Tratado de astronomia.
- Publication:
- [Mexico], [circa 1692-1750]
- Format/Description:
- Manuscript
212 leaves : paper, illustrations ; 155 x 110 mm bound to 159 x 109 mm - Online:
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda)
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- Subjects:
- Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Astrology.
Navigation. - Form/Genre:
- Codices.
Calendars (documents by form)
Diagrams.
Drawings (visual works)
Tables (documents)
Manuscripts, Spanish.
Manuscripts, European. - Language:
- Spanish.
- Summary:
- Astrological texts illustrated with numerous diagrams, tables, and pen and ink drawings; with some material on navigation, the astrolabe and quadrant.
- Contents:
- Libro primero de las reglas de astroloxia sacadas y añadidas muchas tablas nuebas y curiosas, 1714.
Libro segundo reglas para la nautíca y sus tablas nesesarias.
Libro de barias cosas.
Tratado de los vientos [with material on perpetual calendars].
Lunario perpetuo y pronotico ... de Valencia, 1725.
Libro de varias cosas.
Esplicasion de el quadrant e de reducion, 1692. - Notes:
- Ms. codex.
Overall title taken from spine.
Several items are attributed to Manuel Valades y Leon in headings.
Foliation: Paper, 212 + i; [i], 1-37, 1-25, 1-10, [lxxvi], 1-49, [i], 1-10, 13, [ii], contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto; [1-212], modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Script: Written in a cursive script.
Decoration: Illustrated with diagrams, tables, symbols of the zodiac, calendars, and pen and ink drawings.
Binding: Contemporary boards. Upper cover detached; lower cover nearly detached.
Origin: Possibly written in Mexico, circa 1692-1750.
Two printed items laid in, a bookmark and a holy card depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary. - Penn Provenance:
- Sold by Hibberd's Books.
- Cited as:
- UPenn Ms. Codex 818.
- OCLC:
- 155912560
- Access Restriction:
- Access to this item is subject to staff review.