Medical encyclopaedia (ÖNB, Cod. 5264 Han)

Reaping. f. 114r.

Colloquial name(s): none

Official name(s): Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 5264 Han [formerly Med. 2]

Date: c. 1470 (source), third quarter of the 15th C (source)
Origin: Lodi region, Italy, by Giovanni Cadamosto of Lodi's workshop (source)

Online facsimile available via: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Libro de componere herbe et fructi (BNF Italien 1108)

Merchant of beef, f. 60r.

Colloquial name(s): Libro de componere herbe et fructi

Official name(s): Bibliothèque nationale de France, Italien 1108

Date: c. 1470 (source), 1471 (source, Mandragore)
Origin: Lodi region, Italy, by Giovanni Cadamosto of Lodi's workshop (source), N. Italy (source, Mandragore)

Online facsimile available via: Bibliothèque nationale de France Mandragore digital library (enter 'Italien 1108' into the 'Cote' box and select 'Chercher' then select 'Images') and via Bibliothèque nationale de France Gallica digital library

Tacuinum sanitatis (BNF Latin 9333)

Wool clothing (vestits lanea), f. 103r.

Colloquial name(s): Tacuinum sanitatis, by Ibn Butlân

Official name(s): Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 9333

Date: 1445-51 (source and source)
Origin: Rhineland, Germany (source)

Online facsimile available via: Bibliothèque nationale de France Gallica digital library

Historia Plantarum (Biblioteca Casanatense, Ms. 459)

F. unknown (p. 541).

Colloquial name(s): Historia Plantarum

Official name(s): Biblioteca Casanatense, Ms. 459

Date: 1395-1400 (source), c. 1400 (source)
Origin: Lombardy region, Italy (source), Milan, Italy (source)

Online facsimile available via: Biblioteca Casanatense MiBACT and World Digital Library

Now posting twice-weekly!

Hi all,

Just a quick announcement. As I've been getting quite a back-log of manuscripts that I'd love to share with you all, this blog is going to change to bi-weekly posts. So, you'll get a new manuscript every Monday and Friday of the week.

Enjoy!

Theatrum sanitatis (Biblioteca Casanatense, Ms. 4182)

Autumn, folio no. unknown.

Colloquial name(s): Tacuinum sanitatis, by Ibn Butlân

Official name(s): Biblioteca Casanatense, Ms. 4182

Date: 1390-1400 (source)
Origin: Lombardy region, N. Italy, by Giovannino de Grassi's workshop (source)

Online facsimile available via: Wikimedia commons - not all folios are currently available online

Tacuinum sanitatis (ÖNB, Cod. Ser. N. 2644 Han)

Linen clothing (vestis linea), f. 105v (p. 214).

Colloquial name(s): Tacuinum sanitatis, by Ibn Butlân

Official name(s): Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. Ser. N. 2644 Han (sometimes referred to by its old name, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, codex Vindobonensis series nova 2644)

Date: 1390-1400 (source, source and source)
Origin: Lombardy region, N. Italy, by Giovannino de Grassi's workshop (source)

Online facsimile available via: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Tacuinum sanitatis (Bibliothèque de l'Université de Liège, Ms. 1041)

Fig tree (fichus), f. 2r.

Colloquial name(s): Tacuinum sanitatis, by Ibn Butlân

Official name(s): Bibliothèque de l'Université de Liège, Ms. 1041

Date: 1380-1400 (source and source)
Origin: Italy (source), Veneto region of Italy (source)

Online facsimile available via: Université de Liège DONum (Dépôt d'Objets Numérisés) - only a few folios are currently available online