Liber secretorum medicinalium

Mainly in Latin, but a few of the receipts in Italian. A large number of the 638 receipts in this collection are aphrodisiacs.

Early 17th century

1 volume 123 ff. + 14 ll. 8vo. 19 x 121/2 cm. Modern vellum binding. Many leaves slightly stained and worn.

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Purchased at Sotheby's 19/12/1919, Lot 533.

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).