The Medieval Medical Encyclopedia
Codex of Medicine of Frederick II
Commissioned by Emperor Frederick II

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Current owner:
© Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana. Florence. 13th century.

Extent:
460 parchment pages.

Language:
Latin.

Format:
17,6 x 11,5 cm.

Illustrations:
510 miniatures in the Mid-Byzantine style.

• Codex acquired by Cosimo de Medici the Elder for the Medicea Laurenziana Library, Florence. Ms. Plut. 73.16.

• Gathers various medical testimony from the Hervario of Pseudo-Apuleio, the Medicinis ex libris feminis et masculinis of Pseudo-Dioscorides, and others.

• The miniatures not only depict plants and animals, but also the application of the described curative measures, the doctors and their patients, and frequently the places where these cures were administered.

• Codex bound in leather over wooden boards with bronze hinges and clasps.

• Unique edition of 999 numbered copies with notarized certificate of authenticity.