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MS. Add. A. 196

Summary Catalogue no.: 29134

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'Hulderichus Hispanius, episcopus de Toledo', Practica
Rubric: Hulderichus Hispanius, episcopus de Toledo. Ista est Practica sua, & floruit Anº Domini 1420
Colophon: Rescriptus fuerat per me anº 1590. TM

This is a medical handbook, chiefly precepts and recipes, in Latin as far as fol. 36, and from that point (on the subject of ores) in English

Language(s): English and Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

Hand(s)

Written by 'T.M.' in 1590 (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1205)

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 1205

Borders

Initials

History

Origin: 1590 ; England

MS. Add. A. 196, flyleaves

Contents

(flyleaves and cover)
Theological
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Parchment

History

Origin: 13th century ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

Owned by J. Leonard (18th century?)

'bought with some Collections for History of Lichfield (Harwood) of Mrs. H. Smith of Swindon, Dudley [in Staffordshire], March 78'

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted (July 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973)
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 5, p. 566

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2025-07-21: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905)