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MS 1927

British Library, London, England, Europe

Documents in Manuscript: Musaeum Regalis Societatis in Collegia Greshamensi, ff. 1-42(Catalogue)
Annotation:According to LeFanu,
Latin, in ink on paper; 42 leaves, written on both sides. Folio.
(Russell 333, note).
CONTENTS: f. Ia Caption title--Lib. I De Animalibus, Sect. 1 De Humanis. Mummia Aegyptica; f.3b: Sect. 2 De Quadrupedis; f.12b: Sect. 3 De Serpentibus; f.14a: Sect. 4 De Avibus; f.21b: Sect. 5 De Piscibus; f.33a:
Sect. 6 De Testibus; f.39b-42a: Schema 1[-8]; f.42b: Ex his Schematis [Explanation - 7 examples, ending with Ostraea Gaderopeda].
The 83 pages of text record in Latin the specimens described, with
more detail, in English on pages 1-153 of the published volume.
Bibliographic Source(s): Musæum Regalis Societatis, or, A c..., page:
British anatomy, 1525-1800: a bibliograp..., page: