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Composite manuscript, two parts (Latin): 1. (ff. 1-29) Astronomica / Gaius Julius Hyginus, and other text(s). - 2. (ff. 30-67) Prognosticon futuri saeculi / Julian of Toledo, BPL 225

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Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:1805059
Title	Composite manuscript, two parts (Latin)
Subtitle	1. (ff. 1-29) De astronomia / Gaius Julius Hyginus, and other text(s). - 2. (ff. 30-67) Prognosticon futuri saeculi / Julian of Toledo, BPL 225
Content	Part 1 contains: (ff. 1r-18v) De astronomiaa / Gaius Julius Hyginus. Incomplete. - (ff. 19r-27v) Excerpts on astronomy. - (f. 28r) Two verses, written by a later hand). Part 2 contains: (ff. 30r-67v) Prognosticon futuri saeculi / Julian of Toledo. - (f. 67v) Proverbia / Wipo. Incomplete.
Creator/other	Aratus Hyginus, C. Julius. Julianus (-690) Pliny Wipo (active 11th century) Benedictines of Fleury-St. Benoît, male, Saint Benoît-sur-Loire
Shelfmark	BPL 225
Subject (topical)	Reading culture artes (MMDC) medieval theology/philosophy (MMDC)
Subject (temporal)	Middle Ages 11th century 12th century
Note	Originally wrapped in document (now BPL 2513). Layout: In part 1 spaces reserved for drawings or diagrams. Script: Part 1 copied by the Benedictines of Fleury-St. Benoît, male, Saint Benoît-sur-Loire. Binding: Post-medieval binding. Textual: (ff. 19r-27v). Excerpts taken from Aratus, Pliny and Hyginus. Incipit (f. 19r): "Duo sunt vertices mundi quos appellant poli...". - Incipit (f. 19v): "Denique ut dicit Plinius inter omnia sunt LXXII signa...". - Incipit: (f. 23r): "Studiosis austrologie (?) primum sciendum est per geometricam quid distat inter circulum et speram...". - Incipt (f. 25r): "Has easdem partes et nomina servat eadem luna in de crescendo...". Description (Bouwman 2023): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3619870 Description (Geel 1852): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:290750 Description (Molhuysen 1912): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3151098 Description (Catalogus compendiarius 1932): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:491294 Description (Gumbert 2009): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3161419 Also described by MMDC.
Reference	Borst 2006 = A. Borst, Schriften zur Komputistik im Frankenreich von 721 bis 818. Hannover 2006, 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), Geel 1852 = J. Geel, Catalogus librorum manuscriptorum qui inde ab anno 1741 bibliothecae Lugduno Batavae accesserunt. Leiden 1852, Gumbert 2009 = J.P. Gumbert, Illustrated Inventory of Medieval Manuscripts. Vol. 2. Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek BPL (Hilversum 2009), MMDC = Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections Molhuysen 1912 = P.C. Molhuysen, Codices Bibliothecae Publicae Latini. Leiden 1912, Mostert 1989 = M. Mostert, The library of Fleury. A provisional list of manuscripts. Hilversum 1989. Viré 1981 = G. Viré, 'La transmission du De astronomia d'Hygin jusqu'au XIIIe siècle'. In: Revue d'histoire des textes 11 (1981),
Language	Latin
Country	France
Extent	electronic resource
Published/created	Part 1: France ; Fleury?, 12th century - Part 2: France, 11th/12th century