Astrology: 17th cent.

Volume of notes and extracts on astrology: in Latin and Italian. Illustrated by rough pen-drawn diagrams, horoscopes, etc. Ff. 103-116 contain 'Brieue discorso politico del stato delle cose presenti e che si vedrano per quatranni auenire di Regi, Regni, Principi e dominii dell'Europa cauato daquello, prometi per li lor Ascendenti per influenza particolare la grande congiontione di Saturno e Gioue l'anno 1603 a 24 decembre.' The dating of this MS. can be ascertained from the mention of 'in hoc an[n]o 1601' on fol. 90v, and the date of the horoscope on fol. 87v, which is September 1605.

1601-1605

1 volume 125 ll. (last 10 bl.). folio. 28 x 181/2 cm. Original paper covers.

Purchased 1910.

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).