De secretis mulierum

Alternate Title:

Secreta mulierum et virorum

Name:

Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1400

Description:

A copy of De secretis mulierum (also known as Secreta mulierum), a work frequently but erroneously attributed to Albertus Magnus since the late 13th century, with an unidentified commentary. Covers various issues of women's health. Some marginalia, cut off by page trimming. The first folio contains several other brief works.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Sold by Robert Vivien (Paris), 1962.

Subject:

Medicine, Medieval; Gynecology -- Early works to 1800; Gynecology; Human reproduction -- Early works to 1800; Women -- Health and hygiene -- Early works to 1800; Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric -- Early works to 1800; Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric; Women -- Health and hygiene; Human reproduction

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

54 leaves : paper; 208 x 142 (173 x 111) mm bound to 212 x 145 mm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from f. 54r.; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-1v: De coitu.; Table of contents: 2. f.1v: Artes mulierum.; Table of contents: 3. f.1v: De meretrice.; Table of contents: 4. f.2r-54r: De secretis mulierum.; Foliation: Paper, i + 54 + i; [1-54]; modern pencil foliation, lower right recto.; Script: Written in a Gothic cursive script.; Decoration: 2-line to 8-line red initials throughout; capitals touched in red.; Binding: Modern cloth.; Origin: Written in Germany in the 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1136