[Scientific miscellany]

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

283 leaves : paper ; 101 x 70 (80 x 53) mm bound to 105 x 76 mm; Bailli (bailiff) of Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut, near Cambrai.; Binding: 18th-century morocco, gilt spine, label with title Astronomie, ribbon marker.; Collation: Paper, i + 283 + i; 1⁸ 2² 3⁸ 4⁶ 5¹⁰ 6-7⁶ 8-12⁸ 13⁶(-1) 14⁸(-1) 15⁸(+1) 16-20⁸ 21¹⁶ 22-23⁸ 24² 25-32⁸ 33⁶ 34⁸ 35¹⁴ 36⁸(+2); gatherings signed d-i, i₂,l-t, v, x-z, @, 9 (abbreviation for con-), 2 (abbreviation for -orum), *a-*i, *i₂, *l-*n; multiple foliation schemes, many with numbers trimmed away, lower right recto. Link to collation model at end of record.; Decoration: Numerous 8- to 10-line cadel, strapwork, or ribbon initials in red and green, red and blue, or red and black, some with grotesque faces or acanthus leaves added in black ink; 1- to 5-line initials in red or blue throughout; numerous tables and small astronomical and geometric diagrams, and a few illustrated geometric diagrams in red and black; rubrics in red throughout.; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; Layout: Text written in 2 columns of 37 lines; tables in various arrangements of columns and rows. Pricking visible on outer edge of many leaves.; Middle French and Latin.; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in France by Imbert Feutrier in 1511 (signed Imbert Feutryer, date of event, f. 225v-226r).; Script: Written in a bâtarde script by Imbert Feutrier (f. 225v).; Title supplied by cataloger.