Arcana quaedam Alberti cognomenti Magni de secretis mulierum.; Arcana quaedam Alberti cognomenti Magni aliorumque de secretis mulierum.

Abstract:

Anthology of excerpts from philosophical and medical works on human reproduction. Beginning with De secretis mulierum, a treatise known for its negative representation of women, often erroneously attributed to Albertus Magnus, the compiler copies and abridges selections from both the text and commentary, likely from a printed edition, sometimes diverging from the order of the text. Other Latin and German excerpts are interspersed with the selections attributed to Albertus Magnus, copied from sources ranging from classical authors such as Democritus and Pliny the Younger to 16th-century scientific authors such as Levinus Lemnius, Girolamo Cardano, and Johann Wittch.

Date:

1800

Description:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Friends of the Library Endowment Fund.; Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Julia B. Leisenring Book Fund.

Identifier:

9969823123503681; (OCoLC)ocn959420776; (PUVoyagerBIBID)6982312; (PU)6982312-penndb-Voyager; (OCoLC)959420776

Language:

Latin; German

Provenance:

Offered at auction at Sotheby's (London), in the sale of the collection of Robert Lenkiewicz, 20 November 2003, part of lot 217.; Formerly owned by Robert Lenkiewicz, Appleby Castle, Westmorland.; Sold at auction at Lyon & Turnbull (Edinburgh), 4 May 2016, lot 88.

Publisher:

[Netherlands?], [circa 1800]

Relation:

De secretis mulierum.; http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366212; http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366241

Subject:

Medicine, Medieval.; Gynecology -- Early works to 1800.; Gynecology.; Human reproduction -- Early works to 1800.; Human reproduction.; Women -- Health and hygiene.; Women -- Health and hygiene -- Early works to 1800.; Codices.; Anthologies.; Manuscripts, Latin -- 18th century.; Manuscripts, German -- 18th century.; Manuscripts, European.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

156 leaves : paper; 200 x 175 (120-140 x 125) mm bound to 205 x 185 mm

Personal Name:

Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner.

Corporate Name:

Friends of the Library Endowment Fund.; Julia B. Leisenring Book Fund.

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Title from title page (f. 1r); the word aliorumque was added to the title page later.; Origin: Possibly written in the Netherlands, circa 1800 (Lyon & Turnbull).; Binding: Modern calf, older gilt spine label reading Secretis mulierum / Mss. / Alberti Magni.; Collation: Paper, i + 156 + i; 1-13¹²; [1-156], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto. Gatherings 2-13 signed with numbers, lower left first recto.; Layout: Written in 9-14 long lines; vertical bounding lines in lead; quarto format.; Script: Written in a semicursive script, possibly by one hand.; Watermark: A complex watermark is barely visible.; Ms. codex.; Latin and German.

Physical Location:

Ms. Codex 1790

Collection:

Friends of the Library Endowment Fund.; Julia B. Leisenring Book Fund.