Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Cr. 3.29 Old shelfmarks 9.11.5.8 Century 14 in. Precise date 1317 Place of origin Italy Language Latin Previous owners Michel Chasles, Paris; in his sale (Claudin, 27 Jun 1881, # 2983) to James Lindsay, Earl of Crawford; to Royal Observatory (1888) Height × width 272 x 200 No. of leaves i + 22 + i Gatherings 1^3 2^8 3^4 4^8 (-1) Cover s. 19 No. of columns (1-15v) 2 cols. Width of columns (1-15v) c. 198 x 155 mm., (16-22) 195 x 130 mm. Lineation (1-15v) 62-3 lines, (16-22) 47 long lines ruled with a hard point Initials etc. 3-line red initials on ff.1, 4, and 16, 2-line elsewhere; capitals stroked with red. Exlibris Chasles book-plate Printed catalogs Ker II (1977) 570. Other notes The script shows that 1-15v were once bound with Cr. 3.12; ff.16-22 may be from another manuscript. Numbers, s.19, top left of three leaves: (1) 11271; (4) 11269; (16) 11270. Source Ker (1977) Type of source cat. Source’s source insp. Work 1Author (ms.) Thebit bencorath Author standard Thabit ibn Qurra Title (ms.) De ymaginacionibus planetarum Incipit Dixit Thebit.bencorath. et dixit aristotiles qui philosophiam et geometriam Publ. descriptions F.J. Carmody, Arabic Astronomical and Astrological Sciences in Latin Translation (1956) 125. Printed copies The introductory paragraphs by L. Thorndike, Mélange Pelzer (1947) 233. Folio no. 1-2 Rubric Incipit liber Thebit de ymaginacionibus planetarum. Explicit si deus uoluerit. Colophon Expletus est liber thenith. bencorath. Sit laus et gloria deo. in sion. T & K TK Work 2Author standard Alburahet Title (ms.) Omnes homines orietalles Contents 47 short paragraphs, the last but one, "Cum uolueris prouocare aliquam puellam ...", has been scratched through lightly. Incipit Dixit alburahet. bonfelith. quia omnes homines orientalles Printed copies Beginning and end in L. Thorndike, Mélange Pelzer (1947) 256-7. Folio no. 2-3 Explicit quod animus tuus desiderat. Amen. Blank leaves 3v T & K TK Work 3Author (ms.) Iohannes Yspalensis Author standard Johannes Hispalensis Title (ms.) De naturis signorum Incipit Cintura firmamenti in 12 equales distribuitur partes Publ. descriptions F.J. Carmody, Arabic Astronomical and Astrological Sciences in Latin Translation (1956) 169. Folio no. 4-15v Rubric Ysagoge Iohannis Yspalensis et primo de naturis signorum. Explicit ad 1. tauri latitudo 27. Colophon Explicit quadripartitus Iohannis yspalensis. cum dei auxilio. die sabbati. iii die augusti. annis cristi curr. 1317. Amen. T & K TK Work 4Author (ms.) Iohannes de Sacroboscho Author standard Johannes de Sacrobosco Title (ms.) Tractatus de spera Incipit Tractatum de spera quatuor capitulis distinguimus. dicente in primo Printed copies L. Thorndike, The Sphere of Sacrobosco (1949) 76-117. Folio no. 16-22 Explicit aut mondana machina disoluitur. Colophon Amen. Explicit tractatus de spera secundum magistrum Iohannem de sacroboscho. Line drawings blank spaces for diagrams. Blank leaves 22v
