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Balliol College MS. 285
Collection of Medical Texts
13th century
This manuscript has been digitised here, and a catalogue entry can be consulted here.
To consult the physical manuscript, contact the Balliol College Library Historic Collections Centre.
All images on this page have been reproduced with the kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Balliol College.
Highlights from this manuscript include a handful of beautiful gold-leaf decorations, reflections on the twelve signs, seven planets, and planetary orbits (f. 43r) and an illustration on cheiromancy (psalmistry) (f. 67v).
Electuary for leprosy, f. 98r:
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