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De astronomia.
- Title
- De astronomia.
- Author
- Hyginus, C. Julius.
- Publication
- Padua, Italy, approximately 1475.
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- Additional Authors
- 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
- textstill 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:
- 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