Treatise in 4 books on astronomy, geography, meteorology, and medicine, followed by a work on Gospels attributed to Hugh of Saint-Victor.
Support: parchment; Extent: 21 leaves : 206 x 146 (165 x 120) mm. bound to 208 x 152 mm; Foliation: Parchment, 21 ; [1-21] ; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Written in 2 columns of 34-38 lines; ruled in drypoint; prickings visible at outer edges.
Written in German protogothic book script with archaic forms by 3 hands (f. 1r-19v column B line 25, 19v column B line 26-20r, 20v-21r; Erik Kwakkel, Leiden University).
16 maps and diagrams (f. 8v-9r, 10v-11r, 13r-13v, 15r); 6 2- or 3-line initials in red (f. 1r, 2v, 6r, 11v, 14v).
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Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger based on predominant work.
Germany
Written in Germany, circa 1150 (Kwakkel).
Modern parchment.
Latin
Sold by Hirsch to E. P. Goldschmidt, 1928 (Goldschmidt stock books, Grolier Club); appears in Goldschmidt cat. 18 (no. 47), cat. 21 (no. 10), cat. 23 (no. 97), cat. 25 (no. 84), 1929-1930.
Sold by E. P. Goldschmidt to Charles Joseph Singer, 1932.
Formerly owned by William A. Foyle (Beeleigh Abbey, Essex; leather bookplate inside upper cover).
Sold at auction as part of Foyle's collection at Christie's, 11 July 2000, lot 7, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.
Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle in honor of David McKnight, Director, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Penn Libraries, 2013.
Germany
Written in Germany, circa 1150 (Kwakkel).
Latin
Sold by Hirsch to E. P. Goldschmidt, 1928
Sold by E. P. Goldschmidt to Charles Joseph Singer, 1932.
Formerly owned by William A. Foyle
Sold at auction as part of Foyle's collection at Christie's, 11 July 2000, lot 7, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.
Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle in honor of David McKnight, Director, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Penn Libraries, 2013.
Treatise in 4 books on astronomy, geography, meteorology, and medicine, followed by a work on Gospels attributed to Hugh of Saint-Victor.
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger based on predominant work.
Written in German protogothic book script with archaic forms by 3 hands (f. 1r-19v column B line 25, 19v column B line 26-20r, 20v-21r; Erik Kwakkel, Leiden University).
16 maps and diagrams (f. 8v-9r, 10v-11r, 13r-13v, 15r); 6 2- or 3-line initials in red (f. 1r, 2v, 6r, 11v, 14v).
For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.
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