Treatise on astrology, concluding with a table of contents, followed by a short work on arithmetic applied to astrology and a detailed horoscope written as for an unnamed distant relative of the grand duke, aged 21 in 1609.; 1. f.1r-149v: Trattato dell'astrologia giudiciaria.; 2. f.150r-155v: Compendio dell'aritmetica.; 3. f.160r-171v: Modo, e stile, che si deve tenere in fare il giuditio ad una nascita, et in quanti capi si deve dividere.
Language:
Italian
Provenance:
Marzucchi sale, Florence, 1827 (Zacour-Hirsch); formerly in the library of Prince Baldassare Boncompagni of Rome (no. 544, label on cover).; Accessioned, 1963.
Codices; Treatises; Tables (documents); Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European
Physical Description:
174 leaves : paper; 217 x 157 (174 x 108) mm bound to 222 x 165 mm
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title for manuscript from caption title for predominant work (f. 6r).; Foliation: Paper, 174; [ii], 1-149, [150-172]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Catchwords, lower right verso.; Layout: Written in 26-27 long lines.; Script: Written in one cursive hand.; Decoration: Astrological and other tables (f. 15r, 57r, 66r, 70r, 87r, 126v).; Binding: Contemporary armorial vellum (Zacour-Hirsch) with remnants of pink and green fabric ties inside lower cover.; Origin: Written in Italy in the 17th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Italian.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 431
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