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Summary Catalogue no.: 2466

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Michael Scot, Liber introductorius
Rubric: Incipit prohemium libri introductorij, quem edidit Michael Scotus astrologus Frederici imperatoris et semper augusti quem ad eius preces in affnosa leuiter composuit propter scolares nouicios et pauperes intellectui tempore domini Innocencij pape quarti
Incipit: Quicumque vult esse bonus astrologus
Incipit: (fol. 25v) Gloria, laus, honor, uirtus
Explicit: de similibus ad similia recurrendum est omni uice. Expliciunt iudicia questionum hominum secundum sentenciam Michaelis Scoti grandis astrologi quondam Imperatoris Frederici de terra Teotonica . Deo gracias

With diagrams: three books and an epilogue. The first book contains four 'distinctiones', of which the 2nd ends on fol. 178, but it is difficult to state whether the MS. contains anything beyond the first portion of the 3rd distinctio of this first book, owing to the absence of decisive rubricsAt fol. 50 is a compotus manualis with figure, at fol. 93 many mnemonic verses, at fol. 108 figures of the zodiac and other constellations. There are three hands (a, b, c), fols. 1-38v, 50-52, 65v-68r, 95-194v; fols. 38v-49v, 68r-94, 195-end, fols. 53-65r.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: i + 223 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 15.25 × 11.875 in.

Layout

2 cols.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 941, pl. LXXIX

Good miniatures (drawings), copying a 14th century manuscript, Munich, BSB Clm. 10268.

Historiated astronomical diagrams and drawings of mythological figures representing major constellations.

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; Italian

Provenance and Acquisition

Presented by William Dun, D.M., in 1605, but the volume probably reached the Library before the end of 1604.

Record Sources

Description adapted (2024) from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 382
Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 1, p. 383

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (21 images from 35mm slides)

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-11: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.