Various astronomical, astrological and magical texts.
MS. Holkham Gr. 109
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Various astronomical, astrological and magical texts.
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham Gr. 109
Date
15th century
Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Paper
Physical extent
: iii + 185 leaves
Decoration
Various tables and signs.
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of brown leather, with Coke family ostrich crest in gilt in the centre of the upper cover; Date: early nineteenth century. Rebound by John Jones of Liverpool(worked for Holkham 1816-1823.
The spine lettered in gilt: / PTOLOMÆI/ ASTRONOMICA//M.S./ SÆC. XIV./; in pasted black leather(?): MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 109/
Provenance
Catalogue Nrs: paste down (in pencil), fol. i(v): MS. Holkham Gr. 109; fol. i(v) left corner bottom (in pencil) 662 a. fol. ii(r) (in blue ink): Holkham Library. /no 290/ (in pencil) 692 294 (right corner): D6B4 / = Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester , 290; fol. 1r: handwritten note in grey ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698· Codex 16. Ptolemaei Astronomica annorum/ plus quam 300. = Giustiniani 16; (at the bottom, in brown ink): ΝϚον: = Morezenos 56.
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