GB 0103 MS GERM 1 - Collected Texts (Bavarian, 1471)

1 volume containing 188 leaves

The manuscript apparently remained in a Cistercian monastery in Westphalia until 1853. It become the property of Guglielmo Libri and was sold at the Libri sale in 1861 (a cutting from the sale catalogue is pasted inside the front cover) to Mr Molini. He probably bought it for John Thomas Graves (1806-1870), mathematician and Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, whose collection included manuscripts dating from the 15th to the 19th century, relating mainly to mathematics. Formerly Graves 4661. With the Graves ex libris. Other pressmarks: 33.a.26 (crossed through); 149.c.1.
GB 0103 MS GERM 1 13th century, 1471, 16th century Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 188 leaves Pfaldorffer , Nicholas , fl 1471 , of Ingoldstat, Bavaria , scribe
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The manuscript apparently remained in a Cistercian monastery in Westphalia until 1853. It become the property of Guglielmo Libri and was sold at the Libri sale in 1861 (a cutting from the sale catalogue is pasted inside the front cover) to Mr Molini. He probably bought it for John Thomas Graves (1806-1870), mathematician and Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, whose collection included manuscripts dating from the 15th to the 19th century, relating mainly to mathematics. Formerly Graves 4661. With the Graves ex libris. Other pressmarks: 33.a.26 (crossed through); 149.c.1.

Graves' library was bequeathed to University College London in 1870.

Manuscript volume, dated 1471: Sammelhandschrift, a collection of miscellaneous texts, comprising
(1) Calendar for the year 1471 (German), followed by instructions for use and chapters on the zodiac, the seven planets, the four 'complexions', blood-letting, etc, with plain and coloured ink illustrations (some incomplete) (ff 1v-92v);
(2) Aristotelis Brief Am Kunig Alexander (letter purported to have been written by Aristotle to King Alexander, offering advice on his health, in prose and in verse, in fact part of one of Aristotle's suppositious works, the Secreta Secretorum) (ff 93r-106v);
(3) Calendar for 1439, 1458, 1477 and 1496 (Latin), accompanied by astronomical chapters, with tables and instructions for use (ff 109v-130r);
(4) Elucidarus (a summary of Christian theology by Honorius Augustodunensis, in the form of a dialogue) (ff 131r-159r);
(5) Epistel Des Juden Samuel (epistle of the Jew Samuel) (ff 160r-186v).
The content of the two calendars, (1) and (3), is nearly identical.
Folios 107r-109r, 130v, 159v and 187r-187v are blank.
Signed by the scribe, Nicholas Pfaldorffer (f 106v).The guards in the centre of each quire consist of strips cut from a 13th-century manuscript. Folio 188r has a 16th-century house charm, consisting of words taken from the Antiphon of St Agatha.

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German (Bavarian dialect) and Latin; Latin on parchment strips. Main text is Gothic cursive script; Gothic minuscule on parchment strips.
Paper manuscript, with one parchment leaf at the end and parchment strips forming the guards between quires, in contemporary binding of oak boards covered with stamped leather, protected by brass corners and bosses; clasps and back modern. One hand, except for a single 16th-century annotation. All headings and most initials in red; some blue and green initials. 22cm.

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935), which details the contents of the manuscript and discusses the constituent texts; N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Sep 2001 Alexander , 356-323 BC , known as the Great , King of Macedonia Aristotle , 384-322 BC , ancient Greek philosopher and scientist Astronomical systems Astronomy Augustodunensis , Honorius , fl 1106-1135 , theologian and philosopher x Honorius of Autun x Autun , Honorius of Bavaria Bloodletting Calendars Europe Germany Illustrations Ingoldstat Literary forms and genres Literature Medical sciences Medical treatment Mysticism Periodicals Pfaldorffer , Nicholas , fl 1471 , of Ingoldstat, Bavaria , scribe Planets Poetry Publications Religious doctrines Religious texts Solar system Spiritualism Surgery Theology Therapy Visual materials Western Europe Communications media Information sciences

Graves' library was bequeathed to University College London in 1870.

Manuscript volume, dated 1471: Sammelhandschrift, a collection of miscellaneous texts, comprising
(1) Calendar for the year 1471 (German), followed by instructions for use and chapters on the zodiac, the seven planets, the four 'complexions', blood-letting, etc, with plain and coloured ink illustrations (some incomplete) (ff 1v-92v);
(2) Aristotelis Brief Am Kunig Alexander (letter purported to have been written by Aristotle to King Alexander, offering advice on his health, in prose and in verse, in fact part of one of Aristotle's suppositious works, the Secreta Secretorum) (ff 93r-106v);
(3) Calendar for 1439, 1458, 1477 and 1496 (Latin), accompanied by astronomical chapters, with tables and instructions for use (ff 109v-130r);
(4) Elucidarus (a summary of Christian theology by Honorius Augustodunensis, in the form of a dialogue) (ff 131r-159r);
(5) Epistel Des Juden Samuel (epistle of the Jew Samuel) (ff 160r-186v).
The content of the two calendars, (1) and (3), is nearly identical.
Folios 107r-109r, 130v, 159v and 187r-187v are blank.
Signed by the scribe, Nicholas Pfaldorffer (f 106v).The guards in the centre of each quire consist of strips cut from a 13th-century manuscript. Folio 188r has a 16th-century house charm, consisting of words taken from the Antiphon of St Agatha.

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Normal copyright restrictions apply.

• English

• Latin

German (Bavarian dialect) and Latin; Latin on parchment strips. Main text is Gothic cursive script; Gothic minuscule on parchment strips.

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935), which details the contents of the manuscript and discusses the constituent texts; N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English