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Title

Tratado de astronomia

Authors

• Valades y Leon, Manuel

Call number

Ms. Codex 818
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 2976480
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/2976480

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

Spanish

Origin

Date

circa 1692-1750

Place

Mexico

Summary

Astrological texts illustrated with numerous diagrams, tables, and pen and ink drawings; with some material on navigation, the astrolabe and quadrant.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Overall title taken from spine.
   
• Several items are attributed to Manuel Valades y Leon in headings.
   
• Two printed items laid in, a bookmark and a holy card depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary.
   

Extent

212 leaves : 155 x 110 mm. bound to 159 x 109 mm

Foliation

Paper, 212 + i; [i], 1-37, 1-25, 1-10, [lxxvi], 1-49, [i], 1-10, 13, [ii], contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto; [1-212], modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary boards. Upper cover detached; lower cover nearly detached.

Decoration

Illustrated with diagrams, tables, symbols of the zodiac, calendars, and pen and ink drawings.

Script

Written in a cursive script.

Provenance

• Sold by Hibberd's Books.
   

Subjects topical

• Astrology--Early works to 1800
• Navigation

Genres

• Codices
• Calendars
• Diagrams
• Drawings
• Tables
• Manuscripts, Spanish--17th century
• Manuscripts, Spanish--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

Licenses

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Decorations

• fol. 1v — Drawing, Armillary, f. 1v
• fol. 199r — Diagram, f. 199r
• fol. 202r — Diagram, f. 202r
• fol. 202v — Diagram, f. 202v
• fol. 203r — Diagram, f. 203r
• fol. 203v — Diagram, f. 203v
• fol. 204v — Diagram, f. 204v
• fol. 205r — Diagram, f. 205r
• fol. 206r — Diagram, f. 206r
• fol. 207r — Diagram, f. 207r
• fol. 208r — Diagram, f. 208r
• fol. 209r — Diagram, f. 209r
• fol. 212r — Diagram, f. 212r