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with theses added to the theory and cannons to the practice

by Placido Titi

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  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Astrological work presenting 70 theses on celestial influence (p. 5-17), 42 canons of instructions for the use of astronomical tables (p. 19-65), and 30 examples of nativities (charts of the exact date, time, and location of birth) of prominent figures, mostly born in the second half of the 16th century (p. 66-151, with a title page for the section on the unnumbered page before p. 66). The examples include heads of state, high-ranking members of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, and aristocrats (including one woman, Leonora Ursina, p. 147); each of the nativities begins with an astrological diagram and also includes small tables. An index follows the examples (p. 152-158). This English translation of a Latin work published in Padua in 1657 (p. i, unnumbered page before p. 66) differs substantially from the English translations published in the late 18th and early 19th century.

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  • Astrology

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with theses added to the theory and cannons to the practice

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83 leaves : paper ; 370 x 234 (355 x 174) mm bound to 377 x 252 mm; Binding: 18th-century calf, rebacked.; Decoration: 30 astrological diagrams in ink, all the same in form with different data entered, in the section of examples (p. 69-149).; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; Layout: Written in 56-61 long lines; ruled in lead, with vertical bounding lines and no margin at bottom of page.; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in England in the late 17th or 18th century.; Pagination: Paper, ii + 83 + ii; [i-iv], 1-65, [ii], 66-143, 145-151, [152-161]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Title from title page (p. i).; Watermark: Fleur-de-lis with IV countermark.

1675—English—Public download

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  • Colenda collection: Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9950322743503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize LJS 202
  • Provenance: Acquired by Lawrence J. Schoenberg with other Stanitz manuscripts, Sept. 1997.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.; Formerly owned by Christopher Tower (b. 1775), Weald Hall, Essex (armorial bookplate inside upper cover).; Formerly owned by Frederick Hockley.; Formerly owned by George Winslow Plummer (bookplate inside upper cover).; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2021.; Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner.; Plummer, George Winslow, 1876-1944, former owner.; Probably sold at auction at Sotheby's, 6 Apr. 1887.; Sold by E + R Kistner Buch- und Kunstantiquariat, 1988.; Sold by H. P. Kraus to John D. Stanitz (Cleveland, Ohio), Ms. 33.; Stanitz, John D., former owner.; Tower, Christopher, former owner.
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