Astronomy, 13th century and 15th century

Title

Astronomy, 13th century and 15th century

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Misc. 105

Associated place

Italian

Date

15th century

13th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Physical extent

77 leaves, small quarto

Binding

15th century or earlier (? by the time of the volume’s purchase in 1403, see fol. 1r), Italian?: wood boards, outside corners rounded; brown leather, tooled with blind lines to form diamond shapes linking the bosses; rows of 3+[3]+3 star-shaped bosses on each cover, with single central clasp; strap of thick natural-coloured textile (a replacement ?), with metal catch fixing to a large embossed catch-plate; endleaves of palimpsest parchment including erased plainchant, 12th century. Spine enhanced or replaced, with gilt decoration and a gilt red-leather title-label, 18th century, Italian, all re-laid onto a reback of 1945, Bodleian. 170–172 125 c. 26–30 (book closed).

Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817

Provenance

'Johannes Thom...... ord. Prædicatorum.'

Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805

Giuseppe Canonici , -1807

Title

Joh. de Sacro Bosco

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Misc. 105

Summary

1, 13th century:

Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, Tractatus de sphaera

Treatises on spheres

2, 15th century:

Astronomical treatise

Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Algorismus (imperfect)

Date

13th and 15th century

Language

Latin

Physical extent

1 volume