The astronomical tables of Arzachel, Written in the mid-13th century in France (?)
The astronomical tables of Arzachel (Abū Ishāk Ibrāhīm ben Yaḥya, al Naḳḳash, al Zarkalī), preceded by an English liturgical calendar to which st. Frideswide has been added later (fol. 1), and followed by further tables drawn up at Paris (fol. 49). The marginalia (of about 1300) in the calendar have been copied in a 17th-cent. hand on fol. iiv.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the mid-13th century in France (?)
Extent
110 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Savile 23
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. II, no. 6569
Custodial History
Labelled '23'
Physical Facet
On parchment, binding, brown leather on boards, blind-tooled, 17th-cent. English work
Dimensions
6 9/10 × 4 7/10 in.
Repository Details
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