Tratado de astronomia

Name:

Valades y Leon, Manuel

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1692

Description:

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

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Provenance:

Sold by Hibberd's Books.

Subject:

Astrology -- Early works to 1800; Astrology; Navigation

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Calendars (documents by form); Diagrams; Drawings (visual works); Tables (documents); Manuscripts, Spanish; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

212 leaves : paper, illustrations; 155 x 110 mm bound to 159 x 109 mm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Table of contents: Libro primero de las reglas de astroloxia sacadas y añadidas muchas tablas nuebas y curiosas, 1714. -- Libro segundo reglas para la nautíca y sus tablas nesesarias. -- Libro de barias cosas. -- Tratado de los vientos [with material on perpetual calendars]. -- Lunario perpetuo y pronotico ... de Valencia, 1725. -- Libro de varias cosas. -- Esplicasion de el quadrant e de reducion, 1692.; Overall title taken from spine.; Several items are attributed to Manuel Valades y Leon in headings.; 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.; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Decoration: Illustrated with diagrams, tables, symbols of the zodiac, calendars, and pen and ink drawings.; Binding: Contemporary boards. Upper cover detached; lower cover nearly detached.; Origin: Possibly written in Mexico, circa 1692-1750.; Two printed items laid in, a bookmark and a holy card depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary.; Spanish.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 818