MS. Canon. Misc. 316
Summary Catalogue no.: 19792
Contents
1.
Alchemical collection Sources named include 'Hermes Trismegistus', 'Arnaldus de Villanova', etc.
Preceded by alphabetical table:
Rubric: In nomine Dei misericordis, cujus nutu sermo recipit gratiam et doctrina perfectionem, tabula capitulorum per ordinem alphabeti .............. 1484, adi primo Marzo
Rubric: In nomine Domini nostri Yesu Christi trini et veri Dei, qui hominem ad sui imaginem et formam composuit, et cui subtilitates et modos totarum artium relevavit, Incipit doctrina sive ars Hermetis sapientissimi fratris sancti et catolici Christiani de transmutatione metallorum
Incipit: Primo enim sciendum quod est[sic] vij. sunt planete, per quorum omnium inferiorum corpora reguntur
The opening incipit is eTK 1112L.
Language(s): Latin
2.
Prayers to the Virgin Incipit: In Chomenza la sette alegieza di Madona Senta Maria
Language(s): Italian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: 316 leaves, small quarto
History
Record Sources
Description adapted (2022) from the following sources, with additional reference to published literature as cited:
Otto Pächt and J. J. G. Alexander, Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford, II (1970), no. 566
Quarto Catalogue (1854)
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2022-09: Revised to include all information in printed catalogues.