Medical treatise, c 1635
Scope and Contents
‘Luis venereæ, omniumque eius accidentium curandorum methodus’. By Sir Theodor Turquet de Mayerne. The handwriting is the author's own. The recipes are partly in English, partly in French, but chiefly in Latin.
Dates
- Creation: c 1635
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s) (107 leaves.)
Language of Materials
Latin
French
Custodial History
The following notebooks belonging to Mayerne were acquired by John Moore (1646–1714), Bishop of Ely, and passed after his death to the University Library, Cambridge (‘Royal Library’): Dd.04.21, Dd.04.33, Dd.05.24, Dd.05.25, Dd.05.26, Dd.10.65, and Dd.11.85. (McKitterick, Cambridge University Library: a History, Cambridge, 1986, p. 93 n. 18.)
Physical Description
Paper.
Repository Details
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