A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Savile 4

Summary Catalogue no.: 6551

Contents

1. (fol. 2)
Theodosius Tripolitanus, Sphaerica
Rubric: Θεοδοσίου σϕαιρικά

With diagrams.

Language(s): Greek
2. (fol. 53)
Theon Alexandrinus, Edition of Ptolemy's 'Handy tables'.
Rubric: Θέωνος Άλεξανδρέιος εἰσ τοὺς προχείρους κανόνας τῆς ἀστρονομίας παράδοσις

See MS. Savile 2, art. 4.

Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
ii + 92
Dimensions (binding): 13.25 × 9.125 in.

Decoration

Diagrams.

History

Origin: 16th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Henry Savile (d. 1622)

Bequeathed by Dr Peter Turner, who died in January 1650/1651

Probably claimed for the Savile library in 1655

Record Sources

Description adapted (December 2023) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1937)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2023-12-12: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937)