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Studia Celtica
This article advances the argument that the fourteenth-century Welsh medical manuscript British L... more This article advances the argument that the fourteenth-century Welsh medical manuscript British Library Additional 14912 is based on materials which ultimately stem from Llanthony Prima Priory in Monmouthshire, although it may itself have been produced for a patron in the vicinity of Caerleon. The argument is based primarily on the saints' feasts which appear in a calendar which precedes the medical material in the manuscript. The feast which stands out is that of St. Finnian of Clonard, which is noted on December 12, and which is also used to calculate that month's Ember Days. The article traces the close relationship between Llanthony and Finnian's native Westmeath, and argues that Llanthony's status as an Augustinian priory may account for that foundation's apparent interest in Welsh medical material. This interest may also be seen in the closely-related fourteenth-century Welsh medical manuscript Cardiff 3.242, which may also be a product of Llanthony.
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The right of Diana Luft to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance w... more The right of Diana Luft to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77, 78 and of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The University of Wales Press acknowledges the financial support of the Wellcome Trust. CONTENTS Acknowledgements vii List of Abbreviations ix I Introduction 1. The Nature of the Corpus 2. The Manuscripts 2.1 British Library Additional (BLAdd) 2.2 Cardiff 3.242 (Hafod 16, Card) 2.3 Oxford Bodleian Rawlinson B 467 (Rawl) 2.4 Oxford Jesus College 111 (the Red Book of Hergest, RBH) 2.5 The Relationship between the Manuscripts 3. Sources and Analogues 4. The Language of the Texts 5. Editorial Principles 6. Translation Method
Studia Celtica
This article advances the argument that the fourteenth-century Welsh medical manuscript British L... more This article advances the argument that the fourteenth-century Welsh medical manuscript British Library Additional 14912 is based on materials which ultimately stem from Llanthony Prima Priory in Monmouthshire, although it may itself have been produced for a patron in the vicinity of Caerleon. The argument is based primarily on the saints' feasts which appear in a calendar which precedes the medical material in the manuscript. The feast which stands out is that of St. Finnian of Clonard, which is noted on December 12, and which is also used to calculate that month's Ember Days. The article traces the close relationship between Llanthony and Finnian's native Westmeath, and argues that Llanthony's status as an Augustinian priory may account for that foundation's apparent interest in Welsh medical material. This interest may also be seen in the closely-related fourteenth-century Welsh medical manuscript Cardiff 3.242, which may also be a product of Llanthony.
The right of Diana Luft to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance w... more The right of Diana Luft to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77, 78 and of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The University of Wales Press acknowledges the financial support of the Wellcome Trust. CONTENTS Acknowledgements vii List of Abbreviations ix I Introduction 1. The Nature of the Corpus 2. The Manuscripts 2.1 British Library Additional (BLAdd) 2.2 Cardiff 3.242 (Hafod 16, Card) 2.3 Oxford Bodleian Rawlinson B 467 (Rawl) 2.4 Oxford Jesus College 111 (the Red Book of Hergest, RBH) 2.5 The Relationship between the Manuscripts 3. Sources and Analogues 4. The Language of the Texts 5. Editorial Principles 6. Translation Method