Brussels, KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België/Bibliothèque royale de Belgique), MS IV 1024

Brussels Book of Simple Medicines Facsimile Edition

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The Brussels Book of Simple Medicines is a French herbal in prose. It was likely made in northern France around 1460-1470 with the intention to be used rigorously for its medical information by doctors and apothecaries. Its text was adapted from Matthaeus Platearius's Latin-language Circa instans, which is one of the major sources of medical knowledge of the Middle Ages. Its 461 ink-and-wash miniatures of plants, trees, flowers, animals, and minerals are distinguished for the high quality of their representations.

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Brussels Book of Simple Medicines": Livre des Simples Medecines: Codex Bruxellensis IV. 1024 facsimile edition, published by De Schutter, 1984

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Manuscript book description compiled by Erin K. Donovan.
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Livre des Simples Medecines: Codex Bruxellensis IV. 1024

Antwerp: De Schutter, 1984

  • Commentary (English) by Opsomer, Carmélia; Beaujouan, Guy
  • Limited Edition: 2000 copies
  • Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Brussels Book of Simple Medicines: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

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