Bodley herbal and bestiary /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Bodleian Library
Other Authors:	Hassall, W. O. (William Owen), 1912-1994, Apuleius, Barbarus, Placitus, Sextus, Papyriensis
Format:	Microform Book
Language:	Latin English
Published:	Oxford : Toronto : Oxford Microform Publications ; University of Toronto Press, 1978.
Series:	Medieval manuscripts in microform. Major treasures in the Bodleian Library ; no. 8. Oxford microform publications series of illuminated manuscripts ; 8.
Subjects:	Botany > Pre-Linnean works. Medicine, Medieval. Bestiaries. Illumination of books and manuscripts, English > Specimens. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > England > Specimens. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Specimens.

Description
Item Description:	Pockets for the microfiche are included in the booklet. Consists of two manuscripts bound together: 1. A corrupt version of a 5th century herbal falsely ascribed to Apuleius Barbarus; and, 2. An abbreviated version of Sextus Placitus' 4th century (?) De virtutibus bestiarum in arte medicinae. Both written in England about 1100. English translations of Latin names added in 13th and 14th centuries. Microform.
Physical Description:	6 microfiches : color & illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm. + 1 booklet (ix, 3 pages ; 16 cm.)
Bibliography:	Includes commentary and bibliographical references.
ISBN:	0904735109 0802003516