08-04-2018, 03:44 PM
I am fairly confident that I just identified the mysterious book and its copy, mentioned in the quote:
The original is most likely a MS that Rudolf requested from Fulda, in order to have it copied. It is mentioned in Evans: Rudolf II and his world [...] (1973) on p.198. They sent it to him, but he never returned it.
The original was considered lost for a while, but has been identified as Vat.Reg.Lat.124. This suggests that the Swedes took it from Prague and Queen Christina took it to Rome. It is one of the earliest copies (9th century) of a work by Hrabanus Maurus.
The copy also still exists, and is now in the Bilbliotheque de l'Arsenal (MS 472).
This has a dedication to Rudolf and was completed in 1600.
The copyist signed as G.M.D.Z. Ungari, which includes the initials M.D.
It should still be possible to find out more about him. The copy is of remarkable quality.
Quote:In folio: ein philosophisch alt geschriben buch mit figurn und ein copey uff pergamen geschriben vom Mathes Dörrer, ungebunden, welchs nit gantz beysamen und Herr Hayden auß bevelch I. Mt: etliche bletter davon genommen
The original is most likely a MS that Rudolf requested from Fulda, in order to have it copied. It is mentioned in Evans: Rudolf II and his world [...] (1973) on p.198. They sent it to him, but he never returned it.
The original was considered lost for a while, but has been identified as Vat.Reg.Lat.124. This suggests that the Swedes took it from Prague and Queen Christina took it to Rome. It is one of the earliest copies (9th century) of a work by Hrabanus Maurus.
The copy also still exists, and is now in the Bilbliotheque de l'Arsenal (MS 472).
This has a dedication to Rudolf and was completed in 1600.
The copyist signed as G.M.D.Z. Ungari, which includes the initials M.D.
It should still be possible to find out more about him. The copy is of remarkable quality.
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