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Title
Introductiones ad astrologiam : tractatus de coloribus
Additional title: Tractatus de coloribus
Additional title: De coloribus notabilia pulchra.
Names
Leopold, Duke of Austria, 13th century
Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164
Baten, Henri, 1246-1310
Firmicus Maternus, Julius
Regiomontanus, Joannes, 1436-1476
Peurbach, Georg von, 1423-1461
Hieronymus Pauli of Limburg, 16th century (Scribe)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 15th-16th century
Place: Germany
Table of Contents
De coloribus notabilia pulchra --Compilatio Leupoldi ducatus Austrie filii De astrorum scientia --De nativitatibus /Abraham ben Meïr Ibn Ezra --Magistralis compositio astrolabii /Henri Baten --Matheseos libri VIII /Julius Firmicus Maternus --De mutatione aeris /Leupoldus Austrie --Prognostica in tacuinos ex prolixis in compendium redacta --Disputationes contra Cremonensia deliramenta /Joannes Regiomontanus --Theoricae novae planetarum /rGeorg von Peurbach.
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Ms. 51
Topics
Astronomy
Astrology
Manuscripts -- Germany -- 15th century
Manuscripts -- Germany -- 16th century
illuminated manuscripts -- Germany -- 15th century
illuminated manuscripts -- Germany -- 16th century
Genres
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Manuscripts
illuminated manuscripts
Drawings
Early works to 1800
Notes
Citation/reference: Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss. Suppl., p. 333, no. 51.
Citation/reference: Kristeller, P.O. Iter italicum, V, p. 328
Citation/reference: Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts, SCHOENBERG_106283
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, II, p. 904
Content: Title from Spencer Collection Dictionary catalog and shelf list.
Content: There are 306 folios, but foliation goes only to 305, given duplication in numbering of f. 1 and f. 1a.
Content: Layout: Written in 51-4 long lines, ruled with a stylus for two columns.
Content: Decoration: Numerous colored pen and ink drawings of constellations and other subjects. Many charts, some using color. Red initials and placemarkers.
Content: Scribe: Hieronymus Pauli of Limburg.
Content: Script: Gothic cursive.
Language: In Latin and German.
Physical Description
Extent: Ff. 306 :paper, ill. ;300 x 200 mm
Description
Manuscript on paper. Ca. 555 colored pen-and-ink drawings. With contributions by Leopold, Duke of Austria, Abraham ben Meïr Ibn Ezra, Henri Baten, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Joannes Regiomontanus and Georg von Peurbach. "Mostly copied from printed editions"--Kristeller.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Latin
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 870009776
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20031358
Photo Order: 67841
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 86159d70-8aba-013f-4cfb-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 15: Issued
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Introductiones ad astrologiam " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 15th-16th century. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9931c410-ee63-013e-33ff-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Introductiones ad astrologiam " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9931c410-ee63-013e-33ff-0242ac110002

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (15th-16th century). Introductiones ad astrologiam Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9931c410-ee63-013e-33ff-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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Introductiones ad astrologiam