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Title

Facsimile of LJS 191, Treatise on astronomy and astrology

Authors

Dot Porter, University of Pennsylvania LibrariesFollow

Date of this Version

9-10-2015

Files

Comments

Treatise in nine chapters addressing ephemerides, astrological signs, planets, their aspects, fixed stars (veryfied the yere of our lorde 1496, f. 8v), weather forecasting, and favorable days for various activities. Followed by three canons for favorable times for bloodletting, giving medicine, and planting (f. 15r-18v). With one table relating the signs of the zodiac and the planets (f. 3r). A note in a later hand on the flyleaf following the manuscript refers to conditions from the beginning of March or from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice.

Keywords

Astrology--Early works to 1800, Astronomy--Early works to 1800, Ephemerides--Early works to 1800 Codices, Tables (documents), Treatises, Manuscripts English (Middle)--15th century, Manuscripts Renaissance

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http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5032004

Link to Video

http://repository.upenn.edu/sims_video/41/

Link to OPENN

http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs191.html

Recommended Citation

Porter, Dot, "Facsimile of LJS 191, Treatise on astronomy and astrology" (2015). Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS): EBooks. 210.
https://repository.upenn.edu/sims_ebooks/210