PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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Cesena, Biblioteca Comunale Malatestiana, Plut. S.XXVII.1

Date:

s. XV2.

Or.:

Italy, probably Florence (f. 210-235 were in all likelihood copied on MS Florence, BNC, Conv. Soppr. J.X.20 (San Marco 163)).

Parchment, 235 f., two hands (f. 1-209 and 210-235).

Astronomy and astrology: Ptolemaica (f. 1r-209v, 210r-222r and 222r); ‘Cum volueris scire colorem eclipsis Lune, aspice latitudinem Lune…’ (222r-222v); ‘Mansiones Lune sunt 28, quarum cuilibet dantur 12 gradus zodiaci et 15 minuta et 26 secunda…’ (222v); ‘Sequitur de ymaginibus ascendentibus in faciebus 12 signorum zodiaci. In prima facie Arietis ascendit forma hominis nigri induti…’ (222v-223r); ‘Secundum Albumazar in libro secundo Introductorii stelle fixe in octava spera que vadunt in 100 annis…’ (223r); Haly Embrani, De electionibus horarum, end gone due to several missing folia (223r-232v); Hermes/Enoch, Liber imaginum signorum, beginning gone (233r-233v); astrometeorology and prognostica ‘Presagia tempestatis cum fulgura ut candor stelle ab oriente…’ (233v-235v).

Bibl. R. Zazzeri, Codici e libri a stampa della Biblioteca Malatestiana di Cesena, Cesena, 1887, 486-487; J. Monfasani, Collectanea Trapezuntiana: Texts, Documents, and Bibliographies of George of Trebizond, Binghamton (NY), 1984, 13.

1r–⁠209v

‘<P>eroptime mihi videntur, o Syre, qui bene phylosophati sunt, speculativam philosophie partem ab activa separasse. Nam etsi active accidat parti idoneum hic modum ac finem hec est compositio consecuta.’

= Ptolemy, Almagesti (tr. George of Trebizond) (A.1.4)

. Book I, 1r-16v; II, 16v-37r; III, 37r-52v; IV, 52v-69v; V, 69v-91r; VI, 91r-110r; VII, 110r-125r; VIII, 125v-139r; IX, 139r-152r; X, 152r-164v; XI, 164v-179v; XII,179v-193v; XIII, 193v-209v. Many diagrams are missing, as well as the numerical data in the star catalogue. No glosses.

210r–⁠222r

‘<M>undanorum ad hoc et ad illud mutacio celestium corporum mutatione contingit, rerum igitur causas rimaturo opus est celestia contemplari. Dixit Ptholomeus: Mundanorum etc.: Iam scripsi tibi, Iesure, libros de hoc quod operantur stelle in hoc seculo… <S>ciencia stellarum est ex te et ex illis… Cum dixit Ptholomeus, ex te et ex illis, significat quod qui res futuras Et ego precor Deum ut te dirigat. Perfecta est huius libri translacio tercio die mensis Marcii, secundo die mensis Hunedii (?) secundo anno Arabum tricesimo. Explicit Centilogium Ptholomei cum commento Haly.’

= Abuiafar Hamet filius Joseph, 〈Commentum in Centiloquium〉 (tr. Plato of Tivoli) (C.3.1.1)

, except the first sentence from the ‘Mundanorum’ version (C.3.1.3). No glosses.

222r

‘<P>tholomeus dixit quod stelle cum caudis sunt 9 — et quando apparuit significat magnam mortalitatem et decollacionem.’