Description
Compendium of astrological charts; astronomical and astrological tables; treatises on astronomy (calculating equinoxes and solstices, f. 51v; using an astrolabe, f. 68r) and geometry (f. 133r-180v, perhaps lacking ending, with numerous small diagrams and a few small illustrations); and instructions for making dyes and pigments (f. 182r-208r) and medical preparations (f. 224r, 226v). The first three gatherings of the manuscript are lacking, based on the signature of the first extant gathering, and the upper margin has been trimmed. 17th-century table of contents on lower flyleaf.
Publication Date
7-26-2022
Keywords
Astrolabes -- Early works to 1800, Astrolabes, Astrology -- Early works to 1800, Astrology, Astronomy -- Early works to 1800, Astronomy, Dyes and dyeing -- Early works to 1800, Medicine -- Formulae receipts prescriptions -- Early works to 1800, Medicine -- Formulae receipts prescriptions, Dyes and dyeing, Codices (bound manuscripts), Anthologies, Diagrams, Tables (documents), Manuscripts French -- 16th century, Manuscripts Latin -- 16th century, Manuscripts Renaissance.
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Medieval Studies | Renaissance Studies
Link in Franklin
https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9950345623503681
Link in IIIF Manifest
https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p3416t107/manifest
Recommended Citation
Porter, Dot, "Collation Model for LJS 215: [Scientific miscellany] [manuscript]." (2022). Collation Models. 7.
https://repository.upenn.edu/sims_models/7
![Collation Model for LJS 215: [Scientific miscellany] [manuscript].](https://repository.upenn.edu/sims_models/1006/thumbnail.jpg)
Included in
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons, Medieval Studies Commons, Renaissance Studies Commons
Comments
The .zip file Archive contains:
VisColl collation model XML file
JSON collation model file
Folder of PNG files, one for each quire
Folder of SVG files, one for each quire
Screenshot of VCEditor view, PNG format
Screenshot of VCEditor view, PDF format (same as the main file)
Load the JSON file into VCEditor for an editable version of the model. Use the IIIF Manifest (link in this record) to map images onto the diagram in VCEditor.
Link to sharable URL (not permanent): https://vceditor.library.upenn.edu/project/62755ff1d3ef8000013a9576/viewOnly