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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    The Muscles and the Cords. good demero iu kiiowynge hoot, cold, hard, scharp, soft, cijjcr iieische. Ikawnes ))0U3 ]>at Jjei be maad of* mater medlid, nefeles jjei be« 4 rekened among* me^nbris consimiles, for pei comen to ]jc makmg* of* membris officials / Brawn is maad of* tleisch, senewe, & ligamentis, (fc ))ei ben instrument voluntarie meuynge. b® senewe ))at come)? fro ]>e brayn, & jje nucha & goijj for)) to meue ))e lymes is medlid 8 wi)) a ligament / & wha?me ))e senewe & ])e ligament* be?! medlid togidere, it* is clepid a corda / & ))e corde is maad for ))re skills, be firste’^ for a symple sinewe is to cen^sible; ))e senewe hi him-silf my^t not sutfre gret* traueile & meuywge, but* \>e felowschipe of ^e 12 ligament ))at is iucensible letti]) ]>e felynge of* ))e senewe, & brin^J) hi?/i to a profitable te»iperau?!ce / )?e senewe ha)) .ij. o^era defautis : neischenesse and lijtnesse. But ))0 .ij. defautis ))e medlynge of* ))e ligament* fulfilli))^; for ))e neischenes is tempo-id & strenk))id, & ))e 16 litilnes is maad more. )?e neischnes come)) of* ))e brayn for it is myche, & ))e litilnes come)) of ))e nucha, for it is litil. )pat \>at is maad of \>ia nerf & ))is ligament is clepid a corde; ))e which ))at meue)) ))e lymes to ]>c wille of* fe soule, wha)?ne ))at* it is schortid 9th Mcmlx-r, Muscles are instruineiits of moving. Cords are made from Sinews and Ligaments, [* If. It] the Sinew alone being too sensible, too soa. and too small. cordis. 1 he firste in margin. , 3 supplet. See Cath. Angl., p. 145, to Fulfylle, supplere vicem Alterius. 20 no3t hew a gode demere in knowynge hot, cold, hard ofere scharpe, softe o))cre nessche. f Brawnys ))0W3 fey ben mad of mate?-e-y-medlyde, nevere ))o latere ))cy bef y-reknyde amonge me??ibrys co?!siiniles, for fey come?! 24 to fe makynge off* ^lembrys-officiales. Brawne ys y-mad of fflesch, 4 3enewe, & ligaraente, & fey ben Instrument off volu??tarie mevynge. [♦ foi. 42 6] he 3enewe fat comytli fro??i fe brayn & fe nuca, & gof forf to move the lymes, ys y-medlyde with a ligamente, & whe?2ne fe 3enewe tV fe 28 ligamente bef medlyde togedyre, yt ys clepyde a corde, 4‘ corde ys v-made for fre skylles: fe ffurste for a symple senewe ys to sensible, & fe 3enewe' by liyw-self* ne my3te no3t suffre?! to grete t?-avaylle & mevynge, but fe felawschipe of fe ligamente, fat ys 32 insensible, lutlif fe felynge of fe synwe, and bryngef hym to a profitable temperau?ice. ):e 3enewe hadde tweyne of ere defautes : nesschenesse & litylnesse, but fo tweyne defautes, fe medlynge o fe ligament ffulfillef ; for the nesclienesse ys entempred & y-strength- 36 yde, and fe lytelnesse ys y-made more. The nesschenesse comytn of fe brayn, llbr it ys nessche; and fe lytelnesse comef of fe iSuca, for it ys lytel. ])at fat is mad of fis nerff* & fis ligamente ys clepyde a corde, whiche fat movif fe lymes to wyl of fo sonic,