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Adv.MS.72.1.2 - Gaelic medical manuscript
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DescriptionA medical compendium assembled by the Mull Beatons, consisting of thirteen sections of manuscript, now bound into 26 parts. Besides medical subject matter, the manuscript also includes material on related subjects such as astrology, astronomy, botany and the calendar, as well as some historical texts and verse. 16th–17th cent. Vellum (ff. 1–26, 71–148), paper (ff. 27–70). Quarto and under.
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Gaelic manuscripts of Scotland
DescriptionA selection of Gaelic manuscripts from the 14th to 19th centuries. Many composite volumes with several authors and contributors, and subjects including songs, religion, history and mythology. Primarily in vernacular and classical Gaelic, but also Scots and Latin. Highlights include 15 medical manuscripts belonging to the Beaton family of physicians, 16th-century poetry in the Book of the Dean of Lismore, and the genealogies of the '1467 manuscript'.
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