Mathematical Treatise (German, late 15th century)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0103 MS GERM 29
Held at	: University College London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll ›
Full title	: Mathematical Treatise (German, late 15th century)
Date(s)	: Late 15th century
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 volume containing 13 leaves
Name of creator(s)	: Unknown

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Unknown.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript volume, late 15th century, containing a mathematical treatise, with ink diagrams.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
German. Cursive script with flourishes.

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Finding aids:

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

Archival Information

Archival history:

The manuscript formed part of the library of John Thomas Graves (1806-1870), mathematician and Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, whose collection included manuscripts dating from the 15th to the 19th century, relating mainly to mathematics. Formerly Graves 1224. Other pressmarks: 19.f.7; 149.b.6. On folio 1r is a cutting from a sale catalogue in French.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Graves' library was bequeathed to University College London in 1870.

Allied Materials

Related material:

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Sep 2001