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Composite manuscript, two parts (Greek): 1. (ff. 1-47) Opera geometrica et stereometrica / Hero of Alexandria. - 2. (ff. 48-84) De corporibus caelestibus eorumque motibus / Michael Psellus, SCA 12

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Title	Composite manuscript, two parts (Greek)
Subtitle	1. (ff. 1-47) Opera geometrica et stereometrica / Hero of Alexandria. - 2. (ff. 48-84) De corporibus caelestibus eorumque motibus / Michael Psellus, SCA 12
Content	Part 1 contains: (ff. 1r-47v) Geometrical and stereometrical works, mostly by Hero of Alexandria: Definitiones (1r-14r); Heronian excerpts (14r-27r); Introductiones stereometricorum (28r-36r); Mensurae marmorum et lignorum / Didymus of Alexandria (36r-38r); two Heronian tables (38r-39r); De talentis et denario (39v-40r), De mensuris, fragment; Heronian excerpts (40v-47v). - Empty: 4 unnumbered leaves after f. 47v. Part 2 contains: (ff. 48r-61r) De utilitate corpore celestium / Symeon Seth. - Chronologia / Michael Psellus. - Empty: f. 85.
Creator/other	Didymus (c. 310-c. 395) Heron Alexandrinus. Psellus, Michael (1018-1078/96) Mauromata, Ioannes Simeo Sethus.
Shelfmark	SCA 12
Subject (topical)	Reading culture artes (MMDC)
Subject (temporal)	Middle Ages 16th century
Note	Script: Written by Ioannes Mauromata. Binding: Post-medieval binding. - Parchment cover; closing ties (2x2, leather). Description (Bouwman 2023): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3619870 Description (Senguerdius & 1716): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:290399 Description (Molhuysen 1910): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:2040420 Description (Catalogus compendiarius 1932): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:491294 Also described by Pinakes.
Reference	Bouwman 2023 = A. Bouwman, Inventory of western medieval manuscripts held by Leiden University Libraries. Leiden 2023 Catalogus compendiarius 1932 = [H.P. Blok,] Catalogus compendiarius continens codices omnes manuscriptos qui in Bibliotheca Academiae Lugduno-Batavae asservantur. Vol. 1 (Leiden 1932), De Meyier 1964 = K.A. de Meyier, 'Scribes grecs de la Renaissance. Additions et corrections aux répertoires de Vogel-Gardthausen, de Patrinélis et de Canart'. In: Scriptorium 18 (1964), p. 258-266. Molhuysen 1910 = P.C. Molhuysen, Codices Scaligerani (praeter Orientales). Leiden 1910, Pinakes = Pinakes. Textes et manuscrits grecs Senguerdius & 1716 = W. Senguerdius & al., Catalogus librorum tam impressorum quam manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Publicae Universitatis Lugduno-Batavae. Leiden 1716,
Language	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Country	Italy
Extent	electronic resource
Published/created	Part 1: Apennine Peninsula, 16th century, 1547 - Part 2: Apennine Peninsula, 16th century, second half
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:1606524
Published (digital)	Leiden University Libraries,