Liturgical calendar with some astronomical notes, such as indications of when the sun enters signs of the zodiac, and a circular diagram with 19 divisions around the circumference, corresponding to the 19 Julian years of the Metonic cycle (f. 1r). The calendar is followed by a few tables concerning the golden numbers and the dates of Septuagesima and Easter (f. 7r-7v), a hand-shaped diagram and table concerning the moon and the signs of the zodiac (f. 8r), and a list of combinations of planets (f. 8v).
Language:
Latin
Provenance:
Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, June 2001.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2021.
Relation:
The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs420.html; Video orientation: https://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/100000313
8 leaves : paper, illustrated; 201 x 142 mm bound to 203 x 147 mm
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Script: Written in humanistic script.; Decoration: 2 diagrams in red and black ink (circle, f. 1r; hand with numbers at joints, f. 8r); 4 tables in red and black ink (f. 7r-8r); red ink used for headings and feast days in calendar (f. 1r-6v).; Binding: Vellum ruled and stamped in gold.; Origin: Possibly written in Italy, ca. 1480 (dates in table, f. 7v).; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; Latin, with a few notes in Italian.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, LJS 420
Collection:
Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
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