Discors[o] dell' astrolog[ia]

Timespan:

18th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Discourse against astrology.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Formerly held in the libraries of the Albani family (no. 244) and Prince Baldassare Boncompagni of Rome (no. 144, label on cover).; Sold by Jacques Rosenthal (Munich), 1959.; Boncompagni, Baldassarre, 1821-1894, former owner.

Subject:

Astrology; Astrology -- Italy -- 18th century

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Treatises; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

62 leaves : paper; 199 x 132 mm bound to 213 x 146 mm

Geographic Subject:

Italy

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from spine.; Foliation: Paper, 62; [1-62]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 17 long lines, with no right-hand margin on rectos and no gutter on versos.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Binding: Contemporary parchment (Zacour-Hirsch). Some oxidation of ink.; Origin: Written in Italy in the 18th century.; Incipit: Molte volte io son andato ricercando nell' animo mio ... (f. 4r).; Bookseller's description (Jacques Rosenthal) on file in Library.; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 328