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Manuscript/Mixed Material [Thesaurus pauperum, in Italian

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Title

  • [Thesaurus pauperum, in Italian ; Nicolaus, Experimenta in Italian ; On the medicinal value of precious stones ; Medicina che fa partuire la femina ...; Medical treatise ... in Italian ... part of the falconry of King Dancus ; Albertus Magnus, De lapidibus pretiosis, in Italian ; Astrological miscellany in Italian ...]

Names

  • John XXI, Pope, -1277.
  • Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280.
  • Kunz, George Frederick, 1856-1932, former owner.
  • Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [between 1300 and 1320]

Contents

  • Leaves 1 recto-2 verso. 3 astrological tables and 4 circular diagrams, one referring to the year 1203 -- leaves 3 recto-37 verso. John XXI. Thesaurus pauperum (in Italian) -- leaves 37 verso-40 recto. Experimenta / Nicolaus -- leaves 40 recto-42 verso. On the medicinal values of precious stones -- leaves 42 verso. Medicines for childbirth, with a diagram and a Latin prayer -- leaves 43 recto-45 verso. Medical treatise in 24 chapters, ends with part of the falconry of King Dancus -- leaves 46 recto-63 verso. De lapidibus pretiosis (in Italian) / Albertus Magnus -- 64 recto-67 verso. Astrological miscellany, with a table of metals.

Headings

  • -  Medicine, Medieval
  • -  Medicine, Magic, mystic and spagiric
  • -  Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Falconry
  • -  Astrology

Notes

  • -  Manuscript.
  • -  In Italian and Latin.
  • -  Title from de Ricci.
  • -  Thin yellowish parchment, 2 columns, written in brown ink in several hands; 37 lines; foliation is later, in brown ink, with 43 appearing twice. Once part of a larger volume: beginning leaf 1 another foliation appears, starting with 285. At leaf 67 verso appear the names of Lodovigo Fioravante and Stephano Tinelli in a 15th century hand.
  • -  Collation: I¹⁰ II⁸ III⁸⁻¹ IV-V⁸ VI¹² VII-VIII⁸.
  • -  Four- and 6-line blue and red initials with penwork on leaves 3 recto and 43 recto. Two- to 3-line red and blue initials alternate. Red rubrics and paragraph marks, and numerous maniculae.
  • -  19th century English half-calf binding, sewn on 4 thongs, with spine title in gilt: Petrus Hispanus. Thesaurus Pauperum, etc. C. M. S. XIV.
  • -  Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 130
  • -  Receipts in envelope state the manuscript was sold by Joseph Baer & Co., Frankfurt a. M., 22 Dec. 1889 to Tiffany & Co., Paris; then to George Kunz, January 3, 1890 (paid Jul. 2, 1890); obtained from the estate of George F. Kunz, New York 27 Apr. 1933 by the Library of Congress, ac. 4616 (3). With the armorial bookplate of George F. Kunz.
  • -  Cataloged from the description of Dr. Ilya Dines and the de Ricci census. he04 2016-06-01

Medium

  • 1 v. (43, 43-67, [2] leaves) : ill. ; 25 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • R128 .J6416 1300

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016656219

Access Advisory

  • Open to research.

Online Format

  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

John Xxi, Pope, -1277, Magnus Albertus, George Frederick Kunz, and Medieval And Renaissance Manuscripts Collection. Thesaurus pauperum, in Italian ; Nicolaus, Experimenta in Italian ; On the medicinal value of precious stones ; Medicina che fa partuire la femina ...; Medical treatise ... in Italian ... part of the falconry of King Dancus ; Albertus Magnus, De lapidibus pretiosis, in Italian ; Astrological miscellany in Italian. [Between 1300 and 1320, 1300] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016656219/.

APA citation style:

John Xxi, P., Albertus, M., Kunz, G. F. & Medieval And Renaissance Manuscripts Collection. (1300) Thesaurus pauperum, in Italian ; Nicolaus, Experimenta in Italian ; On the medicinal value of precious stones ; Medicina che fa partuire la femina ...; Medical treatise ... in Italian ... part of the falconry of King Dancus ; Albertus Magnus, De lapidibus pretiosis, in Italian ; Astrological miscellany in Italian. [Between 1300 and 1320] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016656219/.

MLA citation style:

John Xxi, Pope, -1277, et al. Thesaurus pauperum, in Italian ; Nicolaus, Experimenta in Italian ; On the medicinal value of precious stones ; Medicina che fa partuire la femina ...; Medical treatise ... in Italian ... part of the falconry of King Dancus ; Albertus Magnus, De lapidibus pretiosis, in Italian ; Astrological miscellany in Italian. [Between 1300 and 1320, 1300] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2016656219/>.