Research Catalog

Title

De astronomia.

Author

Hyginus, C. Julius.

Publication

Padua, Italy, approximately 1475.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Buzzacarini, Francesco, approximately 1440-1490
• New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 28.

Description

80 leaves, bound : parchment, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 235 x 152 mm

Alternative Title

• Poeticon Astronomicon
• Hygini De Sideribus Tractatus Incipit. Hyginus M. Fabio plurimam salutem dicit.

Subjects

• Illuminated manuscripts
• Vellum (parchment)
• Manuscripts > Italy > 15th century
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > New York (State) > New York
• Astronomy > Early works to 1800
• Constellations
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian > 15th century
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Italy
• Hyginus, C. Julius > Poetica astronomica

Genre/Form

• Manuscripts – Italy – 15th century.
• Vellum (parchment)
• Illuminated manuscripts.

Note

• The ms is dated to ca. 1475-80; scribal attribution to F. Buzzacarini by Dr. A. C. de la Mare.
• Layout: 26 long lines per page, ruled in drypoint. Catchwords visible.
• Decoration: 7-line green initial on elaborate blue/red field on f. 1. Throughout, 1-line blue initials.
• Collation: eight quinternions.
• Scribe: Francesco Buzzacarini.
• Script: Bastarda all'antica; rustic capitals.
• Artist: Giovanni Vendramin (fl. 1466-1508)
• Incipit: Etsi te studio grammaticae artis inductus non solum versuum moderatione quam pauci pervidere
• Explicit: quae videri post signorum effusionem urnae aquarii quia ad ipsum usque decurrit accipies.

Access (note)

• Restricted use.

Indexed In (note)

• The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005),
• Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss.,

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Colleccion MS. 28.

Language (note)

• In Latin

Provenance (note)

• Naples, Duke of Cassano Serra (ca.1800); sold to Thorpe (1828); Sir Thomas Phillipps, his ms 6972; Sir Alfred Chester Beatty collection, his sale 1933.

Binding (note)

• 18th century Italian vellum.

Source of Description (note)

• Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 28

OCLC

• 1334678874
• 1334678874

Author

Hyginus, C. Julius.

Title

De astronomia.

Imprint

Padua, Italy, approximately 1475.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Access

Restricted use. Requires permission for access.

Indexed In:

The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 76.

Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., p. 1341, no. 28.

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Colleccion MS. 28.

Language

In Latin

Provenance

Naples, Duke of Cassano Serra (ca.1800); sold to Thorpe (1828); Sir Thomas Phillipps, his ms 6972; Sir Alfred Chester Beatty collection, his sale 1933.

Binding

18th century Italian vellum.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

Italy Padua

Added Author

Buzzacarini, Francesco, approximately 1440-1490, scribe.

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 28.

Other Title

Poeticon Astronomicon

Caption Title

Hygini De Sideribus Tractatus Incipit. Hyginus M. Fabio plurimam salutem dicit.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 28