MS. Bodl. 369
Summary Catalogue no.: 2479
Contents
Summa de accidentibus mundi
, Rubric: Incipit Summa iudicialis de Accidentibus mundi, quam compilauit magister Johannes de Eschenden'
The colophon is exactly as in MS. Bodl. 714, beginning at 'Explicit', with the spelling 'Esshenden'
There are diagrams and tables in this astrological work which gives the methods of prognosticating mundane events. Cf. MS. Bodl. 714
(The treatise is also known as Summa Anglicana and Judiciale astronomicum)Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: v + 385 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 9.625 × 5.625 in.
Layout
2 cols
Binding
White leather on oak boards, contemporary English work, but injured and clasps lost
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Sir Thomas Bodley added the note: 'Jo. Sanford donauit Biblioth. publ. Oxoñ.'. The donation must have been about 1607
Record Sources
Description adapted (March 2023) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1922). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-01-01: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)