Manuel Lyndo, Astronomical tracts, 16th century
The leaves are numbered as formerly being fols. 210–235 in a larger volume.
- (fol. 1b) 1. "Regimento facil e proveitoso pera saberem em que altura estam pello sol ao meo dia; feito per Manuel Lyndo;" with tables for a cycle of four years.
- (fol. 11b) 2. "Regimento pera tomar altura do poolo em todo tempo que ouuer sol; feito per Manuel Lyndo;" with a finely-drawn figure of an instrument.
- (fol. 17) 3. "Regimento da altura per strelas fixas; feito per Manuel Lyndo;" with "Gaboada de todas as estrelas fixas de prima e segunda grandura, verificadas no anno de 1539."
- (fol. 20) 4. "Regimento pera tomarem a altura do poolo pelas ditas estrelas sem virem ao meridiano; feito per Manuel Lyndo;" with a table of the ascension and declination of the fixed stars.
Dates
- Creation: 16th century
Extent
22 leaves, besides certain ones blank
Language of Materials
- Portuguese
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 501
Other Finding Aids
For a more detailed description of this item, see Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MS. Rawl. D. 501.
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens(Oxford, 1862), no. D. 501.
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. III, no. 13269.
Bibliography
- ed. L. de Matos, 'Um livro de marinharia inédito', Boletim Internacional de Bibliografia Luso-Brasileira, Vol. X (1969), also published separately)
Physical Facet
On paper, in quarto
Repository Details
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