Capistrano, Giovanni De, Saint (1385-1456) (& others)

  • Capistrano, Giovanni De, Saint (1385-1456)
Date:
c. 1620
Reference:
MS.177
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Collection of prophecies relating to the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire: in German. The first part contains a full-page symbolic water-colour drawing: in the second are three crude drawings of stars in red and black. Contents: (1) Prognosticon, aines hochgelarten und weitberhümten Astronomi, Auch Bedencken und Auslegung einer Prophecey Capistrani...Welliche er Anno 1460 über ain Cabalistische Figur so umb die selbe zeit gefunden worden, gemacht, und Anno 1548 in offenen Truckh aussgangen. Sambt ainem Prognostico Mathematico de Anno 1589 usque ad Annum 1600. (26 ll.) (2) Prognosticon auf das 1619 Jahr. (8 ll.) (3) Practica auf das gross Konfftige und wunderbare 1620 Jarr, die Politischen Weldthändl betreffendt...Incerto Authore. (13 ll.) (4) Magini (G. A.). Practica Prognosticalis in Annum 1631. Per D. Antonium Maginum Mathematices Professorem Bonnoniae in Italia. Ex originali Authoris vero Bonnoniae excusso in Germanicam Linguam translata et scripta. (7 ll.) (5) Brand (S.). Sebaldi Prandi Aydtgenossens und der Mathematischen Kunst Erfahrnen Prognostication Von Anno 1604. Bis auf das 1623 Jarr von vorstehunder veränderung des Geistlich-und Weltlichen Regiments. (12 ll. [last 4 bl.].) These Anti-papal pamphlets are all copied by the same hand, and originally seem to have formed part of a larger volume.

Publication/Creation

c. 1620

Physical description

1 volume 5 parts in 3. 4to. 20 x 151/2 cm. Unbound.

Acquisition note

Purchased 1932.

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

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  • 77498