#ljs 24

[upennmanuscripts]

Oversize LJS 24 - [Medical miscellany]

Interested in the history of medicine? Written possibly in Paris, between 1225 and 1275 CE, this manuscript is a collection of standard 13th-century medical texts. It also features five works of Isaac Israeli concerning diet, urine, fevers, and the elements, which were translated into Latin in the 11th century by Constantine the African, a Benedictine monk. These are preceded by a brief introduction to Galen and two short works on the pulse. Most of the illuminations depict Dominican monks teaching and tending to patients.

There’s a lot to see! Click here for the facsimile, here the video orientation, and here for additional information.

[upennmanuscripts]

LJS 24 is a 13th century Parisian medical text made from parchment. This manuscript, titled Medical Miscellany features inhabited initials depicting Dominican monks tending to patients - taking pulses, taking urine samples, treating patients with poultice, etc.

The full digital version of LJS 24 is available on Openn: http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs24.html

and Penn In Hand: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5266652

*This week, we’re taking a look at manuscripts having to do with health, medicine, and human physiology specifically focusing on how bodies are displayed in manuscript illuminations or diagrams across different cultures.