Historical Bibliography Updated: November 9, 2019
Greek manuscripts at the Wellcome Library in London: A descriptive catalogue. By Petros Bouras-Vallianatos with contributions by Georgi R. Parpulov.
Publication Details
Medical History, 59, 275-326. 2015 CE.
Detailed bibliographical descriptions of the 16 manuscripts then owned by the Wellcome Library, including several from the collections of Anthony Askew (1722-1774), who acquired his in the dispersal of the library of Richard Mead (1673-1754). Most are medieval and fall into the category of Byzantine and post-Byzantine iatrosophia, a "type of physician's handbook consisting of simple recipes for use in daily practice."
Digital facsimile from journals.cambridge.org at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #11084 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/13280 |
| External URL | gree-manuscripts-at-the-wellcome-library-in-london-a-descriptive-catalogue- |
Geographic Context
Mentioned in annotation: Cambridge, MA