[Medical and astronomical miscellany]

Contributor:

Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280 (attributed name); Zaël (attributed name)

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1446

Description:

Compilation of Latin and German texts concerning astronomy, astrology (including resources for the determination of favorable and unfavorable days and a brief treatise on the astrological properties of precious stones attributed in the manuscript to the 8th/9th-century Jewish astrologer Zaël, but also known as the lapidary of Techel), and medicine (including a brief treatise on wine used for medical purposes, attributed in another manuscript to Albertus Magnus).

Language:

Latin; German

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Nicolas-Antoine Labbey-de-Billy (1753-1825, stamp, Ex bibliotheca Billiana, f. 1r); sold as part of that collection in Besançon, 1 May 1826.; Sold at auction at Ader, Picard, Tajan, 19 May 1976, lot 44.; Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 22 June 1982, lot 61.; Appeared in the catalog Illumination and the word, issued by Roth Horowitz, Ferrini & Biondi in cooperation with Jörn Günther, Jul. 26-Aug. 23, 2002, no. 6.; Appeared in the catalog Princely magnificence: an exhibition of illuminated manuscripts and printed books from the 13th to the 16th century, issued by Ursus Books Ltd. (New York) in cooperation with Jörn Günther, 1997, no. 12.; Appeared in Jörn Günther's cat. 5 (1997), no. 21.; Appeared in Sam Fogg's catalog, 30 Apr. 2003; sold to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, May 2003.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.; Labbey-de-Billy, Nicolas-Antoine, 1753-1825, former owner.

Relation:

Video orientation: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1502728; 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/ljs449.html

Subject:

Astrology -- Early works to 1800; Astrology; Medical astrology -- Early works to 1800; Urine -- Analysis -- Early works to 1800; Wine -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800; Precious stones -- Early works to 1800; Precious stones; Wine -- Therapeutic use; Urine -- Analysis; Medical astrology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); diagrams; illuminations (paintings); pen and wash drawings; tables (documents); treatises; almanacs; calendars (documents); Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

36 leaves : paper, color illustrations; 294 x 210 (205 x 132-142) mm bound to 300 x 220 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-1v: [Circular diagrams of the celestial spheres and the directions]; Table of contents: 2. f.2r-7v: [Calendar]; Table of contents: 3. f.8r-11v: [Astrological and astronomical tables and diagrams]; Table of contents: 4. f.12r-22v: [Treatise in German on favorable and unfavorable days for various activities]; Table of contents: 5. f.23r-25r: De urina.; Table of contents: 6. f.25v-26r: [Treatise in German on bloodletting]; Table of contents: 7. f.26v-28r: In dem Lentzen.; Table of contents: 8. f.28v: Dies periculosi.; Table of contents: 9. f.29r-29v: [Latin treatise on veins]; Table of contents: 10. f.30r-32r: De proprietatibus vini / [elsewhere attributed to Albertus Magnus]; Table of contents: 11. f.32v-36v: Libellus magnus atque preciosus ... sigillorum / Cheel [Zaël]; Foliation: Paper, i (later paper) + 36 + i (later paper); [1-36]; 1¹²(-12) 2-3¹² 4²(-2); modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 36-42 long lines (f. 2r-23v, 26v-28r) or lines in 2 columns (f. 24r-26r, 28v-36v); frame-ruled in faint ink.; Script: Written in bâtarde script.; Decoration: 36 miniatures in ink with colored washes, 8 to 30 lines in height, including calendar miniatures of the labors of the months (f. 2r-7v), astrological images (f. 12r-21v), and medical illustrations (f. 23v, 26v-28r); 13 circular diagrams (f. 1r-1v, 9r-11v), some with color; 1 7-line initial in red ink with flourishing in green (f. 12r); rubrics and paragraph marks in red, initials touched with red.; Watermark: Similar to Briquet Tête de boeuf 14964 (1444) and 15054 (1441).; Binding: Contemporary parchment, restored.; Origin: Written in southwestern Germany, ca. 1446.; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; Latin and German (lower Alemannic with middle German idioms).

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize LJS 449

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)