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Medical miscellany.
Medical miscellany
second half of the 15th century
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400, author. The Canterbury tales.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
The Canterbury tales
1483]
Forty chess problems.
Forty chess problems
circa 1450
Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298, author. Here begynneth the legende named in Latyn Legenda aurea, that is to saye in Englysshe The golden legende :
Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229–1298
Here begynneth the legende named in Latyn Legenda aurea, that is to saye in Englysshe The golden legende
[8 January 1498/99?]
Bado Aureo, Johannes de. Tractatus de armis.
Bado Aureo, Johannes de
Tractatus de armis
circa 1450
Gladiatoria fencing manual.
Gladiatoria fencing manual
1440s
Lefèvre, Raoul, active 1460. Here begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye /
Lefèvre, Raoul, active 1460
Here begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye
[1473 or 1474]
Co[n]iurationes demonum.
Co[n]iurationes demonum
1496-1498]
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? author. Marco Polo Venetiano :
Polo, Marco, 1254–1323?
Marco Polo Venetiano
1555
Biblia latina.
Biblia latina
[ca. 1454]
Hier begynneth the book callid the myrrour of the worlde or thymage of the same.
Hier begynneth the book callid the myrrour of the worlde or thymage of the same
1481]
Hee sunt quindecem collecte siue orationes illi[us] p[rae]clarissime virginis b[ea]te Birgitte.
Hee sunt quindecem collecte siue orationes illi[us] p[rae]clarissime virginis b[ea]te Birgitte
ca. 1495]
[Fragment from the 36-line Bible, with illuminated portrait of Saint Paul]
[Fragment from the 36-line Bible, with illuminated portrait of Saint Paul]
[between 1458 and 1461]
Ptolemy, active 2nd century. [World map]
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
[World map]
[1482]
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. The metamorphoses of Ovid /
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D
The metamorphoses of Ovid
1968
Vegio, Maffeo, 1406 or 1407-1458. Philalethes.
Vegio, Maffeo, 1406 or 1407–1458
Philalethes
ca. 1474-75]
Virgil, author. Here fynyssheth the boke yf [sic] Eneydos /
Virgil
Here fynyssheth the boke yf [sic] Eneydos
[not before 23 June 1490]
Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298. Golden legend.
Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229–1298
Golden legend
[post Nov. 20, 1483]
Hannapes, Nicolas de, 1225?-1291. Incipiu[n]t exe[m]pla sacre sc[ri]pture ex utroq[ue] testame[n]to secund[dum] ordin[em] l[itte]ra[rum] coll[e]c[t]a [et] p[rimo] de abstine[n]tia.
Hannapes, Nicolas de, 1225?-1291
Incipiu[n]t exe[m]pla sacre sc[ri]pture ex utroq[ue] testame[n]to secund[dum] ordin[em] l[itte]ra[rum] coll[e]c[t]a [et] p[rimo] de abstine[n]tia
anno d[omi]ni m.cccc.lxxxi [1481]
Dati, Agostino, 1420-1478. [Elegantiolae].
Dati, Agostino, 1420–1478
[Elegantiolae]
[circa 1480]
Vincent, of Beauvais, -1264. Speculum historiale.
Vincent, of Beauvais, -1264
Speculum historiale
1474
Caoursin, Guillaume, d. 1501. [T]o the moste excellente, moste redoubted and most crysten kyng, Kyng Edward the fourth /
Caoursin, Guillaume, d. 1501
[T]o the moste excellente, moste redoubted and most crysten kyng, Kyng Edward the fourth
1482?]
Chartier, Alain, active 15th century. Here foloweth the copye of a lettre whyche Maistre Alayn Charetier wrote to hys brother whyche desired to come dwelle in Court :
Chartier, Alain, active 15th century
Here foloweth the copye of a lettre whyche Maistre Alayn Charetier wrote to hys brother whyche desired to come dwelle in Court
[approximately 1483]
Wir Vitus probst dess etwirdigen gotzhauss Sant Michel's zu[m] Ulm bey den Wenge[n] Sant Augustins ordens Costentzer Bistumps vn[d] gemainer Conuent da selbst Embieten ...
Wir Vitus probst dess etwirdigen gotzhauss Sant Michel's zu[m] Ulm bey den Wenge[n] Sant Augustins ordens Costentzer Bistumps vn[d] gemainer Conuent da selbst Embieten ..
[1490]
Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Prima Europa tabula.
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Prima Europa tabula
[1486]
Pontifical (fragment).
Pontifical (fragment)
between 1400 and 1450
Ferrariis, Albertus de, active 15th century. Tabula composita a domino Alberto de Ferrariis utriusq[ue] iuris doctore de placentia super infra scripto opusculo. De horis canonicis.
Ferrariis, Albertus de, active 15th century
Tabula composita a domino Alberto de Ferrariis utriusq[ue] iuris doctore de placentia super infra scripto opusculo. De horis canonicis
of Paderborn],
Lyndwood, William, 1375?-1446. [Constitutiones provinciales ecclesiae Anglicanae]
Lyndwood, William, 1375?-1446
[Constitutiones provinciales ecclesiae Anglicanae]
[1483]
Great Britain. Abbreuiamentum statuto[rum].
Great Britain
Abbreuiamentum statuto[rum]
9 Oct. 1499
Statham, Nicholas, -1472 author. [Abridgement of cases]
Statham, Nicholas, -1472
[Abridgement of cases]
[1490?]
Hilton, Walter, -1396. Scala perfecc[i]onis.
Hilton, Walter, -1396
Scala perfecc[i]onis
1494]
Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Great Britain.
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Great Britain
1486
Ludolf, von Sachsen, approximately 1300-1377 or 1378. De terra sancta et itinere Iherosolomitano et de statu eius et alijs mirabilibus que in mari conspiciu[n]tur videlicet Mediterraneo.
Ludolf, von Sachsen, approximately 1300–1377 or 1378
De terra sancta et itinere Iherosolomitano et de statu eius et alijs mirabilibus que in mari conspiciu[n]tur videlicet Mediterraneo
[ca. 1475-1480]
Here begynneth the prologue or prohemye of the book callid Caton :
Here begynneth the prologue or prohemye of the book callid Caton
[1484]
Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Here begynneth the prohemye vpon the reducynge, both out of latyn as of frensshe in to our englyssh tongue of the polytyque book named Tullius de senectute.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Here begynneth the prohemye vpon the reducynge, both out of latyn as of frensshe in to our englyssh tongue of the polytyque book named Tullius de senectute
... the xij day of August the yere of our lord MCCCClxxxj [12 Aug. 1481]
Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498, author. Libro di Frate Hieronymo da Ferrara della semplicita della vita christiana /
Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452–1498
Libro di Frate Hieronymo da Ferrara della semplicita della vita christiana
adi ultimo doctobre MCCCCLXXXXVI [1496 October 31]
Vitruvius Pollio. L. Victruuii Pollionis ad Cesarem Augustum De architectura liber primus.
Vitruvius Pollio
L. Victruuii Pollionis ad Cesarem Augustum De architectura liber primus
1486 or 7]
Lathbury, John. Incipit liber moraliu[m] su[per] trenis iheremie [pro]phete.
Lathbury, John
Incipit liber moraliu[m] su[per] trenis iheremie [pro]phete
[31 July 1482]
Richental, Ulrich von, approximately 1365-1437? author. Concilium zu Constencz.
Richental, Ulrich von, approximately 1365–1437?
Concilium zu Constencz
[1483]
Rufinus, of Aquileia, 345-410, author. Incipit exposicio Sancti Ieronimi in simbolum apostoloru[m] ad papa[m] Laure[n]tiu[m].
Rufinus, of Aquileia, 345–410
Incipit exposicio Sancti Ieronimi in simbolum apostoloru[m] ad papa[m] Laure[n]tiu[m]
[17 December 1478]
Breydenbach, Bernhard von, approximately 1440-1497. Prefatio in opus transmarine peregrinationis ad venerandu[m] et gloriosum sepulcru[m] Dominicu[m] in Iherusale[m] ...
Breydenbach, Bernhard von, approximately 1440–1497
Prefatio in opus transmarine peregrinationis ad venerandu[m] et gloriosum sepulcru[m] Dominicu[m] in Iherusale[m] ..
anno salutis 1486 die xj Februarij
Here endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophhres ...
Here endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophhres ..
[not after 18 November 1477]
Joannes Jacobi, -1384. Tractatus de regimine pestilentico domini Kamiti episcopi Arusien[sis] ciuitat[is] regni dacie artis medicine exp[er]tissimi professoris finem habet.
Joannes Jacobi, -1384
Tractatus de regimine pestilentico domini Kamiti episcopi Arusien[sis] ciuitat[is] regni dacie artis medicine exp[er]tissimi professoris finem habet
[1486 or 1487]
Mandeville, John, Sir. Iohannes von Monteuilla, Ritter.
Mandeville, John, Sir
Iohannes von Monteuilla, Ritter
1488
Here begynneth a shorte & a breue table on these Cronycles ...
Here begynneth a shorte & a breue table on these Cronycles ..
and newely in the ye[a]r of Our Lord God 1497 ..
Bartholomaeus, Anglicus, active 13th century. Bartholomeu[s] de proprietatib[us] re[rum].
Bartholomaeus, Anglicus, active 13th century
Bartholomeu[s] de proprietatib[us] re[rum]
[approximately 1495]
Jacobus Philippus, Bergomensis, 1434-1520, author. Supplementum chronicharum.
Jacobus Philippus, Bergomensis, 1434–1520
Supplementum chronicharum
anno a natiuitate D[omi]ni Mcccclxxxxij. die decimoquinto Februarij [1493]
Frontinus, Sextus Julius. Sexti Iulii Frontini uiri consularis De aquis que in urbem influunt : libellus mirabilis.
Frontinus, Sextus Julius
Sexti Iulii Frontini uiri consularis De aquis que in urbem influunt : libellus mirabilis
1486 or 7?]
Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Tercia Europe tabula.
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Tercia Europe tabula
[1486]
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. The Canterbury tales.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
The Canterbury tales
1477]
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? author. Marco Polo Venetiano :
Polo, Marco, 1254–1323?
Marco Polo Venetiano
[1555]
William, of Tyre, Archbishop of Tyre, approximately 1130-approximately 1190. Here begynneth the boke intituled Eracles, and also of Godefrey of Boloyne, the whiche speketh of the conquest of the holy londe of Jherusalem ...
William, of Tyre, Archbishop of Tyre, approximately 1130–approximately 1190
Here begynneth the boke intituled Eracles, and also of Godefrey of Boloyne, the whiche speketh of the conquest of the holy londe of Jherusalem ..
20 Nov. 1481
Porter, John, fl. 1445-1485. John Porter manuscript.
Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
John Porter manuscript
circa 1450
Sulpitius Verulanus, Joannes, active 15th century. De arte grammatica, sive, De octo partibus orationis.
Sulpitius Verulanus, Joannes, active 15th century
De arte grammatica, sive, De octo partibus orationis
[circa 1495]
Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century. The noble & joyous boke entytled Le Morte Darthur :
Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century
The noble & joyous boke entytled Le Morte Darthur
1934
Collection of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printed leaves.
Collection of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printed leaves
circa 1450-1598
Loblich vnd nutzbarlich buchelein von des sterben wie ein itzlich cristen mensch.[?] recht yn warem cristen glauben sterben.
Loblich vnd nutzbarlich buchelein von des sterben wie ein itzlich cristen mensch.[?] recht yn warem cristen glauben sterben
1494]
Roye, Guy de, Abp., ca. 1345-1409. That this is writen in this lytel boke ought the prestes to lerne and teche to theyr parysshes :
Roye, Guy de, Abp., ca. 1345–1409
That this is writen in this lytel boke ought the prestes to lerne and teche to theyr parysshes
7 May 1489
Vitas patrum.
Vitas patrum
the yere of Our Lorde MCCCClxxxxv ... [1495]
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322. [T]o the right noble, right excellent prince George duc of Clarence ...
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288–1322
[T]o the right noble, right excellent prince George duc of Clarence ..
31 Mar. 1474
Ketham, Joannes de, active 15th century. Der Fasciculus medicinae des Johannes de Ketham, Alemannus :
Ketham, Joannes de, active 15th century
Der Fasciculus medicinae des Johannes de Ketham, Alemannus
1923
De Houtsneden van Mansion's Ovide moralise, Bruges 1484 /
De Houtsneden van Mansion's Ovide moralise, Bruges 1484
1922
Aristotle, author. [Nicomachean ethics]
Aristotle
[Nicomachean ethics]
Anno d[omi]ni. M.cccc.lxxix [1479]
Berners, Juliana, b. 1388? The boke of Saint Albans,
Berners, Juliana, b. 1388?
The boke of Saint Albans,
1881
[The cronycles of Englond].
[The cronycles of Englond]
[1482]
Wotton, Johannes. Incipit liber qui vocatur Speculu Xpristiani.
Wotton, Johannes
Incipit liber qui vocatur Speculu Xpristiani
[1486?]
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322. The holy apostle and doctour of the peple saynt Poule sayth in his epystle.
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288–1322
The holy apostle and doctour of the peple saynt Poule sayth in his epystle
[1483]
Liber equorum and De la generatione deli oselli de rapina.
Liber equorum and De la generatione deli oselli de rapina
between 1400 and 1450
Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472. Leonis Baptiste Alberti De re aedificatoria incipit.
Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404–1472
Leonis Baptiste Alberti De re aedificatoria incipit
anno Salutis millesimo octavagesimo quinto, quarto chalendas Ianuarius [29 December 1485]
Riche and pore have like cu[m]mynge into this worlde & lyke outgoying but their liuyng in this worlde is unlike :
Riche and pore have like cu[m]mynge into this worlde & lyke outgoying but their liuyng in this worlde is unlike
5 July 1493
Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399. Here begynneth the lyf of Saint Katherin of Senis the Blessid Virgin.
Raymond, of Capua, 1330–1399
Here begynneth the lyf of Saint Katherin of Senis the Blessid Virgin
[1492?]
Homer. Hē tou Homērou poiēsis hapasa.
Homer
Hē tou Homērou poiēsis hapasa
[9 December 1488, i.e. not before 13 January 1488/9]
[Chronicles of England with the Fruit of times].
[Chronicles of England with the Fruit of times]
[1485 or 1486]
De termino Michaelis anno regni regis. h. vi. xxxv.
De termino Michaelis anno regni regis. h. vi. xxxv
[1482?]
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492. Vocabulary in French and English :
Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492
Vocabulary in French and English
1964
Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Sexta Europe tabula.
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Sexta Europe tabula
[1486]
Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431. Here begynneth the table of the rubryshys of the boke of the fayt of armes and of chyualrye :
Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364–approximately 1431
Here begynneth the table of the rubryshys of the boke of the fayt of armes and of chyualrye
14 July 1489]
Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514. Secunda etas mundi =
Schedel, Hartmann, 1440–1514
Secunda etas mundi =
[12 July 1493]
Twiti, William, d. 1328. The craft of venery.
Twiti, William, d. 1328
The craft of venery
circa 1450
Russell, John, -1494. Propositio Johannis Russell :
Russell, John, -1494
Propositio Johannis Russell
1909
Berners, Juliana, 1388?- author. Here in thys boke afore ar contenyt the bokys of haukyng and huntyng with other plesuris dyuerse as in the boke apperis and also of cootarmuris a nobull werke. ...
Berners, Juliana, 1388?-
Here in thys boke afore ar contenyt the bokys of haukyng and huntyng with other plesuris dyuerse as in the boke apperis and also of cootarmuris a nobull werke. ..
[1486]
Gerardus, de Vliederhoven, active 14th century. Thus endeth the prologue of this book named. Cordʻyal. Whiche treteth of the four last and final thinges that ben to come. ...
Gerardus, de Vliederhoven, active 14th century
Thus endeth the prologue of this book named. Cordʻyal. Whiche treteth of the four last and final thinges that ben to come. ..
... fiinisshed on the euen of thannunciacion of our said bilissid Lady fallyng on the wednesday the xxiiij daye of Marche. In the xix yeer of Kying Edwarde the fourthe [24 Mar. 1479]
Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514. Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu[m] figuris et ÿmagi[ni]bus ab inicio mu[n]di.
Schedel, Hartmann, 1440–1514
Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu[m] figuris et ÿmagi[ni]bus ab inicio mu[n]di
duodecima mensis Iulij anno salutis n[ost]r[a]e. 1493
Thuróczy, János, approximately 1435- Prefatio magistri iohannis de thwrocz :
Thuróczy, János, approximately 1435–
Prefatio magistri iohannis de thwrocz
[3 June 1488]
Mela, Pomponius, author. Pomponij Mellae Cosmographi geographia :
Mela, Pomponius
Pomponij Mellae Cosmographi geographia
.15. Calen[das] Augusti anno salutis nostr[ae] 1482 [18 July 1482]
Higden, Ranulf, -1364, author. Policronicon.
Higden, Ranulf, -1364
Policronicon
ended the thyrtenth daye of Apryll the tenth yere of the regne of kyng Harry the seuenth. And of the incarnacyon of our lord: MCCCC lxxxxv [13 April 1495]
Ferrières, Henri de, fl. 1377. Cy commance le livre du roy Modus et de la royne Racio :
Ferrières, Henri de, fl. 1377
Cy commance le livre du roy Modus et de la royne Racio
[20 Oct. 1486]
Diues & pauper.
Diues & pauper
3 Dec. 1496
Berners, Juliana, b. 1388? English hawking and hunting in the Boke of St. Albans :
Berners, Juliana, b. 1388?
English hawking and hunting in the Boke of St. Albans
1975
Ferrières, Henri de, fl. 1377. Le livre du Roy Modus et de la Royne Racio.
Ferrières, Henri de, fl. 1377
Le livre du Roy Modus et de la Royne Racio
circa 1420