Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 625 Century 13 | 14 Place of origin England Language French | Latin Subject 1 Astrology | Astronomy Previous owners This MS. probably reached the Library in 1605. Composite ms. 4 parts Material Membr. Height × width 130 x 175 | 7 1/8 x 5 7/8 No. of leaves ii + 39 Binding leaves (i-ii) A leaf from a s. 14 Latin physical work. Printed catalogs F. Madan & H.H.E. Craster, A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford II 1 (1922) 247 # 2180. Source Folkerts | Madan & Craster (1922) Type of source cat. | pvt. notes Source’s source insp. Work 1Century 14/I No. of ms. part I (1-) Marginal annotations Throughout this section an intricate system of groups of dots is used. Work 2Title (ms.) Mathematisches Fragment Contents Über Corpus u.ä. Additional remarks Einzelblatt, 170 x 230 mm., in der Mitte gefaltet. Folio no. Ir-IIv (Vorsatzblatt) Work 3Title (ms.) An astrological treatise Incipit Acquisico in Ariete continetur. Figura aerea Folio no. 1- Work 4Title (ms.) An astrological treatise Contents Part of a French astrological treatise, but some Latin geomancy is mixed with it at 9v. French recurs on 12. Incipit Des rules de trouer lentencion del demaundant Folio no. 8- Additional texts (10v) Followed apparently extracts from two Latin astrological works entitled "Rerum opifex" and "Estimauerunt" (?). Work 5Title (ms.) A considerable astrological treatise Incipit Si de statu corporis questio proponatur Folio no. 14- Work 6Title (standard) Geomantie Incipit Arenam limpidissimam Folio no. 54- Rubric Incipit in nomine Domini Geomancia Work 7Title (ms.) An astronomical treatise Incipit Inuestigantibus astronomiam primo sciendum occurit Century 13/II No. of ms. part II (86-) Glosses etc. with notes Math. drawings with diagrams Work 8Author standard Hermannus Contractus Title (ms.) A treatise on the astrolabe Incipit Inuenienda igitur subtilissime inuencionis Watacora id est Century 13/2 No. of ms. part III (120-) Prolog Hermannus Christi pauperem Work 9Author standard Gregor of Huntington Title (ms.) Imago Mundi Contents A short transcription of the world and universe, with historical notes down to the time of Semiramis. Incipit Mundus dicitur quasi undique motus. Century 13/II No. of ms. part IV (127-) Initials etc. With coloured capitals. Prolog Ad instructionem multorum ... Imago Mundi editur. Glosses etc. (135v) A note "de quatuor virtutibus".
