Hebrew translation of a fundamental treatise on medieval astronomy and cosmology that describes and illustrates the Ptolemaic model of a spherical earth divided into climactic zones at the center of the concentric spheres of the universe. Followed by Ruaḥ ha-ḥen, a 13th-century philosophical work that was a popular introduction to science, here attributed to Yehudah ibn Tibon. It has also been attributed to Jacob ben Abba Mari ben Samson Anatoli and Zeraḥyah ha-Yeṿani. Occasional marginal notes. Final page contains Hebrew notes and pen trials by various hands (f. 22v).
Creator:
Sacro Bosco, Joannes de, active 1230.
Date:
1425
Description:
Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.
Sold at auction at Sotheby's (New York) as part of a collection of manuscripts from the Montefiore Endowment, 27 Oct. 2004, lot 309.; Placed on deposit at Jews' College (London) as part of the Montefiore Endowment, 1899.; Possible ownership inscription: Mazliah Finzi (possibly Mazliah ben Zacharias Finzi of Parma, f. 22v).; Formerly owned by Polish scholar and bibliophile S. J. Halberstam (ms. 244, Montefiore label inside upper cover; number in pencil, f. 1r).; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2013.; Sold as part of Halberstam's library to Judith Montefiore College (Ramsgate, England), after 1887, ms. 424 (label inside upper cover, Montefiore MS. 424; gilt number on spine; stamps, f. 1r, 22v; number in pencil, f. 1r).; Sold by Les Enluminures (Paris and Chicago) to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, August 2008.
Publisher:
[Italy], [between 1425 and 1450]
Relation:
Ruaḥ ḥen.; http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn) https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs494.html
22 leaves : paper; 209 x 151 (143 x 104) mm bound to 220 x 186 mm
Personal Name:
Avigdor, Solomon ben Abraham, 1384- translator.; Halberstam, S. J. (Solomon Joachim), 1832-1900, former owner.; Finzi, Mazliah, former owner.; Tibon, Yehudah ibn, approximately 1120-approximately 1190, attributed name.
Corporate Name:
Judith Montefiore College (Ramsgate, England), former owner.; Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Notes:
Decoration: 3 astronomical diagrams (f. 1v, 2v, 10r); occasional manicules (f. 9v, 13r).; Origin: Written in northern Italy in the second quarter of the 15th century (based on watermark information).; Ms. codex.; Binding: 20th-century half morocco over cloth; gatherings sewn on stubs.; Watermark: Briquet Tête de boeuf à yeux 14871 (Brescia, 1434-1445).; Foliation: Paper, iii (modern) + 22 + xxxv (modern); 1¹² 2¹⁰; [1-22], modern foliation in pencil, upper left recto.; Layout: Written in 31-34 long lines; ruled in faint ink for horizontals with vertical bounding lines in lead.; Script: Written in Ashkenazic semi-cursive script by 2 hands (f. 1r-11v, 12r-22r).; Title supplied by cataloger.; Hebrew.
Physical Location:
LJS 494
Collection:
Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
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