Medical, astronomical, and literary pieces, written in the 15th cent.
Made up of at least five MSS, a list of which will be found in the 1840 catalogue.
The chief items are:
- (fol. 1) medical recipes, arithmetical terms in Latin and French
- (fol. 4), 'Nimerus [numerus] Alphabetic verses, beg. 'A capit in numero'
- (fols. 8, 22) two treatises on the Quadrant, one by 'magister [Ioannes] Campanus' de Novaria: one beg. 'Post composicionem chilindri', ends 'et sic terminatur Composicio quadrantis cum suo officio composita Oxonie. Explicit Quadrans.'
- (fol. 30v) medical recipes, and recipes for making colours for illuminations, in Latin and English
- (fol. 50) characters of eyes and noses, in English
- (fol. 52) short treatise on Anatomy, beg. 'Cum fabrica corporis ab elementis', at end 'Explicit Phisionomia, & est vltimum capitulum lib[r]i Secreti Secretorum Aristotelis': at fol. 63 is 'Phisionomia Rasi': beg. 'Capilli plani timoris sunt signum.'
- (fol. 63) treatise on Chiromancy: pref. beg. 'Secantur scientie': text beg. 'Ad sciendum artem ciromannicam': fol. 89 is injured.
- (fol. 96) 'Incipit tractatus de constellacionibus hominum et mulierum secundum Ptolomeum philosophum': beg. 'Homo qui natus fuerit in signo Aquarii.'
Some short pieces, chiefly astrological, follow: but two are short English poems, begg. 'What is this worlde but oonly vanyte', 'Deceyt deceyuyth' (fols. 115v, 116).
Dates
- Creation: written in the 15th cent.
Extent
123 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 45
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 21619
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Physical Facet
On paper and parchment
Dimensions
5 5/8 × 4 1/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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