The fourth unit of the manuscript relates to astronomy and contains: Jean de Lignières [Jean de Picard], Canones (ff. 85r-93r); Jacob ben Machir ibn-Tibbon (Profatius Judaeus), Novus quadrans seu Practica novi Quadrantis (ff. 94r-97r); Notes relating to astronomy and the quadrant (ff. 98r-98...
The first unit relates to mathematics and geometry and comprises: Roger Bacon, De Scientia Perspectiva (ff. 1r-33v); Richard of Wallingford, Tractatus Albionis (ff. 34r-54r) and Tractatus rectanguli (ff. 54v-57r). Decoration: Chapter initials (3 lines; ff. 1r-8v and 34r-57r) in blue, with p...
The third unit of the manuscript relating to astronomy and to the making of talismans includes: Thebit ben Corat (Thabit bin Qurra) De imaginibus (ff. 75r-76r); De imaginibus super facies signorum, attributed to Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy) (ff. 76r-77v); Hermes, Trismegistus (or Belenus), L...
Texts on alchemy, theology, birds and trees, and the making of talismans
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The fifth unit of the manuscript relates to alchemy and consists of treatises relating to alchemy, theology, birds and trees, and the making of talismans: Marbodus Redonensis, Liber lapidum seu de Gemmis (ff. 99r-101v); 'Figurae divisionis' (f. 102v); Anonymous treatise on precious stones (f...
Zael (Sahl ibn Bishr al-Isra'ili), Texts on astronomy
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The second unit relates to and contains two texts by Zael (Sahl ibn Bishr al-Isra'ili), De interrogationibus or Liber introductorius ad astrologiam (ff. 58r-68r), and De Electionibus (ff. 68v-74r).
