Euclid, Catoptrica (sometimes also attributed to Jordanus de Nemore as De speculis)
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Euclid, Catoptrica (sometimes also attributed to Jordanus de Nemore as De speculis). Decoration: 1 historiated initial 'V'(isum) of a scholar holding a mirror, at the beginning of the text; with an instruction for an illuminator reading 'miroer' (f. 129r). Includes a series of marginal diagra...
Thebit ben Corat, De quantitatibus stellarum et planetarum et proportione terre
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Thebit ben Corat, De quantitatibus stellarum et planetarum et proportione terre (in the Latin translation). Decoration: An illuminated initial 'P'(tholomeus) in gold and colours at the beginning of the text (f. 123v).
Messahala, Liber coniunctionis et receptionis in the Latin translation by John of Seville
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Messahala, Liber coniunctionis et receptionis in the Latin translation by John of Seville. Decoration: 1 illuminated initial 'I'(nvenit) in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text (f. 218v). Includes 2 diagrams in colours (ff. 227v, 228v), 2 added marginal diagrams in ink (ff. 220v, 22...
Thebit ben Corat, De hiis que indigent expositione antequam legatur Almagesti
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Thebit ben Corat, De hiis que indigent expositione antequam legatur Almagesti (in the Latin translation). Decoration: An illuminated initial 'C' in gold and colours at the beginning of the text; with a guide letter 'e' and a letter 'e' correcting the initial in the margin.
Campanus of Novarra, Rule and table for converting Christian years (from AD 1260) into Arab years
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Campanus of Novarra, Rule and table for converting Christian years (from AD 1260) into Arab years. Decoration: An illuminated initial 'Q'(uia) in gold and colours at the beginning of the text.