Language
Origin
Italy?, 16th century, first half
Physical description
Format: Non digital + Digital, reformatted digital
Abstract
Book binding
Binding: Half parchment case binding with red and blue marbled paper. Sweden 20th century, after 1946. Size: 383 x 262 x 20 mm.
Half parchment case binding with red and blue marbled paper over millboards. Rounded spine, hollow back. Gilt title in second compartment of the back and with library codes in pencil below. Stuck-on endbands of striped white and blue tissue. Untrimmed edges. Plain single flyleaves and pastedowns of paper. All along sewing on four tapes. The back is divided in six compartments by a gilt floral line.
Decoration
All of the manuscript consists of lavish full page diagrams (f. 3r , 3v , 8r , 8v , 9r , 9v , 10r , 12r , 12v , 13r , 13v , 15r , 15v , 17r , 17v , 18r , 18v , 19r , 19v , 20r , 20v , 21r , 21v , 23r , 23v , 24r , 25r , 25v , 26r , 26v , 27r , 29r , 29v , 30r , 31r , 31v (enlarged segment), 32v , 33r ) and intricate volvelles with moving parts (f. 2v , 4v , 5v , 6v , 7v , 11v , 14v , 22r , 22v , 28v , 32r ) in black and red ink, illustrating different aspects of the zodiac, the orbits of the planets, solar and lunar eclipses, the faces of the moon etc. explained in the respective rubrics. Place reserved for one further volvelle on f. 16v.
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Location
Lund University LibraryHelgonabackenBox 3
221 00 Lund
St. Laurentius Digital Manuscript Library
- Shelfmark: Medeltidshandskrift 46
- Previous shelfmark: Astron.
- Note: Lund Observatory (in deposition at Lund University Library)
Identifiers (general)
urn:nbn:se:alvin:portal:record-14441 (nbn)
Identifiers (local)
alvin-record:14441 (alvin)
Licensing of the work
Public Domain Mark (No Known Copyright)