A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Ashmole 1434

Summary Catalogue no.: 7773

Summary Catalogue no.: 7804

Summary Catalogue no.: 7805

Physical Description

Composite: pp. 1–135 || pp 137 -252 || C

MS. Ashmole 1434 – Part 1

Contents

1.
John Arderne, Practica
Language(s): Latin
3.
Medical treatise
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper

Decoration

Miniatures (drawings). (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1141)

History

Origin: 15th century, second half ; English

MS. Ashmole 1434 – Part 2

Contents

1.
Gerard of Montpellier, De modo medendi (English translation)
Language(s): Middle English
2.
Medical recipes
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 14th century ; English

MS. Ashmole 1434 – Part 3

Contents

1.
Treatise on surgery
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 17th century, first quarter ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Quarto Catalogue (W. H. Black, A descriptive, analytical, and critical catalogue of the manuscripts bequeathed unto the University of Oxford by Elias Ashmole Esq...., Quarto Catalogues X, 1845). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.