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Origin
Germany?, 15th century, late or early 16th century
Physical description
Format: Non digital + Digital, reformatted digital
Abstract
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Book binding
Binding: Half parchment case binding with light blue marbled papers. Sweden 20th century, before 1940. Size: 218 x 165 x 20 mm.
Half parchment case binding with light blue marbled papers over millboards. Rounded and backed spine, hollow back. Library code in pencil on the back. Trimmed edges. Three plain flyleaves and pastedowns of paper. All along sewing on two tapes.
Decoration
Various astronomical diagrams, tables and horoscopes aswell as pictures of instruments and movable volvelles.
Detailed description:
ff. 6r , 8r , 13v , 14v , 15r , 16r , 27r , 42r , 42v , 43r , 44r , 45v , 64r minor diagrams and tables;
f. 8v : Drawing of astronomical constellation with faced Luna;
f. 11r : Detailed drawing of a cylindrical instrument with decorated cupola and moulded base, measuring the solar angle at different longitudes at different months;
f. 16v : Circular half page diagram of constellation with a faced Luna;
f. 20r : Full page diagram illustrating the shifting of daylight during the year;
f. 26r : Full page square horoscope of the sky July 14, 1477;
f. 43v : Full page diagram of Circulus equinoctialis;
f. 44v : Full page circular diagram of Nauiculum Ptholemei;
f. 45r : Large pseudo perspective drawing of a boxshaped horologium;
ff. 46r and 46v : Full page diagrams;
f. 47r : Full page volvelle entitled Saphea;
f. 47v : Full page table with two small drawing of dice in the margin;
f. 48v : Full page volvelle with a movable device illustrating the faces of the Moon;
f. 49r : Full page circular diagram with a central face;
f. 52r : Full page circular diagram;
f. 52v : Circular diagram and two drawings of details for an astrolabe;
f. 53r : Full page circular diagram;
f. 58r : Square master plan for horoscope entitled Magisterialis figura Astrologie;
f. 60v : Full page diagram.
Style: The diagrams in the first part (ff. 3-37 ) are less detailed and more hastily executed than the latter part, which are accurate and minute.
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Location
Lund University LibraryHelgonabackenBox 3
221 00 Lund
St. Laurentius Digital Manuscript Library
- Shelfmark: Medeltidshandskrift 47
- Previous shelfmark: Astron.
- Note: Lund Observatory (in deposition at Lund University Library)
Identifiers (general)
urn:nbn:se:alvin:portal:record-14440 (nbn)
Identifiers (local)
alvin-record:14440 (alvin)
Licensing of the work
Public Domain Mark (No Known Copyright)