William of Conches, Philosophia mundi, Book 4. A treatise on natural philosophy by Guillelmus de Conches or William of Conches (c. 1080 - c. 1154). Prologue (f. 230r): 'Quoniam ut ait Tullius in prologo rhetoricorum eloquencia sine sapiencia / nocet', incipit: 'Philosophia est eorum cuius sunt e...
Messahala, Libellus interpretationum sive De inventione occultorum (Latin translation incorporating parts of Dorotheus and Ptolemy on occulta)
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Messahala, Libellus interpretationum sive De inventione occultorum (Latin translation incorporating parts of Dorotheus and Ptolemy on occulta). Decoration: 1 illuminated initial 'S'(cito) in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text (f. 173v).
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...
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...