PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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Pseudo-Ptolemy, Inerrantium stellarum significationes

Venice, Aldus Manutius & Andreas Socerus, 1516 · 3v

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XII
Malus vesperi occidit, Favonius spirat et Virgo occidere incipit.
XI
Septentrio et Auster flant, malus occultatur.
X
Aquilo pluviosus spirat, Leo occidit, Aquilones Chelidonii appellati incipiunt et per quadriduum flant, Hirundines apparent.
IX
Arcturus circa primam vigiliam occidere incipit, Favonius spirat, noxque nubila existit.
VIII
Halcyonei appellati dies.
VII
Corus et Aquilo simul flant.
VI
Aquarius oriri incipit, hyemat matutino.
V
Arcturus emergit, et pluit.
IIII
Arcturus oritur matutino.
III
Malus vesperi occidit.
Pr.
Favonius late spirat, Vernus est dies.

XXVIII.

⟨3⟩ Martius

K.
Auster et Africus simul spirant.
VI
Vindemitor apparere incipit, Aquilo gelidus flat, Arcturus matutino.
V
Aer nimbosus et pluit, Arcturus emergit elevato Sole et flat Aquilo.
IIII
Arcturus similiter emergit.
III
Arcturus interdiu emergit.
Pr.
Aquilo flat, nubilosum coelum.
Non.
Equus occidit matutino et flat Aquili, co