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Description: | Gilbert the Englishman (Gilbertus Anglicus) was an early 13th-century physician, about whom little is known. He perhaps studied at the famous medical school at Salerno, in southern Italy. Several other texts are added to Gilbert's compendium in this manuscript: a donation inscription tells us that the compilation was made by Brother John of Greenborough, who was for more than 30 years the 'infirmarius' of St. Mary's Abbey, Coventry.
These recipes in English have a heading at the top of the page stating that they were found in a notebook of Richard Crosby, prior of Coventry. In the right margin are headings for each recipe: about half-way down is a recipe 'For the palsie', and at the bottom 'For a man that may not pysse wele'. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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