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9-2014
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Medieval History | Medieval Studies | Other Arts and Humanities
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Porter, D. (2014, September 01). Video Orientation to the University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 220 - Recueil de diverses recettes médécinales.. [Video file.] Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/sims_video/46
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Summary:
Written in France, between 1475 and 1490, in Middle French, with some sections in Latin. A collection of medical preparations for a wide variety of ailments, including headaches, eye problems, toothaches, animal bites, gout, and pleurisy, with more general introductory material on the four elements, the four humors, the signs of the zodiac, and the planets.