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Savile's rough notes and draughts for his mathematical lectures at Oxford, Written in and after 1570 by Henry Savile at Oxford

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MS. Savile 31
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Savile's rough notes and draughts for his mathematical lectures at Oxford beginning on Oct. 10, 1570: notes on the Almagest of Ptolemy.

Dates

  • Creation: Written in and after 1570 by Henry Savile at Oxford

Extent

91 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Latin

Shelfmark

MS. Savile 31

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. 6577

Custodial History

The original binding, now fol. iii, is part of a 14th-cent. Latin commentary on Exodus xxii.

Labelled '31'

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

9 9/10 × 6 9/10 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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