A treatise on the plague, by 'Johannes de Burgundia aliter vocatus Cumbarcius [sic pro cum barba], Leodiensis ac artis medicine professor', in its longer form: beg. 'Quoniam omnia inferiora tam elementa quam elementata'. At fol. 8 are a few recipes against the plague, some by Johannes de Burgundia.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the first half of the 16th century
Extent
9 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Conditions Governing Access
Please order this material via SOLO.
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. 4° A. 14 Med, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
4° A. 14 Med (now part of)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18145
Abstract
A treatise on the plague
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 2783p
Custodial History
Manuscript 538 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Probably acquired in 1605: on arrival it was bound up with printed treatises and given the press-mark which it still bears.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.
Topical
- Title
- A treatise on the plague
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk