Texts on Prognostication
Texts on Prognostication (MS. Ashmole 304)
Matthew Paris; Bernardus Silvestris (attributed)
Latin
c. 1250
152 pages
First Translation
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Comprehensive searches across multiple catalogs and databases for 'MS Ashmole 304', the 'Experimentarius' of Bernardus Silvestris, and related divinatory tracts (Sphere of Pythagoras, Book of the Twelve Patriarchs) found no evidence of an English translation. While the manuscript is a well-known subject of scholarly analysis regarding medieval magic and Matthew Paris's illustrations (notably in works by Anne Lawrence-Mathers and Charles Burnett), these publications do not constitute a translation of the Latin text itself. Existing translations for these authors are limited to other works such as the 'Chronica Majora' (Paris) and 'Cosmographia' (Silvestris).
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Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 304 functions as a medieval manual for reading the signs of the universe. Readers will discover a practical system for navigating life's most pressing questions about love, wealth, and destiny through the lens of ancient authority.
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