Alcabitius, etc. IE TCD MS 368

John XXI, Pope, -1277, Author; Hermann, of Carinthia, Author; ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Ibn ʻUthmān, -967, Author; Ṭabarī, ʻAlī ibn Sahl Rabbān, active 9th century, Author; Ibn al-Farruẖān, ʻUmar al-Ṭabarī, -approximately 815, Author; Kindī, -approximately 873, Author; Hugo, of Santalla, active 1141-1145, Author; Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164, Author

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Alcabitius, etc. IE TCD MS 368 Public Deposited

Alcabitius, etc. IE TCD MS 368

Alternative title

[Works on astronomy and astrology]

Shelf Mark/Reference Number

IE TCD MS 368 ; former shelf marks: Lyon: D.1.24 ; Bernard: 548 ; Foley: H.54 ; c1670: M.1.39 ; Ussher: GGG.62

Location

Manuscripts & Archives Research Library, Trinity College Dublin

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Copyright The Board of Trinity College Dublin. Images are available for single-use academic application only. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the Library of Trinity College, Dublin.

Public domain

Date Created

circa 1100-1499

Language

Latin

Abstract

IE TCD MS 368 contains a Latin translation by Iohannes [Joannes] Hispalensis (John of Seville) of the introductory work on astronomy entitled Introductorius ad magisterium iudiciorum astrorum, originally written in Arabic by Alcabitius [ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Ibn ʻUthmān]. It also contains numerous other astronomical and astrological entries, including:Folios 1-34v: Alcabitius, Liber Introductorius, tr. Iohannes Hispalensis.Folios 35-36: Short pieces, chiefly about astronomy (added in second half of 15th century).Folio 37: De Iudicio Alicuius Questionis.Folios 37-39: Abraham Ibn Ezra, Tractatus De 13 Maneriebus Planetarum, tr. Petrus de Abano.Folios 39v-40v: Abraham Ibn Ezra, De Significationibus Planetarum, tr. Petrus de Abano. Folio 41: Astrological table headed: Ex quadam summa. The table is arranged under subheadings: ffleubotomia, ffarmacia, Cirurgia, Confecciones. Below the table are notes pertinent to the table.Folio 42v: Short piece about the kinds of death according to the signs of zodiac.Folios 43-137v: Hermannus De Carinthia and/or Hugo Sanctallensis, Liber Trium Iudicum, an astrological compilation56-137v. [Omar?], De Iudiciis Astrorum.MS note in pencil on endleaf [d] states foliation was corrected in ‘June 1963: iii + 137.’ Binding executed for the College in 1741-1744 by the shop of John Exshaw of Dublin in speckled-calf. See the Manuscript & Archive Research Library’s catalogue entry here: https://manuscripts.catalogue.tcd.ie/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=IE+TCD+MS+368&pos=1

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Keyword

Format

manuscripts (document genre)

Resource type

text

Medium

colored ink
ink

Support

calf (leather)
parchment (animal material)

Culture

Spanish
French

Digital Object Id

MS368_001

Source

DCAT0120817

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Medieval Latin Manuscripts

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Title	Shelf Mark/Reference Number	Visibility	Actions
Alcabitius, etc.: folios 1 to 34v, plus front cover, endleaves etc.	IE TCD MS 368 ; former shelf marks: Lyon: D.1.24 ; Bernard: 548 ; Foley: H.54 ; c1670: M.1.39 ; Ussher: GGG.62	Public
Alcabitius, etc.: folios 35 to 42v	IE TCD MS 368 ; former shelf marks: Lyon: D.1.24 ; Bernard: 548 ; Foley: H.54 ; c1670: M.1.39 ; Ussher: GGG.62	Public
Alcabitius, etc.: folios 43 to 137v, plus back cover, endleaves etc.	IE TCD MS 368 ; former shelf marks: Lyon: D.1.24 ; Bernard: 548 ; Foley: H.54 ; c1670: M.1.39 ; Ussher: GGG.62	Public
MS368_001_HI.jpg	IE TCD MS 368 ; former shelf marks: Lyon: D.1.24 ; Bernard: 548 ; Foley: H.54 ; c1670: M.1.39 ; Ussher: GGG.62	Public	Download