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Book/Printed Material New Treatise on Astronomy. Tractatus novus de astronomia

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Title

  • New Treatise on Astronomy.

Other Title

  • Tractatus novus de astronomia

Summary

  • Ramon Llull (circa 1232-1316), a key figure in medieval literature, was a multifaceted personality who pursued literature, philosophy, theology, and the natural sciences with passion and skill. An extraordinarily prolific writer, he is considered to be the author of 267 works, written mainly in Latin and Catalan. Tradition attributed to him an even larger number of titles. Concerned about the dissemination of his work, Llull wanted to assure that a large number of his texts were issued in Catalan as well in Latin in order to reach to a great many readers. This was the case with his Tractatus novus de astronomia (New treatise on astronomy) originally written in Latin in Paris in 1297, but which Llull also produced in a contemporary Catalan version under the title Tractat d'astronomia. One of the extant manuscripts of this work is preserved at the Biblioteca de Catalunya. Probably copied at Mallorca during the first half of the 15th century, the manuscript does not contain the human figures that sometimes accompany the texts of Llull, but it was completed with a miscellaneous set of astrological notes from other authors and decorated with figures that are often colorful and of great visual impact.

Names

  • Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1400 to 1450]

Headings

  • -  Spain--Balearic Islands
  • -  1297-10
  • -  Astronomy, Medieval
  • -  Zodiac

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 65 folios ; 20 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Catalonia.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668002

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316 Author. New Treatise on Astronomy. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1450, 1400] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668002/.

APA citation style:

Llull, R. (1400) New Treatise on Astronomy. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1450] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668002/.

MLA citation style:

Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316 Author. New Treatise on Astronomy. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1450, 1400] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668002/>.