Arzachel — c. 1250–1252 (?); England, Oxford(?)

Title

Arzachel — c. 1250–1252 (?); England, Oxford(?)

Shelfmark

MS. Savile 22

Date

c. 1250–1252 (?)

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ii + 83

Binding

Brown leather on boards, blind-tooled, 17th-century English work

Acquisition

Given by him in 1620

Provenance

Toomer argues that 'everything points' to both the manuscript and the notes having been written in England, and probably at Oxford (e.g. the computation of an eclipse of the sun at Oxford, mentioned above) ('A Survey of the Toledan Tables', Osiris 15 [1967], p. 12). See also Watson, who notes that fol. 3r has a reference in the margin to ‘altitudo equinoctialis ab orizonte apud Oxoniam' (1984, no. 693)

The Summary Catalogue comments that this manuscript seems to come from the same scriptorium as MS. Savile 23and to have been written at about the same time

Fol. 12v: ‘This is philipe bokely boke gywen per the handes of John W. 1540'

'This is John hollingworthes booke Gewen per the handes of philipe B 1542'

'John hollingworthe' is written many times on fol. 13r; fol. 37r: ‘William hollingworthe’, mid-16th century (Watson, 1984, no. 693)

Henry Savile (d. 1622)

Title

The astronomical tables of Arzachel

Shelfmark

MS. Savile 22

Summary

The astronomical tables of Arzachel (fol. 13), preceded by lectiones, beg. 'In nomine domini scito quod annus lunaris sit ex cccliiij diebus ...' (fol. 1). The book seems to come from the same scriptorium, and to have been written about the same time as MS. Savile 23. There are contemporary marginalia throughout in a French court hand.

Date

Written about 1250-1252 (?) in France

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, binding, brown leather on boards, blind-tooled, 17th-cent. English work

Physical extent

83 Leaves

Custodial history

Owned in 1540 by Philip Bokeley (fol. 12v), in 1542 by John Hollingworth, and rather later by William Hollingworth (fol. 37).

Labelled '22'