GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001387
TitleNapier Papers
ShelfmarkMS. Ashmole 181
Creation Date1598 - 1629
RepositoryBodleian Library
Contents NoteSimon Forman's and Richard Napier's casebooks constitute one of the largest surviving sets of medical records in history.
Material Featuresff. 281.
ProvenanceElias Ashmole, who had been collecting books and manuscripts since the late 1640s (1617-1692), formerly owned the entire literary remains of the astrologer Richard Napier.
Acquisition
Source of DataHannah Yip
Other NoteThe Casebooks Project (see links below) aims to make available the astrological records of Simon Forman (1552-1611) and his protégé Richard Napier (1559-1634).
Sermons ContainedSermon on John 10 -- ff. 109v-110r (written in reverse)
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/casebooks/1 | Forman and Napier Casebooks, Cambridge Digital Library. |
| casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/about-us/casebooks-project | Lauren Kassell, et al, eds, The Casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596-1634: A Digital Edition. |
| casebooks.wordpress.com | A supplement to the principal Casebooks website. |
| cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ASHMOLE-00181/1 | Digitised copy of Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 181 available on Scriptorium. |
GEMMS record createdOctober 25, 2020
GEMMS record last editedOctober 25, 2020