r Et Primo. Adamantis herba Arctimisia ... p. 14 ... et hoc ante solis ortum mundo loco reponenda quousque ponatur in anulum ... p. 15 ... explicit liber a Dyascoride philposopho compositus. This is followed by a charm beginning: 'Clya. ely aaron' and ending 'Sacraydicon. Ananophton'.

3. p. 15-18 Anonymous, De taxone

p. 15 Epistla quedam de Taxone animali. Rex Egyptiorum Ottaviano semper Augusto salutem ... p. 18 ... Hec omnia a sclopio accepta sunt.

4. p. 18-143 Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus

p. 18 De natura et uritutibus cervi and humores oculorum exiscandos. Cervi cornu habet virtutem ... p. 143 ... et passa eas onne fasitidium sanant. hec quidem divina natura est in ...

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