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Sloane MS 1620

Record Id:

040-002113971

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002112337

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000603.0x000121

LARK:

SLARK:

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Sloane MS 1620

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Scope & Content:

Sloane 1620

Partim membranaceus, partim chartaceus, in 4to minori, ff. 87, sec. XIII et XVI, olim quoad partem posteriorem Jacobi Sothebe.

1. Practica Chilindri secundum Magistrum Johannem de Hovenden, Astrologum, cum titulis praemissis. ff. 2-4.

Incip. 'De horis inveniendis. Cum volueris scire horas dici, verte stilum.'

2. 'Tabula voluella' astrologica cum regula annexa. f. 5.

Incip. 'Quantum ad notitiam voluelle.'

3. Proprietates duodecim signorum Zodiaci. ff.7-10.

Incip. 'Quicumque cursum lunae.'

4. Extracts from the Statute relative to the price and weight of bread, etc. ff. 10-13.

5. Quaedam de distantia coeli stellati a terra. f. 13.

Incipit. 'Distancia orbium et planetarum distinguitur.'

6. Sententiae morales, versibus heroicis quatuordecim descriptae. f. 14.

Incip. 'Consilium zela sicut thesaurus in archa.'

7. Quaedam de computo ecclesiastico. f. 15.

Incip. 'Compotus est scientia considerans tempora ex solis et lune motibus'.

8. Tractatus astrologicus, cui titulus, 'Compotus manualis', scilicet de Bissexto, cum lunae et alia temporum ratione. ff. 16-29, 32-42.

Incip. 'Computus iste dividitur in sex partes quarum prima docet invenire literam dominicalem.'

9. Versus de anni distributione 'secundum usum Sarum.' ff. 30, 31.

10. Versus quinque denotantes quot sunt dies et hebdomadae in anno. f. 42.

11. Versus tres numerum et ordinem signorum in Zodiaco docentes. f. 42.

12. Tabula de quatuor elementis, de quatuor temporibus, et de quatuor complexionibus, cum explicatione. f. 42b.

13. Tabula dierum infaustorum per annum. f. 43b.

14. Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum versibus quadraginta quinque comprehensum. f. 44.

15. 'Supputacio qua computat Esdras Propheta in templo Salomonis, 'cum aliis astronomiam spectantibus. ff. 45-55.

Incip. 'Si in die dominico fuerint Kalendae Januarii hyems bonus erit.'

16. Quaedam de centesimi et noni decimi psalmi significatione, secundum ordinem literarum Hebraearum. f. 56.

Praemissa sunt a manu recentiori; 'De Magistro Belle in collegio Universitatis in Oxonio haec quatuor … tum anno (?). dato … Shirkeld'.

17. Quaedam de arte arithmetica cum tabulis. ff. 57-61.

Praemittuntur versus novem heroici, qui incip.

'Septem sunt partes non plures istius artis.'

18. De arte calculatoria, Regulae astronomicae, etc. cum tabulis. ff. 61b-71b.

Incip. 'Artis calculatorie habere cupientes noticiam, primo videatur quid sit compotus.'

19. Italy (Ali ben Rhedonan?) super proprietates duodecim signorum. ff. 72-74.

Incip. 'Aries natura igneus, gustu amarus, orientalis porrectus bicolor.'

20. Ejusdem Haly de natura septem planetarum. ff. 74-76.

Incip. 'Saturnus quidem natura frigidus siccus.'

21. (Ejusdem Haly?) de septem climatibus mundi. f.76b.

Incip. 'Juxta numerum septenarium planetarum inferiora regencium.'

22. Astronomica quaedam. f. 77.

23. Tabula ostendens, quis planeta regnat per quamlibet horam diei vel noctis, cum explicatione. f. 78.

24. Notae de aetate mundi, ex Albumizar et Eusebio Caesarcensi. f. 78b.

25. Regulae ad altitudinem alicujus rei mensurandam sine quadrante. f. 79.

26. De motu planetarum duplici, etc., cum tabulis. ff. 79b-84.

27. De praedominacione unius cujusque quatuor humorum. f. 85.

28. De quatuor partibus anni sequacis[?] seu temporibus.' f. 85b.

29. 'De exaltacione planetarum'. f. 86b.

30. 'Nota de septem cœlis.' f. 87.

Owners of Manuscripts: Sothebe (Jacobus).

Astronomy: Astronomical treatises: 16th-17th cent.: Lat.: Imperf.

Astrology: Astrological treatises: 15th cent.: Lat. and Engl.

includes:

f. 1 William Caxton: Device: 15th cent.
ff. 2-4 b Mag. Johannes de Hoveden, Astrologus: Practica Chilindri: 13th cent.
ff. 5-6 Astrology: Tabula voluella, cum regula: 15th cent.
ff. 15-42- Kalendars: Computus ecclesiasticus, manualis, etc.: 16th cent.
f. 44 Johannes de Mediolano, Magister: Flos medicine, compilatus ab, in studio Salerni: 14th-17th cent.
ff. 57-72 b Mathematics: De arithmetica: 16th cent.
ff. 73-76 b Abu Al Hasan Ali Ibn Rudhwán Ibn 'Ali Ibn J'Afar: Astrologica quædam: 16th cent.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Sloane Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002112337
040-002113971

Is part of:

Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts

Sloane MS 1620 : Sloane 1620Partim membranaceus, partim chartaceus, in 4to minori, ff. 87, sec. XIII et XVI, olim quoad partem posteriorem…

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032-002112337[1621]/040-002113971

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File

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1200

End Date:

1599

Date Range:

13th century-16th century

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Custodial History:

Jacobus Sothebe: Formerly owned.

Material Type:

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Names:

Ali Ibn Rudhwán Ibn 'Ali Ibn J'Afar, Abu Al Hasan
Caxton, William, of Sloane MS 1620
Hoveden, Mag. Johannes, Astrologus
Mediolano, Johannes, Magister
Sothebe, Jacobus