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Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176

Image taken from f. 176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176

Image taken from f. 176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More

Surgical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50

Surgical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50

Miniature in three registers of the treatment of various ailments. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who play... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v

Detail of a miniature of an iill man with a physician. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucia... More

Diagram from BL Sloane 3747, f. 80v

Diagram from BL Sloane 3747, f. 80v

Diagram. Image taken from f. 80v of Medical miscellany, including a dialogue (ff. 66-71); tract on mercury (ff. 53-54); Ripley's Mystery on alchemy (ff. 110-115); two treatises on the Philosophers' stone. Writt... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51

Detail of miniature of various ailments, in the lower two registers. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pl... More

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 177 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 177 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More

Apothecary shop; Consultations from BL Sloane 1977, ff. 49v-50

Apothecary shop; Consultations from BL Sloane 1977, ff. 49v-50

Full-page miniatures of an apothecary shop, on the left, and medical consultations, on the right. Image taken from ff. 49v-50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was... More

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 177v

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 177v

Image taken from f. 177v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51

Detail of miniature of various ailments, in the upper two registers. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pl... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 48

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 48

Detail of a miniature of a man teaching. Image taken from f. 48 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the d... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v

Detail of the lower two registers of a full-page miniature, with various medical treatments, and in the lower register, a nimbed seated figure blessing in the outer compartments, and a patient in bed in the cen... More

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 144v

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 144v

Image taken from f. 144v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50

Detail of the upper 2 registers of a full-page miniature with scenes of various medical consultations, including a physician holding up a urine glass. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Wri... More

Zodiac man from BL Sloane 433, f. 99

Zodiac man from BL Sloane 433, f. 99

Drawing of Zodiac man, with the signs marked. Image taken from f. 99 of Medical miscellany. Written in English, Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in th... More

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 177

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 177

Image taken from f. 177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More

Sacred Heart from BL Sloane 1584, ff. 26v-27

Sacred Heart from BL Sloane 1584, ff. 26v-27

Drawing of the Sacred Heart with the Five wounds of Christ, on the left, and on the right, decorated initials in an alphabet. Image taken from ff. 26v-27 of Medical and religious miscellany, including 'Walter M... More

detail of a woman physician treating a female patient from BL Sloane 6, f. 177v

detail of a woman physician treating a female patient from BL Sloane 6...

detail of a woman physician treating a female patient Image taken from f. 177v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in t... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v

Lower two registers of physicians treating patients with various ailments. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist... More

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v

Image taken from f. 176v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More

Decorated initials from BL Sloane 962, f. 3

Decorated initials from BL Sloane 962, f. 3

Decorated initials. Image taken from f. 3 of Medical miscellany, including treatises on diet and bloodletting (f. 72v); a leechbook; Agnus castus (ff. 249-251); Gallen's dietary (ff. 72v-73); Liber medicinarum ... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 91v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 91v

Miniatures of plants with two monkeys. Image taken from f. 91v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British mu... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v

Upper two registers of physicians treating patients with various ailments. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist... More

Drawings from BL Sloane 76, f. 47v

Drawings from BL Sloane 76, f. 47v

Marginal drawings including a leg and face. Image taken from f. 47v of Medical miscellany, including Liber medicinarum (ff. 1-143); Fistula in Ano (ff. 143-144). Written in English and Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (... More

Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 218

Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 218

Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 218 of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. ... More

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v

Image taken from f. 176v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 176 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 176 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More

Diagram from BL Sloane 962, f. 212

Diagram from BL Sloane 962, f. 212

Diagram. Image taken from f. 212 of Medical miscellany, including treatises on diet and bloodletting (f. 72v); a leechbook; Agnus castus (ff. 249-251); Gallen's dietary (ff. 72v-73); Liber medicinarum (ff. 123v... More

Decorated initials from BL Sloane 962, f. 56

Decorated initials from BL Sloane 962, f. 56

Decorated initials. Image taken from f. 56 of Medical miscellany, including treatises on diet and bloodletting (f. 72v); a leechbook; Agnus castus (ff. 249-251); Gallen's dietary (ff. 72v-73); Liber medicinarum... More

Ink drawings from BL Sloane 6, ff. 176v-177

Ink drawings from BL Sloane 6, ff. 176v-177

Ink drawings illustrating a medical treatise. Image taken from ff. 176v-177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the ... More

Zodiac man from BL Sloane 442, f. 36

Zodiac man from BL Sloane 442, f. 36

Drawing of a man with zodiac signs marked. Image taken from f. 36 of Medical miscellany, including the English version of Gibertus Anglicus's Compendium medicinae; a regimen for diet and bloodletting (ff. 61v-6... More

Treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v

Treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v

Full-page miniature in three registers, of physicians treating patients with various ailments. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a phys... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v

Lower two registers. Image taken from f. 51v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Briti... More

Detail from BL Sloane 3002, f. 10

Detail from BL Sloane 3002, f. 10

Image taken from f. 10 of Medical treatises. Written in German. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane ... More

Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 217

Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 217

Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 217 of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. ... More

Flourished initials from BL Sloane 634, ff. 21v-22

Flourished initials from BL Sloane 634, ff. 21v-22

Flourished initials 'V'(igilie) and 'F'(renesis), in a book on the practice on medecine. Image taken from ff. 21v-22 of Medical treatises. Written in English and Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physic... More

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v

Image taken from f. 176v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More

Diagrams and table from BL Sloane 213, f. 124

Diagrams and table from BL Sloane 213, f. 124

Diagrams and table. Image taken from f. 124 of Medical miscellany, including a lunary; rules for the canicular days (ff. 111v-112); Liber de diversisi medicinis; portion of the Secretum secretorum (f. 118v). Wr... More

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 177 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Sloane 6, f. 177 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50

Lower two registers. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Britis... More

Surgical implements from BL Sloane 6, f. 177v

Surgical implements from BL Sloane 6, f. 177v

Detail of drawings of surgical implements. Image taken from f. 177v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the developm... More

Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 217v

Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 217v

Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 217v of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff.... More

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 177

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 177

Image taken from f. 177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 177

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 177

Image taken from f. 177 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More

Detail from BL Sloane 2276, f. 3

Detail from BL Sloane 2276, f. 3

Decorated initials 'H'(ere) and 'I'(s) at the beginning of a medical treatise. Image taken from f. 3 of Medical miscellany, including a treatise on non-surgical ailments; recipes; and the Canutus (ff. 191-199).... More

Apothecary shop from BL Sloane 1977, f. 49v

Apothecary shop from BL Sloane 1977, f. 49v

Miniature of an apothecary's shop with apothecary jars and boxes on shelves, a seated man holding a cover jar, and a flat dish on a hook used for mixing ingredients. Image taken from f. 49v of Circa instans (in... More

Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v

Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v

Full-page miniature in three registers. In the upper register is the Death of the Virgin, the Coronation of the Virgin, and Christ in Majesty. In the middle register are three various medical treatments, and ... More

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176

Image taken from f. 176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane... More

Text from BL Sloane 1584, f. 12 - Public domain old map

Text from BL Sloane 1584, f. 12 - Public domain old map

Text page with the inscription 'Scriptum per me Johannes Gysborn canonicus de Coverham' in red. Image taken from f. 12 of Medical and religious miscellany, including 'Walter Map's' De mundi vanitate (f. 13v) an... More

Surgical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51

Surgical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51

Miniature in three registers of the treatment of various ailments. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who play... More

Surgical instruments from BL Sloane 277, f. 49v

Surgical instruments from BL Sloane 277, f. 49v

Detail of right hand column, with surgical instruments. Image taken from f. 49v of Medical miscellany, including Chirurgy, begins imperfectly at chapter 21. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was ... More

Decorated initials from BL Sloane 2276, f. 3

Decorated initials from BL Sloane 2276, f. 3

Decorated initials 'H'(ere) and 'I'(s) at the beginning of a medical treatise. Image taken from f. 3 of Medical miscellany, including a treatise on non-surgical ailments; recipes; and the Canutus (ff. 191-199).... More

Ink drawings from BL Sloane 6, ff. 175v-176

Ink drawings from BL Sloane 6, ff. 175v-176

Ink drawings illustrating a Medical treatise. Image taken from ff. 175v-176 of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the ... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v

Upper two registers. Image taken from f. 51v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Briti... More

Medical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v

Medical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v

Miniature in three registers of the treatment of various ailments. Image taken from f. 51v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pla... More

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 49v

Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 49v

Detail of a full-page miniature depicting an apothecary's shop. Image taken from f. 49v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played... More

Text from BL Sloane 5, ff. 188v-189

Text from BL Sloane 5, ff. 188v-189

Text page. Image taken from ff. 188v-189 of Medical miscellany, including an English translation of Gilbertus Anglicus's Compendium medicinae (ff. 63v-151v), imperfect; 'Super lunam' (ff. 179v-181); a zodiacal ... More

Puzzle initials from BL Sloane 2806, ff. 24v-25

Puzzle initials from BL Sloane 2806, ff. 24v-25

Puzzle initials 'T'(out) and 'D'(es), and cadels, in Richard de Fournival's Medicine. Image taken from ff. 24v-25 of Medical treatise. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and natural... More

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v

Detail from BL Sloane 6, f. 176v

Image taken from f. 176v of Medical treatise. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloan... More

Text page from BL Sloane 100, f. 34

Text page from BL Sloane 100, f. 34

Text page. Image taken from f. 34 of Medical miscellany, including the homo signorum (f. 36r-v). Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the ... More

Initials from BL Sloane 989, ff. 3v-4

Initials from BL Sloane 989, ff. 3v-4

Decorated and coloured initials. Image taken from ff. 3v-4 of Medical miscellany, including a lunary (ff. 55v-77). Written in English, with some Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalis... More

Medical consultations from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50

Medical consultations from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50

Full-page miniature in twelve compartments with scenes of various medical consultations. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician a... More

Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 218v

Foetal presentations from BL Sloane 2463, f. 218v

Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations. Image taken from f. 218v of Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff.... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 75v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 75v

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 75v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More

Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 96v

Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 96v

Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 96v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More

Decorated initial from BL Sloane 341, ff. 101v-102

Decorated initial from BL Sloane 341, ff. 101v-102

Decorated initial 'A'. Image taken from ff. 101v-102 of Medical miscellany, including the Liber Medicinarum (ff. 1-40v). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played ... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 81

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 81

Miniatures of plants and a frog. Image taken from f. 81 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums a... More

Flourished initial from BL Sloane 3002, ff. 9v-10

Flourished initial from BL Sloane 3002, ff. 9v-10

Flourished initial 'N'(a), at the beginning of the prologue to the 'Arzneibuch'. Image taken from ff. 9v-10 of Medical treatises. Written in German. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist w... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 12v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 12v

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 12v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More

Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 342, f. 119v

Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 342, f. 119v

Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam). Image taken from f. 119v of Medical miscellany. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British ... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 47v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 47v

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 47v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More

Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 99v

Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 99v

Miniature of a plant and a crocodile. Image taken from f. 99v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British mus... More

Plants and figure from BL Sloane 4016, f. 2

Plants and figure from BL Sloane 4016, f. 2

Miniature of plants and a human figure, holding two spheres. Image taken from f. 2 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the devel... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 56

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 56

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 56 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More

Tree and snake from BL Sloane 4016, f. 65v

Tree and snake from BL Sloane 4016, f. 65v

Miniatures of a tree and a snake. Image taken from f. 65v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums... More

Urine glasses from BL Sloane 1313, ff. 79v-80

Urine glasses from BL Sloane 1313, ff. 79v-80

Drawings of urine glasses. Image taken from ff. 79v-80 of Medical miscellany, including a Zodiacal lunary (ff. 94-103); the Physiognomy section of the Secretum secretorum (ff. 84-86v); a treatise on the oil of ... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 25v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 25v

Miniatures of plants, crabs, and a scorpion. Image taken from f. 25v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Brit... More

Plant from BL Sloane 1975, f. 17

Plant from BL Sloane 1975, f. 17

Miniature of the plant Artemisia leptasillos. Image taken from f. 17 of Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 61v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 61v

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 61v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More

Decorated initial from BL Sloane 3229, f. 1

Decorated initial from BL Sloane 3229, f. 1

Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of a medical miscellany. Image taken from f. 1 of Medical miscellany, including a text on prognostication by means of Pythagorean diagrams (f. 7). Written in Latin. Si... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 22

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 22

Miniature of plants. Image taken from f. 22 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries... More

Decorated initial from BL Sloane 3486, f. 58

Decorated initial from BL Sloane 3486, f. 58

Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 58 of Medical miscellany, including Gilbertus Anglicus's Compendium medicinae (ff 91-139), imperfect, On buboes (ff. 139-140); Guy de Chauliac's On bloodletting (f. 147v);... More

Sheep from BL Sloane 4016, f. 6v

Sheep from BL Sloane 4016, f. 6v

Detail of a miniature of two sheep. Image taken from f. 6v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museum... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 53

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 53

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 53 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More

Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1610, f. 2

Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1610, f. 2

Decorated initial 'M'(edicina) at the beginning of a medical miscellany. Image taken from f. 2 of Medical miscellany, the Ars medicine, including portions of the Secretum secretorum (ff. 42v-43v), with texts he... More

Mandrake from BL Sloane 4016, f. 56v

Mandrake from BL Sloane 4016, f. 56v

Miniature of plants, including a mandrake plant with a naked male body as the root. Image taken from f. 56v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a ... More

Scorpion from BL Sloane 4016, f. 3v

Scorpion from BL Sloane 4016, f. 3v

Detail of a miniature of a scorpion. Image taken from f. 3v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museu... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 82v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 82v

Miniatures of plants, including roses. Image taken from f. 82v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British mu... More

Plant and boar from BL Sloane 4016, f. 77

Plant and boar from BL Sloane 4016, f. 77

Miniature of a plant and a boar or pig, labelled 'porcina caro'. Image taken from f. 77 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the ... More

Author portrait from BL Sloane 2947, f. 67

Author portrait from BL Sloane 2947, f. 67

Historiated initial with an author portrait of a man holding a closed book at the beginning of Rasis's de aluminibus et salibus. Image taken from f. 67 of Medical miscellany, including Gerald of Cremona' s tran... More

Plants and beehives from BL Sloane 4016, f. 57v

Plants and beehives from BL Sloane 4016, f. 57v

Miniatures of plants and beehives with bees. Image taken from f. 57v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Brit... More

Diagram and initial from BL Sloane 389, ff. 1v-2

Diagram and initial from BL Sloane 389, ff. 1v-2

Diagram, and decorated initial. Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of Medical miscellany, including the Golden Table treatise (ff. 72-76v); the Golden Table of Pythagoras, imperfect (ff. 93-94v); regimen for diet and bl... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 67

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 67

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 67 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More

Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 277, f. 34

Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 277, f. 34

Puzzle initial 'T'(hou). Image taken from f. 34 of Medical miscellany, including Chirurgy, begins imperfectly at chapter 21. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who p... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 83v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 83v

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 83v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More

Jester from BL Sloane 335, f. 5v

Jester from BL Sloane 335, f. 5v

Detail of a marginal drawing of a jester and a crossbow. Image taken from f. 5v of Medical miscellany, including Liber medicinarum (ff. 1-78v). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 37v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 37v

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 37v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 58

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 58

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 58 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More

Illuminated initial from BL Sloane 430, f. 4

Illuminated initial from BL Sloane 430, f. 4

Illuminated initial 'P'(hylaretus) at the beginning of a treatise on the pulse. Image taken from f. 4 of Medical miscellany, including a treatise on the pulse; De coitu (ff. 35v-37v). Written in Latin. Sir Ha... More

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 58v

Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 58v

Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 58v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More

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