MS. Bodl. 646
Summary Catalogue no.: 2864
Contents
A Latin astronomical poem, in two books, with paintings of the constellations and signs of the zodiac
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Humanistic script, written (?) by Ang(elo) Aquil(ano) (?). See the inscription in silver letters on purple-dyed leaf on fol. 1v: 'Accipe, et haec manuum tibi que monumenta mearum | Sint, precor, et longum servi testentur amorem. Ang. Aquil.'
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander ii. 605, Pl. LVIII
Good miniatures (coloured drawings representing various constellations)
Fine historiated border
Fine initials (faceted capitals, cf. MS. Bodl. 80) by a different hand
(fol. 1r) full border: classical border with architectural and floral designs. Two putti support a panel inscribed with the author's name and title of the book. A shield on the title page bears the arms of John Tiptoft, earl of Worcester: 1st and 4th argent a cross saltire engrailed gules, 2nd and 3rd or a lion rampant of the second, the crest a griffin's head
Binding
Oxford, early 17th century. Stamped brown leather with gold ornament, preserving the older flyleaves
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Arms of John Tiptoft, earl of Worcester, who was in Padua c. 1459–1461
‘… possessor huius libri T. Barratt’, 16th century, inner pastedown
Presented by Sir Richard Worsley in 1607
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)
Digital Bodleian (17 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-04-14: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)