Astronomical compendium. (DS725) (Q3903)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9951856793503681, LJS 490)
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Astronomical compendium. (DS725)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9951856793503681, LJS 490)

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    Astronomical compendium.
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    Astrolabes--Early works to 1800
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    Astronomy--Early works to 1800
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    Astrology--Early works to 1800
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    Early works to 1800
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    Latin, with some words in German (f. 54r, 55r, 89r)
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    Extent: 91 leaves : paper, illustrations ; 213 x 145 (172 x 115) mm bound to 217 x 158 mm
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    paper, illustrations
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    Layout: Written in 33-35 long lines.
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    Origin: Written in the Baden-Württemberg region of Germany, possibly Heidelberg, ca. 1450 (f. 4v).
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    Title supplied by cataloger.
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    Collation: Paper, i (modern) + 91 + i (modern); 1¹⁶ 2-6¹² 7¹⁶(-1); [1-91], modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Earlier modern foliation in pencil suggests that gatherings are missing at the beginning (the manuscript's extant first folio is numbered 36); between the third and fourth gatherings (where the earlier modern foliation skips from 75 (f. 40) to 113 (f. 41)); and between the...
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    Ms. codex.
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    Binding: Modern quarter parchment with pasteboards.
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    Decoration: Numerous diagrams (astronomical, f. 3r, 3v, 9v; related to sundials, f. 24v-25v; of quadrants, f. 62v, 63v; geometric, f. 41r-42v, 48r-48v, 51r-52v; astrological, f. 58r, 64r, 70v), mostly in ink, a few with red ink as well; rubrication and underlining in red and initials slashed with red in much of the manuscript (but not f. 26r-27v, 42v-52v, 63v-79v, 80v-91v); manicule (f. 10v).
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    Watermarks: Similar to Briquet Raisin 12995 (Eberbach, 1443-1449; Eppelsheim, 1445) and Tête de boeuf 15106, 15109, and 15110 (various German cities, 1452-1469).
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    Script: Written in cursive Gothic script by multiple hands.
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    Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London) to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, Jan. 2008.
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    Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.
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    27 August 2023
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    27 August 2023
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