Treatises, chiefly astronomical and alchemical
MS. Selden Supra 76
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Title
Treatises, chiefly astronomical and alchemical
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 76
Date
13th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659
Provenance
Winchester, Hampshire, Benedictine cathedral priory of St Peter, St Paul, and St Swithun (?) : "On fol. 46v is an early 16th-cent. list of surnames of 38 monks: identified by Dr. R. L. Poole as of Swithun's Winchester" (S.C.). (MLGB3: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc.).
John Selden, 1584–1654
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Title
Treatises, chiefly astronomical and alchemical
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 76
Summary
Treatises, chiefly astronomical and alchemical:
Fol. 3. 'Liber magistri Rogeri Hereford de iudiciis astronomicis', beg. 'Quoniam regulas artis': some leaves are wanting after fol. 5: at fol. 7 is a note on making almanacs, etc.
Fol. 10v. 'Liber de tribus generalibus iudiciis astronomie ex quibus cetera omnia defluunt, editus a magistro Rogero Hereford', in three books with prologue: beg. 'Quoniam circa tria fit omnis astronomica considerado': at fol. 19v is a note adapted to the latitude of Hereford.
Fol. 20. 'Liber de motibus planetarum', beg. 'Inuestigantibus astronomie raciones', a Theorica sphaerae perhaps by Grosseteste.
Fol. 31. 'Doctrina equacionis omnium planetarum', beg. 'Primo sumantur anni collecti'.
Fol. 41. 'Liber de institucione vniuersitatis', i.e. on the proper principles of an organized society or state: beg. 'Omnis homo naturaliter desiderat': two leaves are lost after fol. 42.
Fol. 47. 'Theoreica [sic] arcium magicarum', beg. 'Omnes homines qui sensibilia'. This is a work by Alkindus, sometimes called from its earlier chapters 'de radiis stellarum'.
Fol. 61. 'Liber graduum', gradus being defined on fol. 64v as 'intencio primordialis alicuius proprietatis [sc. caliditatis etc.] ... ultra suum contrarium in dupla [etc.] ... proporcione'.
Fol. 69v. 'Liber de uulgari iudicio sermonis', beg. 'Quoniam plurimi hominum uulgari rerum intellectu': a treatise on the value of assertion.
Fol. 74. Many alchemical recipes: the first is 'Scorpium recentem confractum in alcara, scilicet in fornace'.
Fol. 109v. A treatise on omens from sculptured gems: beg. 'In nomine Domini hic est liber preciosus magnus atque sacratus siggillorum coelez [= coelatorum ?] quem fecerunt filii Israel in deserto secundum motus & cursus siderum'. On fols. 113v-115 are some half-erased notes.
Fol. 116. An alchemical treatise: beg. 'Michi uidetur dicere quod annussadir dum subleuatur aceto semper adequetur', the reference is to sal ammoniac.
On fol. 46v is an early 16th cent. list of surnames of thirty-eight monks: identified by dr. R. L. Poole as of St. Swithun's, Winchester.
Date
Written in the 13th century in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment; somewhat soiled, with illuminated capitals, etc.
Physical extent
126 Leaves
Custodial history
A Winchester book: see above.
Manuscript 3479 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Treatises, chiefly astronomical and alchemical
