Ms. codex.
Title for manuscript from caption title of first work and incipit of second work (f. 1r, 9v); second work is also known as
Sphaera mundi.
Foliation: Parchment, 30; [1-30] ; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Layout: Written in 25-26 lines; prickings visible on many leaves.
Script: Written in Gothic script.
Decoration: 7 astronomical diagrams in black and red ink (f. 10r, 12r, 12v, 25v, 28r, 28v, 29r), 2 astronomical diagrams
in black ink (f. 29v, 30r), and 2 illustrations in red and black ink (f. 13r), all in second work; 2-line initial in red and
blue with faded penwork extensions (f. 1r); 5-line divided initial in red (f. 9v); caption title (f. 1r) and marginal rubrics
in first work (f. 1r-9v) in red, 2-line initials and paragraph marks throughout in red.
Binding: 20th-century morocco with gilt (rebound in 1997).
Origin: Written in Italy in the mid-13th century.
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