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Harley MS 1811, ff 3r-33v
- Record Id:
- 041-001616471
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001616463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002019.0x00017b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1811, ff 3r-33v
- Title:
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Nicholas of Lynn, Astronomical calendar
- Scope & Content:
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The astronomical calendar composed by Nicholas of Lynn (fl. 1386–1411), Carmelite friar and astronomer of Oxford. A note, by Thomas Allen, (1540?–1632), mathematician and antiquary of Gloucester Hall, Oxford (f. 31r), according to the Catalogue of Harleian Manuscripts (1808), reads: 'Hoc calendarium fecit Nicolaus de Linea Ordinis Beatae Dei Genitrix Mariae de Monte Carmeli, inter lectores Sacrae theologiae unius (?) Anno Domini 1386 ad petitionem et complacentiam Illustrissimi Principis Domini Johannis Ducis Lancastriae, incipiens a fine Kalendarii Reverendii Magistri Walteri Elvendene.'
The calendar contains tables for each month and tables of solar and lunar eclipses, calculated for the years 1387-1462, with illustrations of eclipses (ff. 30v, 32r, 32v).
Decoration: Large KL initials in red, some with red pen-flourishing.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Harley Collection
Harley Science Project - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-001616463
041-001616471 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 1811 : Nicholas of Lynn, Astronomical calendar with canons, and other astronomical texts
Harley MS 1811, ff 3r-33v : Nicholas of Lynn, Astronomical calendar - Hierarchy:
- 032-002045828[1813]/040-001616463[0002]/041-001616471
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Harley MS 1-7661
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 31 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Harley_MS_1811 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1387
- End Date:
- 1440
- Date Range:
- After 1387-early 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)