Albertus Magnus, De mineralibus et lapidibus, imperfect. This treatise by Albertus Magnus (1206-1280), scientist, philosopher, and theologian, relates to the nature of minerals and metals, and was probably composed in various stages between 1248 and 1262. According to Wyckoff (Albertus Magnus, B...
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...
Miscellany of Mr John Withie, largely concerning heraldry
Scope & Content:
Duodecimo manuscript volume, written and tricked by Mr John Withie. Contents: ff. 1-17: Arms, tricked by Mr Withie collected from various sources, between 1631 and 1632. ff. 18-19v: Family trees of Bardwell and Herbert families. ff.20-20v: Church notes and arms, taken by Mr Withie at Bechampton...
Tractatus pulsuum, attributed to Matheus Salernus. Rubric (f. 275v) 'Incipit tractatus pulsium secundum Salernium', prologue incipit: 'In tractatu pulsum per capitula ista primo sunt attendenda qui in hoc libro ordinata / inveniuntur', incipit (f. 276r): 'Pulsus ut dicit philaretus est motio cor...
Decoration: Large puzzle initial in blue and red with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the text (f. 69r). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, including foliate motifs (when the page contains several initials, the pen-flourishing joins together to form a continuous border along t...
(2). Anonymous Adversaria Graeca on Babrius, Byzantine court ranks, etc. Included is Babrius fab. 58 (see Babrii fabulae Aesopeae, ed. O. Crusius, Leipzig 1897, p.x).