Ms. Codex 121 De divinatione mortis, et vitae Petosyris ad Necepsum Regem Aegypti Epistola
Title
De divinatione mortis, et vitae Petosyris ad Necepsum Regem Aegypti EpistolaAuthors
- Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
- Posevinus, Antonius
- Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
Call number
Ms. Codex 121(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 1580537
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/1580537
Publisher
The University of Pennsylvania LibrariesLanguage
LatinOrigin
Written in Italy in the 17th century (Zacour-Hirsch).
- Date
- 16--
- Place
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Italy
Summary
Work attributed to Bede (f. 3r-6v), preceded by a biographical note about Bede (f. 3r-v). The title page (f. 4r) is drawn to resemble the title page of a printed book and contains a diagram. The text is followed by astronomical or astrological tables (f. 6r-v). Also contains two works of Antonius Posevinus: 1.) Ex apparatu Antonii Posevini, Soc. Jesu, tomo. i. de Beda (f. 7r-8r; extract); and 2.) In verbo Caesar Baronius tom. i. pag. 281 (f. 8r-11v; on numbers). Also contains an extract from a work by Athanasius Kircher, Ex. lib. 2, parte 4, pag. 386: De magnete (f. 13r).
Notes
- Ms. gathering.
- Title (of first work) from title page (f. 4r).
- First work (Bede), incipit and explicit: (text, f. 5r) De his, que a me ad humanae vitae ... (f. 6v) In VII remanent XI.
- Second work (Antonius Posevinus), incipit and explicit: (f. 7r) Inter eius autem lucubrationes ... (f. 8r) Y---- 159. Arnoldus.
- Third work (Antonius Posevinus), incipit and explicit: (f. 8r) Diem in urbe ipsa geruntur ... (f. 11v) sic enim se habet. [Three ff. of numerical charts and a fold-out diagram follow.].
- Fourth work (Athanasius Kircher), incipit and explicit: (f. 13r) Queritur utrum nulla alia ratio ... (f. 13r) sibi cavere lectorem, velim.
- Fragile. Stitching is pulling out; many of the leaves have become separated. Edges of leaves are split and torn; paper is brittle. Stains. Some damage due to oxidation of the ink.
- Forms part of: Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection.
Extent
13 leaves : 227 x 160 (162 x 110) mmCollation
Paper, 13; [i], 1² 2⁸ 3²( -1, +1); 109-120; contemporary foliation, upper right recto (effaced), indicating that this was originally part of a larger codex. Catchwords in lower right corner.Support
PaperDecoration
Fold-out diagram (f. 12).
Script
Provenance
- Acquired, 1961.
Subjects topical
- Astrology--Early works to 1800
- Astronomy--Early works to 1800
- Numeration--Early works to 1800
- Chemistry--History
Genres
- Codices
- Diagrams
- Tables (documents)
- Manuscripts, Latin--17th century
- Manuscripts, European
Licenses
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Decoration: Diagram, f. 12r
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