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Title

French horoscope manuscript.

Call number

Ms. Codex 2157
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9977362649703681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1417233552

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

French

Origin

Date

not after 1768

Place

France

Summary

Extended narrative horoscope for an unnamed woman born on 16 December 1688, with her death projected for 28 August 1768. After an introduction, the topics of the horoscope include the woman's temperament, parents, siblings, travel, friends, enemies, and illness, followed by projected dates of specific events in the woman's life. Includes 3 tables (f. 13v,16r, 53r) and 3 diagrams (f. 14v-15v).

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger.
   
• 1. f.1r-21v: Avertissement pour donner intelligence a savoir connoitre les choses necessaire pour lire les jugman des horoscopes ou figure celeste -- 2. f.22r-50v: Jugement astronomique sur la naissance preposé de la dame née le 16 decembre 1688 a 11 heure et 30 minute apres midi -- 3. f.51r-101r: Jugement des profections et directions dans les quels on verra les evenement marqué autour mois annee de leur arrivée -- 4. f.101r-109r: Jugement particulier de l'astrologue.
   

Extent

114 leaves : 155 x 105 (120 x 70) mm bound to 165 x 115 mm

Collation

Paper, 114; 1¹² 2⁴ 3-5¹² 6¹⁴ 7-10¹²; gatherings signed 1-10 in ink, bottom center first recto (except 6, on the first verso); [1-114], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary (18th-century) full leather with worn gilt spine.

Layout

Written in 18-20 long lines. Octavo format.

Decoration

3 horoscope diagrams (f. 14v-15v).

Script

Written in cursive script by a single hand.

Provenance

• Sold by Leo Cadogan Rare Books (London), 2018.
   

Subjects topical

• Astrology--Early works to 1800

Genres

• codices (bound manuscripts)
• diagrams
• Horoscopes
• Tables (Data)
• Manuscripts, French--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

Keywords

• 17th century
• French
• France
• Paper
• Diagrams
• Tables
• Astrology

Licenses

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — Avertissement pour donner intelligence a savoir connoitre les choses necessaire pour lire les jugman des horoscopes ou figure celeste
• fol. 22r — Jugement astronomique sur la naissance preposé de la dame née le 16 decembre 1688 a 11 heure et 30 minute apres midi
• fol. 51r — Jugement des profections et directions dans les quels on verra les evenement marqué autour mois annee de leur arrivée
• fol. 101v — Jugement particulier de l'astrologue

Decorations

• fol. 13v — Table, Theme de conception
• fol. 14v — Horoscope diagram, Conception
• fol. 15r — Horoscope diagram, Nativité
• fol. 15v — Horoscope diagram, Nativité
• fol. 16r — Table, Theme de nativité
• fol. 53r (unfolded) — Table, Table des profection des la naissance du 16 decembre 1688