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AM 187 8vo

Leechbook ; Denmark, 1300-1399

Note
The manuscript contains 17 magic formulae, of which 16 are contemporary, while one is written in a later hand from the seventeenth century.

Contents

1 (1r-56v)
Leechbook
Rubric

Iæk hygger thær vm at manghæ takær til | at wære lækæ thæn thær æy kan forthi ha|uer iæk leet sæn lækædom. oc hanum hauer iæk | skreuet

Incipit

Hær byries af howæth wærk. hu | Hwat thær scal gøres fore Tac osæn af | swartæ beto. oc lat mæth halft af hunægh | oc lat thæt i næsæ. thøm thær houeth wærk | hauer

Explicit

For ict siuth æspæ barc i. got øll. oc | dric een skal warmt thær af arlæ om mor

Bibliography

Brandt, Gammeldansk Læsebog p. 61:1-3 (Fol. 1r:1-4), 61:4-18 (Fol. 48v:1-20), 61:19-62:3 (Fols 13v:23-14r:3), 62:4-6 (Fol. 14r:10-12), 62:7-9 (Fol. 16v:13-15), 62:10-20 (Fol. 28r:6-17), 62:21-63:16 (Fols 30v:11-31r:10), 63:17-30 (Fol. 31r:11-v:7)

Såby, Det Arnamagnæanske håndskrift nr 187, 8vo

Uldaler and Wellejus, Gammeldansk læsebog 1968 p. 233:8-15 (Fol. 17r:22-v:9), 233:16-19 (Fol. 35r:14-18), 233:20-25 (Fol. 41r:3-12), 233:26-234:2 (Fol. 41r:21-v:3), 234:3-7 (Fol. 43r:11-19), 234:8-9 (Fol. 46r:12-14), 234:10-12 (Fol. 46v:1-3), 234:13-16 (Fol. 47v:5-9), 234:17-29 (Fol. 48r:25-v:20), 235:1-17 (Fol. 50r:7-v:6), 235:18-236:4 (Fol. 51r:16-v:13), 236:5-8 (Fol. 53v:12-18), 236:9-26 (Fols 54v:25-55v:3), 236:26-29 (Fol. 56r:23-v:3)

Language of Text
Danish (primary); Latin
Text Class
Rubric

Credo esse | illicitum | et. vanum

Incipit

Vor herre Jesus bleff saaret i Jorderig

Explicit

Saa skal oc icke dette helder gióre | j naffn Gud faders Söns oc Helligand.

Bibliography

Brandt, Gammeldansk Læsebog p. 62 (Footnote)

Ohrt, Danmarks Trylleformler p. 164 No. 133

Final Rubric

Maren Cornelissis dixit esse Certissimum

Language of Text
Danish (primary); Latin
Text Class
3 (57v-59r)
Household remedies
Rubric

for skab oc ringeorm

Incipit

Tag en god handfuld mett holfwrtt rod oc skeer | hendæ i smaa stycker

Explicit

oc | drick so retliken oc perdis korn sammen jæffnt | medh hand fastendis etc.

Language of Text
Danish
Text Class

Physical Description

Support

Parchment.

No. of leaves
i+59+i. 167 mm x 125 mm.
Foliation

There is a younger foliation on fols 1-56 in the upper right-hand corner of the recto pages, and on fols 57-59 below the text, probably by Kristian Kålund.

Collation

It seems that fol. 59 was originally pasted towards the lower board of the binding as traces of glue are found on it. There are catchwords on fols 10v, 18v, 26v, 36v and 52v.

Layout

The manuscript is written in long lines with 25 lines per page. The first letter of each main part of the book consists of a blue initial occupying 2 to 4 lines. Each paragraph begins with a red majuscule. The headings are either red or underlined in red.

Condition

Three leaves have been excised between fols 28 and 29, 35 and 36, and 56 and 57.

Script

The main hand written in a fourteenth-century gothic bookhand occupies fols 1r-56v (the leechbook).

The magic formula on fol. 16v is written in a seventeenth-century younger gothic cursive.

Additions

Younger marginalia occur here and there. A number of pen trials can be found on fol. 57r.

Binding

The binding consists of wooden boards covered in pigskin, originally tanned red, now faded to a brownish colour. A lock mechanism and the strap are missing, but the heart-shaped brass plate to fasten the strap is still on the front cover. When Kristian Kålund catalogued the manuscript in 1888, the back was padded with small pieces of parchment, covered in writing and which were subsequently removed. One of these fragments was transferred to Accessoria 7 where it is catalogued as Acc. 7c, hs 141. The dimensions of the binding are: 167 mm x 131 mm x 41 mm.

Accompanying Material

There is an AM-slip written by Árni Magnússon pasted to fol. 1r which reads: num. 1038. ex | auctione Rostgard..

History

Origin

The leechbook was written in Denmark. Three datings for the manuscript have been put forward:

Provenance

The name Hans Hansen appears on fol. 57r, and on fol. 1r Christianus Bordingius | M.D. apud Ripens. Ordin. claims ownership of the book. Later Frederik Rostgaard has owned the book.

Acquisition

According to the AM-slip, Árni Magnússon purchased the book at the Rostgaard auction in 1729.

Additional

Record History

Catalogued September 15, 1999 by AMH, AWS and EW-J

Custodial History

The manuscript was photographed for the first time in 1960 (prior to restoration).

New copies from April 16, 1998 (prior to restoration).

Portraits of the binding: upper board, lower board and spine, end-papers, openings of the book: 10v-11r, 52v-53r and a close-up of the clasp were taken March 30, 1998 before lending the manuscript to an exhibition.

Coloured diapositives were taken of the following folios April 02, 1998: 1r, 6v-7r, 16v-17r, 27v-28r, 30v-31r, 53v-54r, 54v-55r.

The manuscript has been lent to The Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet), Copenhagen, on four occasions for the use of Erik Kroman: from 3 to 17 April 1959; from 20 to 24 April 1961; from 23 to 25 March 1963, and from 7 to 27 April 1965.

The manuscript was lent to Dansk Folkemindesamling, Copenhagen for the use of Jørn Piø on November 10, 1961.

The manuscript was exhibited twice in Esrum Kloster in North Sjælland. The first time in May-August 1998 and the second time 8 to 26 October 1998.

Surrogates

  • Microfilm, Gneg.222, from .
  • Microfilm (archive), Gpos.258, from .
  • Black and white prints March 30, 1998 (portraits of the binding: upper board, lower board and spine, end-papers, openings of the book: 10v-11r, 52v-53r and a close-up of the clasp).
  • Diapositives from April 02, 1998 (colour diapositives of 1r, 6v-7r, 16v-17r, 27v-28r, 30v-31r, 53v-54r and 54v-55r).
  • Microfilm, neg. 1005, from April 16, 1998.
  • Microfilm (archive), pos. 903, from April 16, 1998.
  • Black and white prints, s.d.

Bibliography

Title: Gammeldansk læsebog
Editor: Uldaler, Nelly, Wellejus, Gerd
Author: Molbech, Christian
Title: Henrik Harpestrengs Danske Lægebog
Author: Kroman, Erik
Title: Palæografi, a, Danmark og Sverige, Nordisk kultur
Scope: XXVIII
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