Medical and astrological miscellany (DS699) (Q3502)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9948425633503681, LJS 463, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9948425633503681)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Medical and astrological miscellany (DS699) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9948425633503681, LJS 463, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9948425633503681) |
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27 August 2023
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Stegmüller, Heinrich
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Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Hofbibliothek (Donaueschingen, Germany)
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Traditional medicine--Early works to 1800
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1443.
15. century
1443Gregorian
1443Gregorian
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Extent: 72 leaves : parchment, color illustrations ; 230 x 163 (160 x 110) mm bound to 240 x 170 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Foliation: Parchment, i (paper) + 72 + i (paper); 1-98 102; [1-74]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
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Layout: Written in 31-34 long lines; frame-ruled in faint ink, with ruling in faint ink visible for rubrics in textura.
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Script: Written in Gothic textura (calendar and rubrics) and cursive script in the hand of Heinrich Stegmüller, followed by later notes in 2 different hands (f. 73r-74r).
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Decoration: 53 pen-and-wash illustrations, mostly in medallions, including the signs of the zodiac and labors of the months (f. 1r-18v); another set of the signs of the zodiac (f. 19r-28v); male and female figures representing the planets, sun, and moon (Saturn, f. 30r; Jupiter, f. 32r; Mars, f. 33r; the Sun, f. 34v; Venus, f. 35v; Mercury, f. 36v; the Moon, f. 37v); a scene of two men reading...
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Binding: Pressed pigskin with metal clasps.
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Origin: Signed in Buchau (near Biberach), northeast of Lake Constance in southern Germany, 1443.
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Formerly held in the Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Hofbibliothek (Donaueschingen, Germany; stamps, f. 1r, 74r).
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Appears in Jörn Günther's Selection of manuscripts and miniatures (2003), no. 12.
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Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London) to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, June 2004.
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Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.
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28 April 2025
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