Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 420: Astrological and Astronomical Tracts

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Abstract/Contents

Summary: CCCC MS 420 is a compendium of astrological and astronomical tracts. Of these, Johannes Stoeffler's Ephemerides and the translation by Peter of Abano (c. 1257-1316) into Latin of Abraham ibn Ezra's astrological treatise Re'shit Ho'khmah - the Liber introductorius in iudicia astrorum qui dicitur Principium sapientiae are printed versions produced in Parker's lifetime. The first portion of the collection contains various manuscript tracts in Latin and English copied in the sixteenth century, the first of which is the preface to the Prognosticatio of Johannes Lichtenberger (d. 1503). The name John Eston appears in two places in the volume, though he and his relationship to Parker, if any, has not been identified.
Contents: Astrological and Astronomical Tracts -- Almanach noua plurimis annis uenturis inseruientia -- Liber introductorius in iudicia astrorum qui dicitur Principium sapientiae, transl. by Peter of Abano

Description

Alternative title	Astronomica
Type of resource	mixed material
Extent	ff. cir. 200 written and 200 printed
Date created	[ca. 1500 - 1599]
Language	Latin; English
Material	Paper
Height (mm)	200
Width (mm)	142
Writing	The hand of the manuscript portions is an upright one somewhat resembling an engrossing hand
Foliation	ff. i-ii + 1-247 + iii-iv
Provenance	On the flyleaf and elsewhere the name Johannes Eston.

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date	xvi
Downloadable James Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:xx369hb4261/MS_420.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:hb945zr3268/420.pdf
Contains	Title Astrological and Astronomical Tracts. 13r-124v Nasmith Tractatus valde dignus et multum approbatus quod licet permissione divina scire ventura tam per revolutionem superiorum corporum quam diversorum aliorum signorum, Or, A perfette instruccyon of astrologie with the carecters of the sygnes and planetts, and also divers other good rules and notys with many divers judgements that be necessarye and requysyte belongyng to the same. 13r-124v Rubric (13r) Sequitur tractatus valde dignus - signorum prout in prologo et aliis auctoribus sequentibus patet Incipit (13r) Quamquam solus deus in sua potestate Note 3 pages: the 3rd has quotations from Ptolomeus, Aristoteles, Sibilla, Erigida (!), lulhardus, Turcus ad quendam Romanum Pontificem, Respons. pontificis. Incipit (15r) Hereafter followyth a perfett Instruccyon of Astrologie with the Carecters, etc Note 21 pp. a break Rubric (27r) The Natyuytyes Note ff. 2 Rubric (29r) Here begynith a techynge of the newe Calender with many other helpy thynges, etc Note Miscellaneous tracts or sections follow including a collection of Jugements for hidden treasure and the like Later Rubric (91r) Incipit Inuolucio spere Note in Latin Incipit (91r) Duo sunt extremi vertices mundi Note This has diagrams in colour. An English version follows A good many blank leaves follow (117r) Then a short tract in English (120r) and a Centiloquium also in English Title Johannes Stoeffler, Almanach noua plurimis annis uenturis inseruientia. 125r-179v Nasmith Ephemeridum opus Ioannis Stoefleri Justingensis mathematici a capite anni redemptoris Christi MDXXXII in alios XX proxime subsequentes ad veterum imitationem accuratissimo calculo elaboratum, Tubinge anno XXXIII K. L. Feb. Cum effigie autoris ligno incisa. 125r-179v Author Johannes Stoeffler Note (125r) Printed, has at topLiber Joh. Eston prec. iii8 iiid.Tubingae per Hulderrichum Morhart anno xxxiii kal. Feb (163r) Followed by a couple of quires mostly blank but containing some astronomical matter in Eston's hand Title Abraham ibn Ezra, Liber introductorius in iudicia astrorum qui dicitur Principium sapientiae, transl. by Peter of Abano. 180r-239v Nasmith Abrahe Avenaris Judei astrologi peritissimi in re judiciali opera ab excellentissimo philosopho Petro de Abano post accuratam castigationem in Latinam traducta. Venetiis MDVII. 180r-239v Author Abraham ibn Ezra Note Printed. The margins much scribbled in another hand VeniceP. Liechtenstein, 1507
TJames	204
Stanley	N. 27
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/pr262rj5610
Location	MS 420
Repository	UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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Parker Manuscripts

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