Chapter LXII: Appendix: II

THE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE SECRETS OF GALEN

I have examined the first two MSS in the list and derive the others from the descriptions in MSS catalogues. In the two which I have seen the mentions of Gerard are confined to the rubrics.

BN 7046, 13th century, fols. 48r-54v, Incipiunt secreta
Galieni translata ab ysaac in omnibus egritudinibus.
It follows the _Flores_ of Avicenna and is followed by
his _Summa Antidotarii_ and by various works of Rasis
including the _De juncturis_ and _Experimenta_ above
mentioned. The table of contents indicates that the
MS once contained other medical treatises including
_Experimenta_ of “Gilbert, chancellor of Montpellier.”

Balliol College 231, early 14th century, a ponderous folio
volume of Galen’s works in Latin translation; of 26 items
our treatise is #6 at fols. 39v-45r.

Peterhouse 33, 13-14th century Italian hand, fols. 186-92,
Liber g. de Secretis Secretorum, “Rogasti me amice
montane.”

Chartres 284, 13th century, Galeni opuscula, fols. 251v-258,
Secreta Galieni a magistro Girardo Cremonensi translata de
arabico in latinum. Incomplete at the end.

Chartres 293, 14th century, Galeni opuscula, fols. 118-24,
Liber secretorum, “Rogasti me, amice, ut describerem.”

Brussels, Library of the Dukes of Burgundy 8488, first third
of the 12th century (which would be too early for even
Gerard of Cremona), Galieni secretorum, “Rogasti me amice.”

Berlin 166 (Phillips 1672), 14th century, fols. 26-34. The
following description is found in the margin, upper left
hand corner: “Secreta G. a magistro Girardo cremonensi
translata de arabico in latinum. Verba G. Incipiunt
secreta G.”

Berlin 908, 15th century, fol. 279-, “Incipiunt Secreta
Galieni a magistro Gerhardo Cremonensi translata de
Arabico in Latinum in Toleto ... / ... Expliciunt
gloriosissima secreta galieni.”

Vienna 2296, 13th century, fols. 116r-122r, Pseudo-Galenus,
Liber secretorum ad Monteum.

Vienna 2395, 13th century, fols. 65r-72r, “Hec sunt secreta
Galeni a Gerardo Cremonensi translata de arabico in
latinum.”

Vienna 2306, 14th century, fol. 27v, Pseudo-Galenus, Liber
in medicatione aegritudinum ad Monteum, “Rogasti me amice
montee.”

Wolfenbüttel 1014, 15th century, fols. 72v-73v, Secreta
Galieni. Preceded by _Experimenta magistri Bernhardi_,
which is presumably the _Experimentarius_ of Bernard
Silvester, and followed by fols. 74-77, Experimenta varia
magistri ... (name erased), and fols. 79-81, Experimenta
ex libris medicinalibus diversis. In the same MS at fol.
102, De libro Kyranidis Kyrani, regis Persarum.

Wolfenbüttel 2156, _anno_ 1452, fols. 178-9, Quatordecim
experimenta de secretis Galeni ad amicum quendam. At fols.
427-35 are the _Medical Experiments_ of Rasis.

Wolfenbüttel 2841, _anno_ 1432, fols. 98v-107v, Liber
secretorum Galieni translatus ex Arabico in Latinum a
magistro Gerardino Cremonensi.

Escorial H-III-2, 15th century, fols. 9-25, “Hec sunt
secreta galieni. Verba galieni. Rogasti me amice montee ut
describerem tibi librum ... / ... Quod si ceciderit alius
liber ab isto transferam ipsum. Explicit liber secretorum
Galieni.”

The brief descriptions in the MSS catalogues do not always make clear whether the _Secrets_ of Galen in question is our treatise or not.

Bourges 299, 14th century, fols. 97v-105, “Liber de secretis
secretorum Gal.” is probably our treatise. This MS
contains minor medical works of Galen.

Vienna 5435, 15th century, fols. 265-75, Pseudo-Galenus,
Liber secretorum; followed at fols. 276-83, by
Pseudo-Galenus, Liber experimentorum et secretorum.
Probably our treatise and the _Medical Experiments_.

Vienna 5504, _anno_ 1464, fols. 147-8, Liber de secretis
secretorum Galeni secundum sententiam Hippocratis; fols.
149-62, Galenus, De secretis secretorum.

BN 7031, 15th century, fols. 1-17v, “Incipiunt secreta
Galieni canones quos misit ad moteum Regem assiriorum”
(Secrets of Galen, or Canons which he sent to Moteus, king
of the Assyrians), turns out upon examination to be an
entirely different treatise.