Lanfrank's "Science of cirurgie." / edited from the Bodleian Ashmole ms. 1396 (ab. 1390 A.D.) and the British Museum Additional ms. 12,056 (ab. 1420 A.D.) by Robert v. Fleischhacker, DR. PHIL. Part I.--Text.

  • Lanfranco, of Milan, active 13th century.
Date:
1894
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Credit: Lanfrank's "Science of cirurgie." / edited from the Bodleian Ashmole ms. 1396 (ab. 1390 A.D.) and the British Museum Additional ms. 12,056 (ab. 1420 A.D.) by Robert v. Fleischhacker, DR. PHIL. Part I.--Text. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2G Bare Arteria venalia, and tlial Ima but one. Ttie uses of Arteries: .1. to bring cold air to tlie heart; .2. to cast out the fumosity; .3. to carry life to the whole body. fith Member, vaynes. [»If. 12, bk.] Veins spring from the liver. Add. MS. 12,056. [♦ fol. 41 6] The Functions of the Arteries. The Veins. [I. ii. 1. is a maner veyne, for as niyclie as he ne liaji buf oon coote, and jiej’fore he is jie more obedient to be drawe abrood foru^ out* alle po lu/igis; & also Jiat po blood pat norischip pe lin/gis niy^te li3tly swete out^ of* pis arterie / J?e top6f?’ arterie pat coniep out of pe lilt- 4 side of* pe herte hap two cootis, bi cause pai oon niy3t not a3enstonde pe strenkpe of* pe spiritis; <*(; also pat, p«t is wipi?4iie pe arterie, is ful derworpe & nedip greet kepi7ige / )?er ben pre helpingis of* pe arteries : oon is pat cold eir iuy3to bi he»4 be drawe & I-brou3t to 8 pe herte whawne pe arterie is drawe abrod. pe secuiide is, pat pe fumosite n)y3te be cast out whamie he is constreyned / pe pridde is, pat pe spirit of* lijf my3te' be brou3t bi hew to al pe bodi / pese arteries ben deuydid many weies; whos dyuysioiujs mal^ mai 1101131* 12 conseyue bi his witt, ne pei ben nou3t dredful to^ surgiens craft*, but whamie pou schalt drede pe arteries I schal telle pee i?i her placis / Veynes bi cause of* her bodies ben deemed cold & drie; for pe 16 blood pat is withynne hew pei ben deemed hoof ; & alle pe veynes han her bi^gymiyiige at pe lyuere, in pe which lyuere .ij. veynes han prynci- pal bigymiynge / oon veyne bigymiep of* pe holow3 side of* pe lyuere. & is clepid porta^—pat is a 3ate / & her office is to drawe *[Chilum] 20 ^ a erased. ^ Porta. See T'/cary, p. 22, note 1. venalis, & yt is a maiiwe veyne, ffor as niyche as he may haue but 0 cote, pei'efore he is pe more obedient to be drawen abrod porwo out alle pe longes & also pat pe blod pat norysschith pe longc my3te li3tlokere swete out of pis arterie. pe opere Artery, pat 24 comyth out of pe lefte syde of pe herte, hap two cotys, because pat on my3t no3t ageyne stonde pe strengpe of pe spirites, and also pat pat is wipywne pe Arterye is fnl derwarde & nedip gret kepynge. ]?ere ben pro helpynges of pe Arteries : on is pat colde eyre by hem 28 niy3te be drawe A y-brou;t to pe licrte, whemie pe arterye is drawe abrod; pe seciwde ys pat pe fumosite niy3t be caste out, whemie sche is cowstreynyile; pe pridde ys pat pe spirite of lyf my3te be bro3t by hem to alle pe liody. ))ese Arteries hep devydyde many 32 Aveyes, ivliose divisioiies IMan may no3t cohseyve by hys wyt, ne pey ne bep no3t dredful to surgiens crafte ; but ivlieTnie pan schalt drede pe arterye i schal telle/J pe in here places. Veynes by cause of here bodyes bep y-demyde colde A drye ; but 36 for pe blod pat is wft/iynne hem pey bep y-demyde bote, A alle pc veynes han here ^bygymiynge of pe lylfere, in pe whiche lyffere two veynes han pryncipal begymiynge. On veyne bygy7niep of pe hoi we syde of po lyvere, A ys y-clepyde Porta, pat ys a 3atte, A here ofyee 40 is to draive chiluia front pe stomake A po guttes by nieno of pe