Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Cr. 3.4 Old shelfmarks 9.10.7.6; Crawford 26 Short title Astrologica Century 15 med. Place of origin England Language Latin Owner’s notes (1) Nº 28 | J. O. Halliwell 1838 Previous owners J.O. Halliwell (# 131 in his 1840 catalogue); in his sale (Sotheby's, 27 Jun 1840, # 138). William Bragge; in his sale to James Lindsay, Earl of Crawford (1876); to Royal Observatory (1888) Material Chart. et Membr. Height × width 240 x 160 No. of leaves v + 24 + xxxiii Gatherings 1^10 2^12 3^2 (both 1 & 2 are signed "b") Cover s. 19, labeled: LIB. MS / BIB. HALL. Condition A quire or more missing between ff. 10 & 11. No. of hands several hands Type of writing Secretary with some anglicana forms. Width of columns 160 x 110 mm.; frame ruling Lineation c. 37 long lines Initials etc. Blank spaces for 3-2 line initials. Exlibris Book-plate of William Bragge Printed catalogs Ker II (1977) 560-1. Source Ker (1977) Type of source cat. Source’s source insp. Work 1Title (ms.) Astrologica Incipit Venus et Iupiter vt est indorum autoritas fortunate sunt stelle Publ. descriptions F.J. Carmody, Arabic Astronomical and Astrological Sciences in Latin Translation (1956) 85-7. Folio no. 1-2 Rubric Uniuersa astronomie iudicia a lunari ducata sumunt efficaciam. Explicit et ventos habet proprios. Colophon Explicit. T & K TK Work 2Title (ms.) Astrologus de domino anni. Incipit Vt singulis annis qualitates aeris Folio no. 2 Rubric Quidam astrologus de domino anni. Explicit habet prouenire. Explicit. Work 3Title (ms.) De ventorum cognicione Incipit Ventorum cognicio ex plura experiencia Publ. descriptions F.J. Carmody, Arabic Astronomical and Astrological Sciences in Latin Translation (1956) 86. Additional remarks The text is the same as part two of the text on ff. 1-2 Folio no. 2r-v Rubric De ventorum cognicione. Explicit et piscis locantur. Explicit. T & K TK Work 4Additional names Haly Abenragel | Ptolemaeus Title (ms.) Liber de eleccionibus Contents (4v) Pt. 2 Incipit Cum omnis sciencia vel omnis ars propter vtilitatem suam naturaliter sit appetenda et vtilitas astronomie Folio no. 2v-6 Explicit in alia domo. Colophon Explicit liber de eleccionibus secundum haly et tholomeum Additional copies GLonB Sloane 332, 59-70v T & K TK Work 5Title (ms.) Tractatus de dignitatibus planetarum Incipit Sunt autem in signis quedam fortitudines Folio no. 6-7 Rubric Incipit tractatus de dignitatibus planetarum. Explicit a signis. Colophon Expliciunt fortitudines planetarum. Additional copies OxfB Ashmole 191, 9v. T & K TK Work 6Title (ms.) De planetarum Incipit Alie sunt fortitudines et debilitates quas planete ex esse diuerso Folio no. 7 Work 7Title (ms.) In operibus lune Incipit In operibus lune Folio no. 7 Work 8Title (ms.) Ad denotandam diuersam aeris Incipit Ad denotandam diuersam aeris dispositionem futuram Additional remarks 7 lines Folio no. 7v Additional copies LonB Harley 1612, 10. T & K TK Work 9Title (ms.) Nature signorum et planetarum Incipit Saturnus est summe frigidus Folio no. 7v-8 Rubric Planetarum nature sunt hee. Explicit pluuiosum tempus significat. Colophon Expliciunt nature signorum et planetarum. Work 10Title (ms.) De mensibus lunaribus Incipit Mensium lunarum sunt 4^or species. et primus dicitur mensis paragracionis Folio no. 8 Rubric De 4^or mensibus lune. Explicit in coniunccione. Colophon Explicit de mensibus lunaribus. T & K TK Work 11Title (ms.) De cursu solis et aliorum planetarum Incipit Sol est calidus et siccus temperatus valde Folio no. 8r-v Rubric De cursu solis et aliorum planetarum. Explicit motus cum sole. Colophon Expliciunt nature et cursus planetarum. Work 12Title (ms.) Ad cognoscendum quando aliqius veniet Incipit Ad cognoscendum quando aliqius veniet ad te vtrum pro bono aut pro malo Additional remarks 6 lines Folio no. 8v Work 13Title (ms.) Zodiacal tables Contents Aries-Scorpio only Folio no. 9-10v Work 14Title (ms.) Planetary signs of good and bad fortune (frag.) Contents # 23-38 of a series of planetary signs of good and bad fortune. Incipit sicut aqua et lac. Fortune quando aspiciunt malos Folio no. 11-12 Explicit quod est ascensus etc. Colophon Explicit regule (!) specialis. Work 15Author standard Johannes de Sacrobosco Title (ms.) Algorismus Incipit Omnia que a primeua rerum origine Folio no. 12-18v Explicit quam in cubicis etc. Colophon Explicit algorismus de Integris. Work 16Additional names Alexander de Villa Dei Title (ms.) An introduction to the verse arithmetic of A. de Villa Dei Incipit Omnia que a primeua rerum cognicione processerint Additional remarks Differs from Sacrobosco's Algorismus after line 3; a 19-line introduction to Alexander de Villa Dei following. Folio no. 18v-19 Explicit per ordinem. Glosses etc. Many marginalia. Additional copies GCamU Add. 6860, f. 118, differs after line 3. Work 17Author standard Alexander de Villa Dei Title (ms.) Carmen de algorismus Incipit Hec algorismus Ars presens dicitur in qua Printed catalogs H. Walther, Initia carminum (1959) # 7470. Folio no. 19-23v Explicit Multiplicandorum de normis sufficiunt hec. Glosses etc. Many marginalia. Work 18Scribe(s) later hand Title (ms.) Verse on the zodiac and planets Contents 21 lines of mnemonic verse on the zodiacal signs and the planets. Incipit Sunt aries taurus Printed catalogs H. Walther, Initia carminum (1959) # 18806. Folio no. 24r-v
