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Johannes Viennensis, Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Ps.-Roger Bacon, ‘Geber’, Petrus de S. Audomaro — Multiple dates

MS. Bodl. 177

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Title

Johannes Viennensis, Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Ps.-Roger Bacon, ‘Geber’, Petrus de S. Audomaro — Multiple dates

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 177

Place of origin

English

Date

decoration added 15th century, second half

14th century, last quarter

1383 or 1384

13th century

14th century, last quarter;

Language

Middle English (1100-1500)

Latin

Contents

MS. Bodl. 177 – Part 1 (fols. 1–22)
(fol. 1) Sphere of life and death
‘Spera Pictagore’
‘Spera Apulegii & Platonici’
2. (fol. 2) Johannes Viennensis Speculum elementorum
Alchemical notes and recipes
MS. Bodl. 177 – Part 2 (fols. 22–32)
1. (fol. 22) Table of eclipses of the sun and moon, 1384–1462
(fol. 27v) Rubric: Tabula principalis Gerlandi
2. (fol. 29) Scientific treatises
Rubric: 12 Experimenta naturalia de corio serpentis translata a Johanne Paulino ab arabico in Latinum
(fols. 30, 31, 32) Rubric: Capitulum de 16 herbis
MS. Bodl. 177 – Part 3
Medical treatises
(fol. 33) Rubric: Tracatus vrinarum
(fol. 34v) Rubric: Liber pulsuum
(fol. 38) Rubric: Modus iudicandi urinas
(fol. 38v) Rubric: Liber vrinarum Egidij cum commento
Treatise on chiromancy
3. (fol. 42) Astrological treatise
4. (fol. 45) Johannes de Sacro Bosco Algorismus
5. (fol. 46v) Treatise on chiromancy
MS. Bodl. 177 – Part 4
1. (fol. 53) Alchemical recipes
2. (fol. 54v) Ps.-Roger Bacon Speculum secretorum
3. (fol. 56) ‘Geber’ Liber triginta uerborum
4. (fol. 57v) Petrus de S. Audomaro Nouus quadrans correctus
5. (fol. 61v) Devotion
6. (fol. 63v) Short treatise on the interpretation of dreams
7. (fol. 64v) Short text on arithmetic
Astronomical tables
MS. Bodl. 489 - binding leaves
Sermons

Form

codex

Physical extent

v + 73 fols.

Decoration

Good initials (alphabet).

Diagrams. Added to a MS. of 14th century. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 1143, pl. CVI)

Acquisition

Presented by (Sir) Richard Worseley, 1607.

Provenance

Fol. 37, Thomas Aynow, 15th century.

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  • Petrus, de Sancto Audomaro, Astronomus, ca. 13th cent.

  • Aynow (?), Thomas, 15th century

  • Worsley, Sir Richard, of Appuldurcombe, 1588-1621

  • Johannes Viennensis, 14th cent.

  • Garland, the Computist, active 11th century

  • Geber, 9th cent. (?), pseudo

  • Bacon, Roger, pseudo

  • Johannes Sacrobosco, early 13th cent.

  • Alexander, de Villa Dei

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