Two sets of tables of contents. The first one is in the hand of Simon Bredon (f. 1*r), the second one was added in Merton College, Oxford (f. 1v*). F.1*r also contains notes and astrological signs by John Dee.
Abd-al-Rahman al-Sufi, Tables from the Book of the constellations of the fixed stars (Kitab suwar al-kawakib) in a Latin translation
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The tables extracted from Abd-al-Rahman al-Sufi (b. 903, d. 986), Book of the constellations of the fixed stars, an adaptation of Ptolemy's catalogue of stars from the Almagest, but without descriptions of the constellations.
Geber (Jabir ibn Aflah Abu Muhammad al-Ishbili), Elementa astronomica, in the Latin translation by Gerard of Cremona.
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Geber (Jabir ibn Aflah Abu Muhammad al-Ishbili), Elementa astronomica, in the Latin translation by Gerard of Cremona. Decoration: Large initial with pen-flourished decoration including foliate motifs in red and blue, with a partial border, at the beginning of the text (f. 8r). Puzzle initials ...
Geber (Jabir ibn Aflah Abu Muhammad al-Ishbili), commentary on Ptolemy's Almagest, Almagesti Minoros libri IV
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Geber (Jabir ibn Aflah Abu Muhammad al-Ishbili), commentary on Ptolemy's Almagest, Almagesti Minoros libri IV. Decoration: Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourished decoration in red and purple (ff. 85, 94, 100, 111v). Initials and paraphs in red or blue. Diagrams relating to math...
Jordanus de Nemore, De triangulis. Decoration: 1 puzzle initial in blue and red with pen-flourished decoration in red and purple, at the beginning of the text (f. 123r). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Marginal geometr...
A commentary on Ptolemy's Almagest, book 5, incipit: 'Diametrum epicicli...'. A note added in the margin reads 'hec questiones de libro 5to Almagesti Albramati (?)' (f. 132r). Decoration: Initials and paraphs in red. Numerous geometrical diagrams in the margins.
Richard of Wallingford's Tractatus Albionis. Decoration: 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration in red and purple, at the beginning of the text (f. 140r). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple pen-flourishing; initials and paraphs in red and b...