Petit abrégé de la sphère du Monde, a French translation of Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Sphaera mundi, incipit: 'La sphere est un corps solide...' Decoration: Numerous images in ink showing divisions of the sphere, diagrams of celestial spheres, position of the Earth, eclipses of the sun and moon...
Miscellaneous notes on astrological and astronomical subjects
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Miscellaneous notes on astrological and astronomical subjects including 13 sections: De l'instruction des ephemerides et usage d'icelles (ff. 66r-67r); La regle du mouvement horaire des planettes (ff. 67r-67v); Comment il faut supptier les aspects de la lune... (ff. 67v-68r); De l'equation des i...
'A Ballad To the Tune of a Begging we will go' by Matthew Prior
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A ballad by Matthew Prior, poet and diplomat, in the hand of his secretary Adrian Drift. First line: 'That, I'm an humble Pris'ner'. The date given on f. 1, '1715', likely refers to the date the events recorded in the ballad took place, when Matthew Prior was in prison after being impeached. ...
An octavo manuscript collection of Latin and English poems by Payne Fisher (1615/16-1693). Entitled ‘Fancies on seuerall occasions written and reuis’ed heere from Julij: 6t: 1645: to Apr: 4: 1647’ (f. 1v) and dedicated to Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles (1598-1690). Many of the poems relate to F...
Manual containing advice for those wishing to undertake a journey to far away lands
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Octavo manuscript volume titled: ‘Manuel contenant quelques Enseignements, par le moyen desquels l’on peult scavoir commenton doibt entreprendre & heureusement parachever un Voyage en pays lointain, & en rapporter le vray fruict & profit util: Pour tous Voyageurs en general, & e...