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1. Calendarium naturale magicum perpetuum
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1700]
- Call Number:
- Mellon MS 72
- Image Count:
- 214
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment containing emblematical drawings related to horology and astrology, and astrological tables, each section opening with an elaborate title page
- Description:
- In Latin, Hebrew, and Greek., Script: Written epigraphically and always with great calligraphic skill in a variety of styles by a single practiced hand, possibly the same which executed the drawings., Each page of the manuscript has a pen-drawn border on the recto side, containing an emblematical drawing, or complex calendrical or horological drawing, executed in pen and heightened with gold and silver., and Binding: Original calf binding, now rather deteriorated, the sides very elaborately gold-tooled in a multiple rectangle pattern, the large innermost rectangle with a series of circles containing floral ornaments, similar half-circles at the edges, the back in compartments with floral decoration; marbled endpapers, plain edges.
- Subject (Topic):
- Alchemy, Horology, and Astrology
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Calendarium naturale magicum perpetuum
2. Shams al-maʻārif wa-laṭāʼif al-ʻawārif, [17--?] and شمس المعارف ولطائف العوارف، [17--?]
- Creator:
- Būnī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, -1225
بوني، أحمد بن علي، -1225 - Call Number:
- Hartford Seminary Arabic MSS 93
- Image Count:
- 700
- Abstract:
- Shams al-maʻārif wa-laṭāʼif al-ʻawārif (also called "Shams al-maʻārif al-kubrá" to distinguish it from the author's two other smaller treatises: al-wusṭa "the middle one" and al-ṣughrá "the little one"), a treatise on magic, alchemy, astrology, devination, Islamic occultism, the name of God and the magical use of the Arabic alphabet by Abū al-ʻAbbās Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī al-Būnī (d. 1225), a famous sufi scholar from the city of Būnah (Bône) now ʻAnnābah (Annaba, Algeria), died in Cairo, Egypt. Name of copyist and place of copying are not mentioned; the date of copying is mentioned enigmatically in the 12th century H (18th century M).
- Alternative Title:
- Shams al-maʻārif al-kubrá and شمس المعارف الكبرى
- Description:
- In Arabic., Incipit: "Bismillāh al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm wa-ṣallá Allāh ʻalá Sayyidinā wa-Mawlānā Muḥammad wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallam. al-Ḥamdu lillāh alladhī aḥāṭa bi-kull shayʼ ʻilman wa-ʻallam al-insān mā lam yaʻlam wa-ashhadu an lā ilāh illā Allāh waḥdah lā sharīka lah wa-ashhadu anna Muḥammadan rasūl Allāh ṣallá Allāh ʻalayhi wa-sallam, shahida Allāh an lā ilāh illā huwa shahādat azal, fa-min nūr hādhihi al-shahādah ightaraf al-muṣṭafūn ʻilman, fa-ifham dhālika. Wa-al-tartīb al-abadī fī al-shahādatayn al-muttaṣilatayn bi-al-malāʼikah al-kirām wa-ulī al-ʻilm fa-hādhihi shahādat al-abad, fa-man fahima sirra hātayn al-shahādatayn shāhada al-malakūtayn ...", 20 x 29 cm; written surface: 14 x 22 cm, ca. 30 lines per page., Bound., In fair naskh script, on yellowish paper; keywords and markings in red; some notes and corrections on the margins; magic squares and illustrations; text within double red frames; catchwords., Includes table of contents at the beginning of the manuscript: "al-Faṣl al-awwal fī al-ḥurūf al-muʻjamah wa-mā yatarattabu fīhā min al-asrār wa-al-iḍmārāt. al-Faṣl al-thānī fī al-kasr wa-al-basṭ wa-tartīb al-aʻmāl min al-awqāt wa-al-sāʻāt. al-Faṣl al-thālith fī aḥkām manāzil al-qamar al-thamāniyah wa-ʻishrīn al-falakīyah ...", and Colophon: "... Wa-Allāh asʼalu an yulhima li-fahm mā ramaznāh wa-kashf mā satarnāh akh ṣadīq wa-khill ḥaqq [i.e. akhan ṣadīqan wa-khillan ḥaqqan]. Wa-fī hādhā al-qadr kifāyah li-man waffaqahu Allāh taʻālá wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā qūwata illā billāh al-ʻAlī al-ʻAẓīm wa-ṣallá Allāh ʻalá Sayyidinā Muḥammad wa-ṣaḥbihi ajmaʻīn wa-jamīʻ al-anbiyāʼ wa-al-mursalīn wa-al-ḥamdu lillāh Rabb al-ʻĀlamīn. al-Tārīkh: Fī niṣf awwal min khums thālith min thulth awwal min niṣf thānī min suds thālith min niṣf awwal min khums thānī min ʻushr awwal min qarn thānī ʻashar min hijrat khayr al-bashar ṣallá Allāh ʻalayhi wa-sallama taslīman kathīran. Tamma wa-kamula."
- Subject (Name):
- Būnī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, -1225.
- Subject (Topic):
- Alchemy, Arabic alphabet, Astrology, Divination, God (Islam), Name, Islamic magic, Islamic occultism, and Magic
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Shams al-maʻārif wa-laṭāʼif al-ʻawārif, [17--?], شمس المعارف ولطائف العوارف، [17--?]
3. [Astrology], [early 18th century]
- Published / Created:
- [early 18th century]
- Call Number:
- Osborn c315
- Image Count:
- 190
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of about 176 astrological diagrams.
- Description:
- Binding: black morocco., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., In pencil on p. 3: "Jan 28. 40 m. past 3 OClock afternoon. A Horse." Similar commentary appears on p. 10, 11, 33, 146, and 175., and Inside back cover: diagram charting the unions of various zodiac signs.
- Subject (Topic):
- Astrology, Astrology--Manuscripts, Charts, diagrams, etc, and Zodiac
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Astrology], [early 18th century]
4. [Commonplace book], [1697-1728].
- Creator:
- Cliff, Jer. Jeremiah?, apothecary at Tenterdon, Kent
- Call Number:
- Osborn c158
- Image Count:
- 500
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of several hundred primarily religious or lighthearted entries, including poetry, recipes, sermons, epitaphs, extracts, and a treatise on the months and phases of the moon. The manuscript contains verses copied from early 17th-century books, including Remains concerning Britain by William Camden and Josuah Sylvester's translation of Du Bartas's Divine weeks & works, as well as more contemporary works, such as The true-Bred Englishman and The mock-mourners, by Daniel Defoe. Several of the religious poems are anti-Catholic, while others focus on the subjects of women and love, Other entries include extracts from sermons of Hugh Latimer and colloquies of Erasmus; recipes, including some from Helmes Trismegistus; extracts from the Journal of Nathaniel Mist; and a lengthy treatise on the months, the phases of the moon, and astrological signs entitled The shepherd's kalendar, which is accompanied by illustrations of astrological signs; a shepherd reaching for the stars;and a diagram with moveable parts, held in place by a pin, and In addition to the illustrations accompanying the astrological treatise, the manuscript contains a drawing of the Virgin Mary titled "Taken oute of T. V. Monk of the holy Order of St. Benedict It shews their absurdity."
- Description:
- In English., The author's name appears on p. 2, where he writes, "Songs, Poems, Epitaphs, and some Fragments of Old Doctor Zatimers sermons taught above a hund and fifty year agoe all very diverting to young people all collected by me Jer: Cliff in the yeares 1697: 97:99:700: 701: 702:: & 703 to 1728.", Index at end of volume., Written on back flyleaf: Sarah Cliff Her Book July the 18 1741. Given her by her father., and Binding: vellum boards. Pen trials on both front and back covers.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and England.
- Subject (Name):
- Camden, William, 1551-1623., Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731., Latimer, Hugh, 1485?-1555., Mist, Nathaniel, 1737., and Sylvester, Josuah, 1563-1618.
- Subject (Topic):
- Anti-Catholicism, Astrology, English poetry, Love, Recipes, Religious poetry, English, Sermons, English, Women, and Conduct of life
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [1697-1728].