PAL

Jordanus

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 393

Composite ms. 5 parts | 6 parts
Format f
Condition Confusedly bound together | Sehr unübersichtliche Hs.; die Teile sind zum Teil falsch eingeheftet, zum Teil lösen sie sich auf.
Printed catalogs W.H. Black, Catalogue of the Manuscripts bequeathed unto the University of Oxford by E. Ashmole (1845) 299-308. F. Madan, H.H.E. Craster & N. Denholm-Young, A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford II 2 (1937) 1118 # 6734-41.
Source Black (1845) | Folkerts
Type of source cat. | pvt. notes
Source’s source insp.
Work 1Scribe(s) (on the corner of the first page) "Anno d'ni 1455 Me scripsit isto argenteo calamo".
Century 15
Precise date 1455
Language English | Latin
No. of ms. part I
Material Chart.
No. of leaves 112
Numbering numbered by the ancient hand
Condition 68-9, 43-5, and 56-7, are misplaced between 5-6 of pt. II; and the first 23 leaves, and 76, 78, 95, 97-102, and 106, are lost.
Type of writing in a bad running hand
Publ. descriptions This is evidently the MS. whose chief contents are described by Ashmole, in # 417, 392-3.
Work 2Title (ms.) Varia, inter quae:
Work 3Title (ms.) Tabulae diversae astronomicae et astrologicae
Contents Quarum ultima est "Tabula motus 8^ve spere" ab anno 1300 ad 1610.
Folio no. 23-8
Work 4Title (ms.) Tabula conjunctionum et oppositionum annis 1455-62
Folio no. 31b
Additional texts On the following leaf are written only 11 lines (which are struck through), beg. "Res quibus perficiuntur pronosticacionis accepte de astronomia".
Glosses etc. cum notulis eclipsium
Math. drawings cum diagrammate
Work 5Author standard Messahala
Title (ms.) Theorica
Incipit Incipiam et dicam quod orbis est prescitus
Folio no. 33-9
Rubric Incipit liber in quo sunt essentie orbis et motus ejus et natura ejus. edicione (leg. "e dictione" ?) Messahala. Sermo in hoc quod orbis est prescitus et creatus.
Explicit non est Deus nisi ipse gloriosus sapiens.
Colophon Explicit Theorica Messahala etc.
Work 6Title (ms.) Theorica Planetarum
Incipit Circulus ecentricus
Folio no. 39b-42b
Rubric Theorica Planetarum.
Explicit corporaliter.
Colophon Explicit theoricha planetarum.
Additional copies Vide GOxfB Ashmole 1522, 102a-10c.
Work 7Author standard Alfonsus
Title (ms.) Conjunccionem 5 planetarum retrogradorum invenire
Incipit Conjunccionem .5. planetarum retrogradorum invenire.
Folio no. 42b
Rubric Alfonsus.
Work 8Title (ms.) Quando evenient effectus .s. 3^ium superiorum
Incipit Nota horas inequales
Folio no. 43
Rubric Quando evenient effectus .s. 3^ium superiorum.
Work 9Author standard Joh. Morey
Title (ms.) Amphorismi isti conveniunt Ptholomeo in suis judicijs
Incipit Scire direccionem alicujus loci vel planete ad alterum
Folio no. 43b
Rubric Amphorismi isti conveniunt Ptholomeo in suis judicijs. Magister Joh' Morey.
Work 10Title (ms.) De magnitudine altitudine et spissitudine orbium planetarum
Incipit Tractatus de vera magnitusine (etc.) extractus per h' c' de libris celi et mundi nobilissimi illius philosophi et doctoris sacre theologie R.B. (these letters form a monogram) qui omnia rectificavit a tempore primorum auctorum astronomie usque ad tempus suum.
Folio no. 44ab
Rubric Veritates de magnitudine altitudine et spissitudine orbium planetarum.
Colophon Explicit utilis tractatus extractus de libris celi et mundi RB. per H.C. alias Gruftor^tem. Et est pernecessarius ad demonstrandum veras orbium quantitates omnium planetarum in plano.
Glosses etc. Over the page is written "Henricus Gruftorrens Monachus extract". The same name occurs at the end prefixed to the colophon.
Work 11Title (ms.) Tractatus de celi et mundi
Incipit Primo igitur sciendum quod nullus cirsecundum veritatem est in celo nisi gallaxa tantum.
Folio no. 44b
Rubric H. G. (initials of Henricus Gruftorrens, cf. 44ab) Sequitur tractatus alius extractus de eisdem libris celi et mundi ejusdem doctoris RB. et per eundem He de necessariis circulis in celo ymaginatis ad ymagines stellarum in spera supercelesti.
Explicit Pro ulteriori descriptione vide doctorem RB. de celo et mundo.
Colophon Expliciunt veritates de circulis. Sed vide eundem doctorem pro diversitate habitancium.
Work 12Title (ms.) Capitulum de motu spere
Incipit In celo sunt .9. spere
Folio no. 45ab
Rubric Capitulum de motu spere.
Explicit Scito ergo hoc quia si negligatur maximus error inde proveniet.
Colophon Explicit de motu 8^ve spere. M.J.
Work 13Author standard Abraham
Title (ms.) Ysagoge
Incipit In nomine summe et individue trinitatis incipiunt ysagoge sive judicia astronomie secundum magistrum Abraham composite. Iste liber dividitur in .3. partes
Folio no. 46-9
Rubric Ysagoge Abrahe Astronomi.
Explicit residuum est noticia revolucionis dierum lunaris mensis. Amen.
Colophon Expliciunt ysagoge Magistri Abrahe.
Work 14Author standard H. Gruftorrentem
Additional names Albumasar
Title (ms.) Sententie Judiciorum extracte de majori introductorio Albumasar
Incipit Differenciarum sentencie primi libri. Ea tantum modo in hoc tractatu ponimus que ad judicia precipue pertinent.
Folio no. 49b-53b
Rubric Sententie Judiciorum extracte de majori introductorio Albumasar per H. Gruftorrentem.
Explicit credimus tamen hec sufficere intelligenti, qui hunc atque alios previderit.
Colophon Explicit liber octavus qui specialiter extrahitur et exponitur ab omnibus quasi auctoribus tam in ysagogis majoribus quam minoribus, et jam hic finitur extractus iste.
Work 15Title (ms.) Exemplum in sciencia locorum significatorum ab invicem
Incipit Ponamus quod sol
Folio no. 53b
Rubric Exemplum in sciencia locorum significatorum ab invicem.
Work 16Author standard Messahala
Title (ms.) De intencionibus secretorum astronomie
Incipit Cum astrorum scientiam
Folio no. 54-5b
Rubric De secretis astronomie. liber Messahalach de interpretacione cogitacionum.
Explicit qui est benedictus in secula amen.
Colophon Explicit liber de intencionibus secretorum astronomie
Additional copies Other copies (without the author's name) are in GOxfB Ashmole 191, 145-50, and GOxfB Ashmole 346, 119-24. An English translation is in GOxfB Ashmole 396, 189-92b.
Work 17Title (ms.) Excerptum e Messahala
Incipit Si autem pecieris ab aliquo substanciam quam accommodasti
Folio no. 55b-6
Colophon Vide hoc in libro Messahalad (sic) de interrogacionibus qui liber dicitur, quod Deus voluerit.
Additional information Vide 89b-94
Work 18Author (ms.) Ypocrates
Author standard Hippocrates
Title (ms.) Astronomia in Acutis
Incipit Dixit Ypocras medicorum optimus cujusmodi est medicus qui astronomiam ignorat
Folio no. 58-9b
Rubric Astronomia Ypocratis in Acutis
Explicit Benedictus dominus Jesus Christus.
Colophon Explicit astronomia Ypocratis in acutis.
Additional copies Confer GOxfB Ashmole 345, 6-12b & 31b-7
Work 19Title (ms.) Tabula docens quales sint "Aspectus lune cum ceteris planetis" cum canone
Incipit Notandum per tabulam subsequentem quod effectus
Folio no. 59b
Rubric Aspectus lune cum ceteris planetis
Work 20Title (ms.) Tabula ad extrahendum annos Arabum ex annos collectis et Canon
Incipit Quia vero perutile est
Folio no. 60a
Rubric Tabula ad extrahendum annos Arabum ex annos collectis. <...> Canon tabule precedentis de invencione annorum Arabum secundum Magistrum Campanus.
Work 21Author standard Abbategnus
Title (ms.) De eclipsi solis et lune
Incipit Primo inveniatur semidiameter lune
Folio no. 60a
Rubric Nota utrum luna eclipsabitur vel non, sine magno labore, secundum regulam Abbategni.
Colophon Explicit notabilis rubrica de eclipsi solis et lune. Henricus Gruftorrens.
Work 22Title (ms.) Invencio annorum Arabum per annos Christi ad eclipsim
Incipit Ut annos arabum et menses
Folio no. 60b-1b
Rubric Invencio annorum Arabum per annos Christi ad eclipsim, ut patet parvis tabulis annorum suprascriptis ex hac parte.
Tables Cum multis aliis ejusmodi tabulis.
Work 23Title (ms.) Tabulae diversae astronomicae
Contents "Tabula biparcialis numeri ad sciendum latitudines quinque planetarum" et al.
Folio no. 62-3, 64b, 65b-6b
Work 24Title (ms.) Figurae astrologicae super eclipsibus et solis introitum in arietem, anno 1457.
Folio no. 67
Work 25Author standard Gergis
Title (ms.) De significationibus planetarum
Incipit Sol in ascendente significat principatum
Folio no. 68b-9b
Rubric Gergis. de significationibus planetarum ac capitis et caude. in 12 domibus.
Explicit neque dimittas que dico tibi nec proferas aliud.
Colophon Explicit Jergis de significationibus planetarum in domibus 12.
Work 26Title (ms.) "Latitudo Saturni septentrionalis" et "meridionalis"; simul et aliorum planetarum
Folio no. 70-4
Rubric Latitudo Saturni septentrionalis
Work 27Title (ms.) Tabula equacionis domorum ad latitudinem 51 graduum et 40 minutorum
Folio no. 90b
Rubric Tabula equacionis domorum ad latitudinem 51 graduum et 40 minutorum.
Work 28Title (ms.) De generacione comete secundum Januensem Papiam et Albertus in summa (an. 1240)
Folio no. 77
Rubric Cometa, seu De generacione cometa
Additional texts "Questiones fratris Sandfford de Cometis, et habentur in libro questionum super ... de cons ...", inc. "Queratur primo utrum comethe moveantur circulariter".
Work 29Author standard Joh. Assyndene
Title (ms.) Dominus orbis magni
Incipit Anno Christi 1345 imperfecto
Folio no. 77b
Rubric Dominus orbis magni. Joh. Assyndene.
Work 30Author standard Aschynden
Title (ms.) De tribus conjunccionibus
Incipit Karissime et reverende
Folio no. 79-80
Rubric Aschyndene de tribus conjunccionibus.
Explicit erit per duas horas. 48 minuta 38. secunda.
Colophon Explicit Asshyndene de tribus conjunctionibus.
Additional copies There is a fair transcript in GOxfB Ashmole 192, art. 4.
Work 31Author standard Milon Toletanus
Title (ms.) Pronosticum de conjunctione facta anno 1357
Incipit Universis Christi cultoribus ubique terrarum Magister Milo et alij magistri de Toleto
Folio no. 80b
Rubric Pronosticum Milonis Toletani de conjunctione facta anno 1357.
Explicit qui sine fine vivit et regnat Amen.
Additional copies There is a fair transcript in GOxfB Ashmole 192, art. 6.
Work 32Author standard Johannes de Morys
Title (ms.) De conjunctione Saturni Jovis et Martis
Incipit Tres principes ex milicia superiori
Folio no. 80b-1
Rubric Incipit tractatus seu Judicium Magistri Johannis de Morys de conjunctione Saturni Jovis et Martis anno domini Millesimo ccc^mo.xlvº.
Explicit non tamen hec omnia eodem anno contingere debent.
Additional copies There is a fair transcript in GOxfB Ashmole 192, art. 7.
Work 33Author standard Leo
Title (ms.) De conjunctione Sat. et Jo. anno 1345
Incipit Quoniam fuit declaratum antiquitus per experientias multas longas et certas
Folio no. 81b
Rubric Pronostic' Magistri Leonis Hebrei de conjunctione Sat. et Jo. anno domini 1345.
Explicit Magister Leo (morte ?) preventus anno Christi .1344. die 20. mensis aprilis circa meridiem de hac conjunctione nil amplius ordinavit Ego vero frater Petrus de Alexandria ordinis Fratrum Heremitarum sancti Augustini cum adjutorio Magistri Salomonis fratris carnalis predicti magistri Leonis istud inventum et ordinatum per eum: de Hebreo transtuli in Latinum anno quo supra, sue sententie nil addendo, nichil in aliquo minuendo etc.
Additional copies There is a fair transcript in GOxfB Ashmole 192, art. 8.
Work 34Author standard Johannes Asschyndene
Scribe(s) From 86-9 therefore it will be seen that the transcript of this tract was made by Sir Geo. Wharton, in GOxfB Ashmole, 1-106; of which see the title and colophon
Title (ms.) De conjunctione Saturni et Martis
Incipit Sicut dicit Ptholomeus in centilogio propositione 50
Folio no. 81b-6
Rubric A more proper title of this tract is given in the title that follows the preface, thus: "Significacio conjunccionis Saturni et Martis in cancro que erit anno Christi 1357. mense Junij. completis de eodem mense .7. diebus. 22 horis et 38 mi^tis. | Incipit tractatus Magistri Johannis Asschyndene de conjunctione Saturni et Martis, anno 1365. Octobr.
Explicit que erunt in isto anno Amen.
Work 35Author standard Asschynden
Scribe(s) From this MS. therefore it will be seen that the transcript of this tract was made by Sir Geo. Wharton, in GOxfB Ashmole, 1-106; of which see the title and colophon
Title (ms.) Significatio conjunccionis magne Saturni et Jovis
Incipit Pro significatione istius
Folio no. 86-9
Rubric Significatio conjunccionis magne Saturni et Jovis, que erit anno Christi 1365º. et mense Octobri, completis de eodem mense .29. diebus .14. horis et 22 minutis. 2^us tractatus. Asschyndene.
Explicit ita et tempus secundi adventus ets.
Colophon Explicit tractatus Magistri .J. Asschyndene de conjunctionibus, cum laude Jesu Christi.
Work 36Author standard Messahala
Title (ms.) Liber conjunccionis et recepcionis
Incipit Invenit quidam vir ex sapientibus librum ex libris secretorum astrorum de illis quos thesaurizaverant reges.
Folio no. 89b-94
Rubric In nomine pij et misericordis Dei incipit liber conjunccionis et recepcionis Messahalach astrologij in interrogacionibus .6. secretorum judiciorum.
Explicit metu vero Dei. Amen.
Colophon Finit liber astrologi Messahala qui interpretatur quon Deus voluerit in conjunccione et recepcione.
Additional information Vide 55b-6.
Work 37Author standard Albumasar
Title (ms.) In Floribus
Incipit Ut cognoscas dominum anni
Incipit 2 Dixit Albumasar scito horam introitus solis
Folio no. 95b
Rubric Albumasar in Floribus. Capitulum ad inveniendum dominum anni. | Item Albumasar de revolutionibus annorum mundi, sive de experimentis, aliud capitulum ad inveniendum dominum anni.
Colophon Gruftorrens. Explicit doctrina de eleccione domini et significatoris anni secundum Albumasarum in floribus et eciam in libro de experimentis.
Additional information Vide GOxfB Ashmole 369, 103-23b.
Work 38Author (ms.) Chauncer
Author standard Geoffrey Chaucer
Title (ms.) The Tretis off the Astrolabye
Incipit Armilla is the ryng of the astrolabye
Incipit 2 (concl.) To knowe the degre of the sonne every day.
Folio no. 96ab
Rubric (after "Explicit ... Astrolabye.") Here begynnythe the conclusiouns. | The Tretis off the Astrolabye.
Explicit (concl.) upone the very tyme of the day. | and that othire northe warde, etc.
Colophon (after "and ... warde" and a space of 5 or 6 lines) Explicit the descripcon of the Astrolabye.
Other passages The author's name is written in the corner of the upper margin: which is important, because few of the manuscripts of this tract give the author's name.
Additional copies See GOxfB Ashmole 391, pt. VI, 1-11b.
Work 39Scribe(s) Written by the same hand as 104b-5b.
Title (ms.) Tabulae duae
Folio no. 103ab
Rubric Tabula more infantis in utero matris.
Blank leaves 104a
Work 40Scribe(s) Written in a larger hand than the MS. in general.
Title (ms.) Libri cujusdam de nativitatibus (frag.)
Incipit Tercia pars hujus libri. Tabulam more infantis
Additional remarks Imperfect through the loss of 6 leaves. Its age may appear from an example proposed at 95, of the birth of a person 10 Oct. 1488.
Folio no. 104b-5b
Additional texts It ends by mentioning a tract (as if next following) extracted from Julius Firmicus, in which the signification of the horoscope: "copiose ac ornato stillo pertractatur".
Work 41Title (ms.) Tabula
Contents Tabula in qua dantur indictiones, numeri solares er aurei, literae dominicales, epactae, termini diesque paschales, et aetas lunae paschalis; pro tribus cyclis magnis; sed imperfecta, comprehendens quippe annos 126 uniuscujusque; qui sunt in tertio cyclo 1406-1531.
Additional remarks Left unfinished on the third page.
Folio no. 107ab
Glosses etc. It is noted in the margin that in 1451 easter fell on St. Mark's day; in which year probably this table was begun. On the blank page opposite to the following article is an astrological note thereupon in English.
Blank leaves The page opposite to the following article.
Work 42Author standard Albumasar
Title (ms.) In floribus (inc.)
Incipit Hic est liber quem collegit Albumasar de floribus eorum que significant res superiores
Additional remarks The rest of this MS. is lost.
Folio no. 111-2b
Rubric Albumasar in floribus.
Explicit (it ends in the fourth line of the second part) significat. Et si fuerit
Additional copies See GOxfB Ashmole 369, 153-61.
Work 43Scribe(s) Thomas Scalon (the same hand as GOxfB Ashmole 391, pt. I)
Century 15 | 16
Language English | Latin
Subject 1 Astrology | Medicine
No. of ms. part II
Material Chart. (the same kind of paper as GOxfB Ashmole 391, pt. I.)
No. of leaves 68
Condition The outer margin of the first 5 leaves is cut off to the size of pt. III, which is wrongly bound between 3 & 4; also between 5 & 6 are inserted 7 leaves of pt. I.
Lineation The first page is ruled, but not filled up.
Marginal annotations Written in the reign of Henry VIII, and afterward
Work 44Title (ms.) Tables, tracts, and observations, relating to Astrology and Medicine, containing among other things:
Work 45Title (ms.) Tables of the Sun's declination for four years
Contents From one leap year to another: with rules prefixed.
Incipit Thou schalt understond that here is wrytyn 4 tabylles by cause of the leap year and servys in this maner
Folio no. 9-10b, 11-22b
Work 46Title (ms.) Experimenta quaedam et alia curiosa
Contents "Ad faciendum aquam ardentem. - Ut candela accendatur ex radio solis. - Ad faciendum candelam inextinguibilem. - Ut papirus non ardet."
Folio no. 33ab
Work 47Title (ms.) Various notes of the natures, aspects, etc. of the planets
Incipit Here is saturnus. he betokenythe
Folio no. 38-40
Rubric Here foloythe of <thorn>e 7 planetes.
Work 48Title (ms.) Eleccionis of signis movabylle
Incipit When luna ys yn Aries
Folio no. 40b-1
Rubric Eleccionis of signis movabylle.
Work 49Title (ms.) Natura 7 planetarum
Contents Item 12 signorum.
Incipit Saturnus est frigiduset siccus
Folio no. 51-5
Rubric Natura 7 planetarum.
Glosses etc. Cum versiculis, multisque hujusmodi notulis.
Work 50Title (ms.) Tabula de dignitatibus planetarum, et quaedam de annonae caritate
Folio no. 64b
Rubric Tabula de dignitatibus planetarum
Work 51Century 14
Language Latin
No. of ms. part III
No. of leaves 10
Condition The lower corners have been eaten off. It is bound between 2-3 of pt. II.
Work 52Title (ms.) Tractatus astronomicus cum definitionibus
Contents Tum "Incipiunt canones tabularum" seu regulae ad 18 problemata solvenda.
Incipit Longitudo regionis est archus circuli equinoctialis vel arcus paralelli ad equinoctialem interceptus
Folio no. 1-9
Explicit determinabit locum sui luminaris pro principio. quod est propositum.
Glosses etc. At the top of the first page is written "3^a pars" (but in the margin of 3, above the title, "2^a pars"), and by Dr. Dee (?) "de definitionibus", as also some marginal notes.
Blank leaves The last 3 pages.
Work 53Century 15/16 | 16 in.
Language Latin
No. of ms. part IV
Material Chart.
Numbering The pages (except 1 and 33, which are blank), are numbered on the left hand margins by the same hand as this note at the end (temp. Jac. I.): :This Booke containeth one hundered sixtie and two pages".
Work 54Title (ms.) Varia, inter quae:
Work 55Author standard Robertus Rede
Title (ms.) Tabulae astronomicae
Additional remarks P. 41 and the following page are 2 leaves pasted together.
Folio no. p. 1-40
Colophon (at the top of p. 41) Expliciunt Tabule Rede quod J. Stillton." (The latter name is obscured with black ink).
Work 56Title (ms.) To finde the ascendentes of signez
Incipit To finde the ascendentes of signez in circulo directo
Folio no. p. 41
Work 57Scribe(s) Die Multiplikationstafel stammt wohl von einer anderen Hand als der Rest dieses Teiles.
Title (ms.) Tabula multiplicationis
Contents 20 figures wide and 25 deep: but unfinished.
Additional remarks Die Tafel ist unten abgerissen; ursprüngliche Grösse c. 210 x 285 mm. | The planetary table on the next page is better written at p. 46.
Folio no. 43
Rubric Tabula multiplicationis, per Watkin.
Additional information F.S. Benjamis & G.J. Toomer, Campanus of Novara and Medieval Planetary Theory (1971) 16, ftn.
Work 58Scribe(s) Humffery Felingtone
Title (ms.) A book of Elections, according to the twelve houses
Incipit Thes ben the most necessarie consideracions introductorious to every partie of the Juggementis of Astronomye. First the 5 digniteis essencialle of the planettis
Folio no. p. 45-115
Colophon (at the top of p. 116) Here endith the Eleccon written by h f the xj daye of Novembre in the yere of oure lorde Godde a M^l' D v^to 1505. (The full name is overwritten "Humffery Felingtone").
Work 59Author standard Alcubucius
Title (ms.) Tabula
Incipit Conjunccion of light is when the lorde of thascendent
Folio no. p. 118-30
Rubric Tabula Alcubucij.
Work 60Century 14 or | 15
Language Latin
No. of ms. part V
Material Membr.
No. of leaves 10
Type of writing a hand resembling that of a Roman notary
No. of columns in columns
Work 61Author standard Isidorus
Title (ms.) De natura rerum
Incipit Illustri domino et filio Sisebuto. Ysidorus.
Folio no. 1-10a
Rubric In nomine domini Amen. Incipit liber beatissimi Ysidori Yspalensis Episcopi. De natura rerum. (Libri 37) Rubrica.
Explicit Si a septembrione versos rotatim legas in girum invenies ordines eorundem.
Math. drawings Two cicular figures of the winds follow; one on each page of the last leaf.
Work 62Century 15
Language Latin
No. of ms. part VI
Material Membr.
Work 63Title (ms.) Quinque figurae astrologicae, cum calculis
Contents Quinque figurae astrologicae, cum calculis: quarum prima est "Figura oppositionis solis et lune aº d'ni M.CCCC. 25 completo. 21 die mensis Maye post nonam horam infra mane.
Additional remarks An ancient Rent-roll; which seems to have been used as the cover of a quarto book.
Folio no. on the inner pages of this vellum