BRMS 22

Title

Subject

Description

Bernardus de Gordino completed the Lilium medicinae after teaching and wanting to gather the essential "flowers" of medical knowledge into a handbook. Comprising ancient and medieval sources as well as important original observations, the work was translated into French, German, Hebrew, Provençal, Spanish, and Irish and was printed in many editions.

Creator

Bernardus de Gordonio, ca. 1300, Samuel, Moses ben, tr., Shmaya de Castro, Moses ben, transcription

Source

BRMS 22. Bernardus de Gordonio (ca. 1258–ca. 1320). Lilium medicinae. Escalona, Spain, 11 January 1466. Decorated manuscript on paper.

Relation

MedHistory

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Hebrew

Type

Illuminated medical manuscript

Collection

Highlights from the Ruth and Lyle Sellers Medical Collection

Citation

Bernardus de Gordonio, ca. 1300, Samuel, Moses ben, tr., Shmaya de Castro, Moses ben, transcription, “BRMS 22,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed December 8, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1789.