English Medical Notebook, 16th-Century

Notebook containing medical recipes, case notes, and notes on medical topics taken from authors such as Jean Fernel, Guillaume Rondelet, Giovanni Manardi, Nicolò Massa, Alexis of Piedmont, and Johann Jakob Wecker. The notes may have been compiled by an English physician or medical student, possibly associated with Walter Bayley (d. 1592), professor of medicine at Oxford.

Late 16th century

1 volume The notebook is incomplete, the original pagination commencing at p. 127 (now f. 1r.) 160 × 115 mm., 56 ff. (original pagination 127-261 and unnumbered, wanting pp. 1-126, 155-56, 191-92, 197-98, 209-56). Binding wanting.

Purchased from Henry Bristow (catalogue 303, item 95), 1991.

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).