Books and Manuscripts · Lot 2552
[Post Byzantine Greek manuscript]. Codex,
17th/18th cent.[?], pen and black and red ink on paper, (98) pages, 17 to 18 lines per page, bound in 20th cent. plain cl.
- Lot
- 2552
- Auction
- Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026
- Estimate
- €250 – €350
- Photos
- 2 photos
Condition
Occas. sl. fingersoiled in margins.
Notes
Interesting manuscript, probably for use of a priest in a rural area and containing i.a. brontologian and seismologian texts, dealing with prognostications based on specific weather and other natural phenomena (e.g. thunder and earthquakes) occurring on specific days, incl. useful tables for these prognostications. Also contains an astrological table, a diagram for determining chances of recovery from an illness on the basis of the numerical value of a person's name in combination with the position of the moon on the day the disease began. The less occult contents of the manuscript concern the instructions or calculations for church festivals, and coupling these instructions/ calculations with the seasonal acitivities of farmers. This type of manuscript (an almanac of sorts) was in use in rural areas and has a long tradition, from the middle ages until the 19th century. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXVIII.
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