MS. Canon. Misc. 105
Summary Catalogue no.: 19581
Astronomy, 13th century and 15th century
Physical Description
Binding
15th century or earlier (? by the time of the volume’s purchase in 1403, see fol. 1r), Italian?: wood boards, outside corners rounded; brown leather, tooled with blind lines to form diamond shapes linking the bosses; rows of 3+[3]+3 star-shaped bosses on each cover, with single central clasp; strap of thick natural-coloured textile (a replacement ?), with metal catch fixing to a large embossed catch-plate; endleaves of palimpsest parchment including erased plainchant, 12th century. Spine enhanced or replaced, with gilt decoration and a gilt red-leather title-label, 18th century, Italian, all re-laid onto a reback of 1945, Bodleian. 170–172 × 125 × c. 26–30 mm. (book closed).
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Johannes Thom...... ord. Prædicatorum.'
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817
MS. Canon. Misc. 105 – Part 1
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Followed by astronomical tables for 1371-1386 in a later hand.
With diagrams.
Followed by astronomical tables with canons.
Physical Description
Decoration
Diagrams.
History
MS. Canon. Misc. 105 – Part 2
Contents
Physical Description
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-02-14: Revised to incorporate all information in Quarto catalogue.