New York, Library of the Hispanic Society of America, HC 397/726 Place of origin Spain (?) Previous owners Univesidad Complutense (Alcala de Henares), until second half of 18th century. - Hiersemann, K.W., 1911. Composite ms. 2 parts Material Membr. Height × width 212 x 147 No. of leaves 120 Numbering ff.mod. 1-120 (pencil) Gatherings Part 1 (1-50): a^8 b^10 (- b.9 ?) c-f^8 g^2; part 2 (51-120): a-c^8 d^10 e-h^8 i^4 ?; catchwords in part 2: 74v, 84v, 92v, 100v, 108v, 116v Watermarks w : (inner ff.II., older than outer ones) crowned chalice, above "CUENCA" Binding leaves I + 1 + 120 + II Cover Modern German (?) binding of brown marbled paper cardboard, parchment spine and points. Binder's title: miscellanea / astronomica / Saec. XIII.; Hiersemann description inside front cover; another copy f. 2r Condition In good condition (some wormholing f.1) Type of writing Minute gothic minuscule hand Width of columns 166 x 86, first line below top ruling Lineation 45 lines/page, rubricated Ink Dark brown ink, rubricated in red Initials etc. Calligraphic initials in blue and red (21 x 26 mm) infilled with contrasting foliate designs Decorations Astronomical figures om 4v, 5v Printed catalogs Faulhaber, Charles B.: Medieval Manuscripts in the Library of the Hispanic Society of America (New York 1983), 409-410, 389 (entry 402), 396 (entry 408), 397-398 (entry 410), 398-399 (entry 412), 399-400 (entry 413), 400-401 (entry 414), 401 (entry 415), 404-404 (entry 421), 409 (entry 424), 410-411 (entry 425) | Fuente, V. de la: Formación y vicisitudes de la biblioteca complutense, in: Revista de la Universidad de Madrid 2, 1870, 1203-1204 Source Faulhaber (1983) Type of source cat. Work 1Century 13 Language Latin No. of ms. part I (1r-50v) Work 2Author standard Macrobius | Martianus Capella Title (ms.) De spera mundi Title (standard) De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii (part.) Incipit Que d<um g> eruntur et deorum sacer senatus Language Latin Printed catalogs Dick, A.: In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri, 1925, 422-469 Additional remarks Liber VIII: De astronomia Item no. 424 Folio no. 1r-6v Rubric (1r) pars macrobii de spera mundi Explicit (6v) aut in latidudinem declinare aut retrogradari T & K TK 1183 Work 3Title (standard) Astrological text Incipit (6v) heu nobili. iam completa est sexto coniuncio. Videlicet Era. M.^a cc.^a xx.^a j.^ et secundum albu. septem sunt / nobiles coninuciones Century 15 (?) Language Latin Item no. 415 Folio no. 6v-7r Explicit prophetam precipitabit dominus inclitum unjuerse terre in monte stan <?> i<d est> in jherusalem Additional information Written 38 long lines per page in a cursive gothic hand on space left blank at end of Martianus Capella, De nuptiis ... Work 4Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) De mensura astrolabii Incipit (7v) IN metienda igitur subtilissime inventionis ptolomei walzachora Language Latin Width of columns 170 x 82 mm Initials etc. Calligraphic initial H in blue at head of Text, infilled with floriated designs in red, blue, green; smaller initials alternating red and blue at head of sections. Rubricated in red. Item no. 413 Folio no. 7v-10r Rubric (7v) De mensura astrolabii, composicio astrolabii, Tractatus astrolabii | (7v) Incipit composicio astrolabii Prolog (7v) Hermanus christi pauperum perhipsima et philosophie tyronum aselo uerno (?) lunate tardior affecta. B. amico suo / uigere iin domino salutem. Cum a pluribus sepe amicis rogarer ut mensuram astrolabii ... alacris suppetente alias ocio; pro posse studeam uestigare Explicit tu ipse per predictam walza choram i<dest> speram planam diversa poteris fabricare horologia. EXPLICIT / TRACTATUS ASTROLABII T & K TK 611 Work 5Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) Horologium viatorum u.a. Language Latin Width of columns 172 x 87 mm Initials etc. Plain initials alternating red and blue at Head of sectins. Rubricated in red Item no. 414 Folio no. 10v-14r Work 6Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) Horologium viatorum Incipit (10v) incipit composicio horologii. Componitur quoddam simplex et praruulum v<i>atoribus horologuum <sic> Language Latin Item no. 414 Folio no. 10v Initial lines Operacio horologii Explicit in formula subiecta describam T & K TK 240 Work 7Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) Operacio horologii Incipit His ita prescructis in plana tabula Incipit 2 per singula signa et menses metiri ualeamus Language Latin Item no. 414 Folio no. 10v Rubric operacio horologii. Work 8Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) De noticia horologii Incipit Hoc modo mensuratum horologii Language Latin Item no. 414 Folio no. 11r Rubric De noticia horologii. Explicit Si ad triplam; sub tripla. et ita in ceteris Work 9Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) De mensuratione mundi Incipit theodosii auctoritate ... probatur. in tocius mundi ciR/cuitioNem. Language Latin Item no. 414 Folio no. 11r Rubric De mensuratione mundi. T & K TK 1163 Work 10Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) De mensuratione mundi Incipit item de mensuracione mudi. Aratostenes philosophus. geometriaque sagacissimus Incipit 2 in sinistra parte ultimam lineam in .xxx. divide Language Latin Item no. 414 Folio no. 11r Rubric De mensuracione mundi. T & K TK 503 Work 11Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) Descripcio cursoris Incipit Deinde circulum intimum de parte / dextra Incipit 2 eis non indigemus si pretexatas bene / cognoscimus (13v) Language Latin Item no. 414 Folio no. 11v Rubric Descripcio cursoris Work 12Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) Descripcio climatum Incipit Sic danda est ratio et utilissima et valde necessaria Incipit 2 et dies eius lingus .xvi. horarum Language Latin Item no. 414 Folio no. 13v Rubric Descripcio climatum Work 13Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (standard) de pericia climatum Incipit Inicium primi climatis est ex parte orientali Incipit 2 si restat vel pretiit meridies. De inveniendis astrolabii horis (14r) Language Latin Item no. 414 Folio no. 13v Rubric de pericia climatum T & K TK 745
