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De sphaera, [Text 5]

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Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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Calendar, tables for art of computus, computus, quadrans, de sphaera, algorismus, cautelae

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Title
De sphaera, [Text 5]
Names
Sacro Bosco, Joannes de, active 1230 (Author)
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Calendar, tables for art of computus, computus, quadrans, de sphaera, algorismus, cautelae

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1240 - 1260 (Approximate)
Place: Paris, France
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 69
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Content: Incipit: Tractatum de spera quatuor capitulis distinguimus dicentes in primo quid sit spera
Content: Explicit: aut deus nature patitur, aut mundana machina dissoluetur. Explicit spera.
Content: Historiated initial of a seated man holding an astrolabe, [f. 80r] -- Chart showing solar system as concentric circles: Primum Mobile, the planets, fire, air, water, with earth at the center; in the spandrels, grotesques, a dog, a queen, [f. 81r] -- Chart of the seven climatic zones, with the torrid zone in the center and the poles at the extremes, [f. 107r] -- Chart of relationships of the earth in the center, with the orbits of the moon and the sun, [f. 111r] -- Diagram of a lunar eclipse, with earth casting a shadow cone, [f. 112v] -- Diagram of an eclipse of the sun, with the moon casting a shadow cone, [f. 113v]
Physical Description
Extent: Ff. 80[r]-113[r]; f. 114r-v blank
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Latin
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW89-A695
Photo Order: 62292
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 069
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fe807bc0-288e-013b-871f-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1240: Created (Approximate)
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "De sphaera" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1240 - 1260. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d3a33e0-f054-0138-81d3-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "De sphaera" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d3a33e0-f054-0138-81d3-0242ac110003

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1240 - 1260). De sphaera Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d3a33e0-f054-0138-81d3-0242ac110003

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De sphaera