COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL15092008
Reference Number:
Latin MS 105
Image Title:
Magic Circle
Parent Work Title:
Magica - Insructio Pro Discipulis Seu Amatoribus Artis Magicae
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Artis magicae
Creator:
Scot, Michael
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
16th century
Page/Sheet:
Fol. iii
Description:
Diagram: magic circle. Coloured ink.
Language Code:
lat
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Witchcraft
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Supernatural
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
16th Century CE
Item Height:
193 mm
Item Width:
136 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Londesborough, Lord, former owner
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
M.R. James, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
Notes:
The manuscript is in sham Arabic followed by the Latin translation.
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Educational Notes:
Magic, Witches and Devils in the Early Modern World
Magic Circle
