Manuscript on paper made by an unknown Venetian mathematician, astronomer and cartographer. This manuscript is highly interesting for the excellent drawings of contemporary Mediterranean sailing-ships
Description:
In Italian., Script: Written by one hand in Gothico-Humanistic Cursive, which in the maps alternates with Capitalis. Headings in Capitalis inscribed on scrolls or tablets., Maps, borders and decorations in colours. Clumsily drawn human and animal figures., and Binding: Original limp vellum. On the spine is written "G***ctrica MSS". On the rear cover are a pen-drawing, upside-down, of the same decorative device as on f. 2r, and a sketch of city gates.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Islands of the Mediterranean.
Subject (Topic):
Atlases, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscript maps, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sailing ships
Dealers' descriptions pasted onto back cover (1959) say Johannes Serapion Senior is Jahiah Ben Serabi, 802-849., Leaf a1 (blank) preceded by seven others filled with manuscript notes in a contemporary hand., and Signatures: a8, b8, c6, d8-h8, hh8, i8, k6, l8, m6, n8, o6, p6, q8-t8.
Publisher:
Reynaldus de Novimagio
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Medieval, Medicine, Arab, and Materia medica
Petrus Rochabonella, ed.; Prosdocimus Mutius, corr., "Libellus Avicene de viribus cordis translatus ab Arnaldo de villa nova": 6 leaves next to end., and Med: Later German binding. Described by Scott Husby, 2010.
Publisher:
Dionysius Bertochus
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Medieval, Medicine, Arab, Materia medica, and Heart
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on paper, containing a collection of works by Rufus of Ephesus: Περὶ πάντων φανερῶν τε καὶ ἀφανερῶν μορίων τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (De corporis humani partium appellationibus; ff. 3-7), Περὶ ὀνομασιῶν (De partibus corporis hominis; ff. 7-16), Περὶ ὀστῶν (De ossibus; ff. 17-18). Also includes extracts from Julius Pollux's Onomasticon Liber II (ff. 20-47). Contains a table of contents (f. 2).
Alternative Title:
Opera : in Greek
Description:
In Greek., Title devised by cataloger., Script: Italian 16th-century hand., Decoration: titles and one-line initials in red., Layout: single column of 17 lines., Binding: blind-tooled green sheepskin over paper boards., and Leaf 19 is blank.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Greek, Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, and Manuscripts
Cronologia prodomo alla Biblioteca del P. Coronelli
Description:
BEIN 2013 Folio 5: Accompanied by an unbound leaf (30 x 20 cm.) of uncut volvelles intended to be mounted on the large folding plate at p. 32. Printed slip with corrections pasted over text on p. 153., Engraved t.p., At head of title: Cronologia de' XXXXXXXII tomi già composti in differenti idiomi dall'autore medesimo., and Binder's instructions on p. 531.