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Harley MS 80, ff 1r-57r
- Record Id:
- 041-001919542
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-001919536
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002022.0x000258
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 80, ff 1r-57r
- Title:
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Texts on mathematics and geometry
- Scope & Content:
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The first unit relates to mathematics and geometry and comprises:
Roger Bacon, De Scientia Perspectiva (ff. 1r-33v);
Richard of Wallingford, Tractatus Albionis (ff. 34r-54r) and Tractatus rectanguli (ff. 54v-57r).
Decoration:
Chapter initials (3 lines; ff. 1r-8v and 34r-57r) in blue, with pen-flourished decoration in red extending into the margin. Geometrical diagrams in the margins (ff. 2v, 4v-5r, 6r-7r, 8r, 34r-36v, 37v-42r) mostly in red. Occasional (ff. 1r-8v) paragraph marks in red and occasional sentence initials touched in red. Headings (ff. 1r-8v and 34r-57r) in red. Running book numbers (ff. 1r-33r) added in dark brown ink in the upper margin of the rectos by a later hand. Spaces (2 lines; ff. 8v-33r) left blank for chapter initials. Astronomical tables (ff. 46v-54r) in red and dark brown ink. Occasional paragraph marks in red and occasional sentence initials touched in red. Headings in red.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Harley Collection
Harley Science Project - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-001919536
041-001919542 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 80 : Collection of texts on astronomy, optics, astrology and stones from a Merton College manuscript
Harley MS 80, ff 1r-57r : Texts on mathematics and geometry - Contains:
- Harley MS 80, ff 1r-57r, ff 1r-33r : Roger Bacon, De Scientia Perspectiva
Harley MS 80, ff 1r-57r, ff 34r-54r : Richard of Wallingford, Tractatus Albionis
Harley MS 80, ff 1r-57r, ff 54v-57r : Richard of Wallingford, Tractatus rectanguli
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- 032-002045828[0079]/040-001919536[0001]/041-001919542
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Harley MS 1-7661
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 57 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Harley_MS_80 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1350
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 1350-1499
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)