Arzachel — 13th century, middle; French (?)
MS. Savile 23
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Arzachel — 13th century, middle; French (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Savile 23
Date
13th century, middle
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Binding
Brown leather on boards, blind-tooled, 17th-cent. English work.
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Title
The astronomical tables of Arzachel
Shelfmark
MS. Savile 23
Summary
The astronomical tables of Arzachel (Abū Ishāk Ibrāhīm ben Yaḥya, al Naḳḳash, al Zarkalī), preceded by an English liturgical calendar to which st. Frideswide has been added later (fol. 1), and followed by further tables drawn up at Paris (fol. 49). The marginalia (of about 1300) in the calendar have been copied in a 17th-cent. hand on fol. iiv.
Date
Written in the mid-13th century in France (?)
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, binding, brown leather on boards, blind-tooled, 17th-cent. English work
Physical extent
110 Leaves
Custodial history
Labelled '23'
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Collection contents
The astronomical tables of Arzachel
