Manuscript Description Cambridge, Trinity College MS R.15.18, Part 1 (941) | |
| MS Appellation: | M. R. James catalogue 941 |
| Title: | Astrolabe |
| Author: | Chaucer |
| Contents: | Part 1 of an assembly of 6 astrological treatises and calendars. |
| Language: | English |
| Date Range: | 1450-1475 |
| Scribal Hands: | Examples of the hand. Click on the link above for full details and images of individual letter forms.                |
| Material: | Parchment |
| No of Folios: | 1-36 + 1 folio blank except for a single diagram |
| Quiring: | 8's |
| Signatures: | No signatures |
| Catchwords: | No catchwords |
| Page Size: | 225 x 162 |
| Frame: | Red ink ruling but barely visible at times. |
| Writing Space: | 155 x 100 |
| Flourished Initials: | Space was left for an initial on f1r |
| Miscellaneous Info: | Contains diagrams with the usual red ink markings. In the possession of Trinity College before 1800 but provenance unknown. |
| Further Information: | Seymour, M. C. A Catalogue of Chaucer Manuscripts, vol. 1, Works Before 'The Canterbury Tales', p. 121. Aldershot, Hants: Scolar Press, 1995. |