MONUMENTS OF WRITING

Copernicus' manuscripts

Nicolaus Copernicus

DE REVOLUTIONIBUS - AUTOGRAPH

1520-1541, Frombork

The Jagiellonian Library, MS BJ 10 000

Paper 28 x 19 cm, 213 pages,

Handwritten by Nicolaus Copernicus, humanistic cursive. Small marginal and space notes by George Joachim Retyk on four pages. Bound in the beginning of XVII c. in boards made of waste paper and parchment of XVI c.


Private letters written by Copernicus with his signature


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO MAURICE FERBER, BISHOP OF VARMIA

Frombork, 29 February 1524

Uppsala, Universitetsbiblioteket, H. 157

27,5 x 21 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO JOHANNES DANTISCUS, BISHOP OF CHEŁMNO

Frombork, 8 June 1536

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 2713, pp. 1-2

27,5 x 18,5 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO JOHANNES DANTISCUS, BISHOP OF CHEŁMNO

Frombork, 9 August 1537

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 2713, pp. 7-8

28 x 19,5 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO JOHANNES DANTISCUS, BISHOP OF VARMIA

Frombork, 25 April 1538

Uppsala, Universitetsbiblioteket, H. 154, K. 163-163v.

29 x 20 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO BISHOP JOHANNES DANTISCUS.

Frombork, 2 December 1538

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 1596, pp. 519-520

28 x 20 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO BISHOP JOHANNES DANTISCUS.

Frombork, 3 March 1539

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 307, pp. 123-124

27 x 19 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO BISHOP JOHANNES DANTISCUS

Frombork, 11 March 1539.

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 1596, pp. 557-558

28,5 x 19,5 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO DUKE ALBERT OF PRUSSIA.

Frombork, 15 VI 1541

Berlin, Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussisczer Kulturbesitz XX. HA StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1a, Kasten 497

30 x 21 cm

Letter in German language


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO DUKE ALBERT OF PRUSSIA.

Frombork, 21 VI 1541

Berlin, Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussisczer Kulturbesitz XX. HA StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1a, Kasten 497

30 x 21 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO BISHOP JOHANNES DANTISCUS.

Frombork 27 June 1541

Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Sammlung Darmstädter, J 1530(1)

29 x 19,5 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO THE VARMIA CHAPTER .

Pieniężno (Melsac), 22 October 1518

Photocopy of recto, original lost around 1930 .

Olsztyn, The Varmia Archdiocese Archives , Doc. L 97


Nicolaus Copernicus

LETTER TO BISHOP MAURICE FERBER,

Frombork, 27 July 1531

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 284, p. 169

Copy of XVIII c. 34,5 x 20 cm


The Varmian Chapter letters writtten by Copernicus


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO FABIAN LUZJANSKI, BISHOP OF VARMIA,

Olsztyn , 7 March 1520

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 1594, pp. 585-586

23 x 19 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO FABIAN LUZJANSKI, BISHOP OF VARMIA.

Olsztyn , 29 April 1520

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 1594, pp. 593-594

28 x21 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO BISHOP FABIAN LUZJANSKI.

Olsztyn, 14 June 1520

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 1594, pp. 605 - 606

21 x 20,5 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO BISHOP FABIAN LUZJANSKI.

Olsztyn, 11 October1520

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 1594, pp. 639 - 640

29 x 21 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO THE KING SIGISMUND I.

Olsztyn, 16 November 1520

Berlin, Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, XX.HA StA Königsberg, OBA 24345.

28,5 x 21 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

HENRYK PERYK, COMMANDER IN OLSZTYN TO BISHOP FABIAN LUZJANSKI.

Olsztyn, 22 December 1520

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 1594 , pp. 725 - 726

14 x 20 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO MAURICE FERBER, BISHOP OF VARMIA.

Frombork, 23 March 1524

Olsztyn, The Varmia Archdiocese Archives, V.D.122, k. 7-7v

28 x 18,5 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO BISHOP PAUL PŁOTOWSKI, PROVOST OF VARMIA, CONCEPT.

Frombork, after 8 November 1523

Olsztyn, The Varmia Archdiocese Archives, t. D. 122, d.1 -1v.

28 x 19 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO BISHOP MAURICE FERBER.

Frombork, 14 May 1524

Olsztyn, The Varmia Archdiocese Archives, V.D.122, k. 8-8v

27,5 x 18,5 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO BISHOP MAURICE FERBER

Frombork, 6 June 1524

Olsztyn, The Varmia Archdiocese Archives, V. D. 66, k. 80-80v

28 x 20,5 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

THE VARMIA CHAPTER TO BISHOP JOHANNES DANTISCUS

Frombork, 17 III 1539

Cracow, Czartoryski Library, manusc. 1595, pp. 997 - 998

28,5 x 20 cm


Administrative documents


Nicolaus Copernicus

DOCUMENT OF DESIGNATION PROXIES FOR SCHOLASTRY IN THE HOLY CROSS CHURCH IN WROCŁAW (BRESLAU, IN GERMAN).

Padua, 10 January 1503

Padova, Archivio di Stato, Archivio Notarile, Libro I instr. notaio Stefano Venturato, k. 175

29 x 22 cm

Concept of Nicolaus Copernicus with the notary remarks.


Nicolaus Copernicus

LEASES IN THE MELSAC DISTRICT 1517-1519

Olsztyn, The Varmia Archdiocese Archives, Doc. Kap. II, 55, k. 42-42v

32 x 10,5 cm

Nicolaus Copernicus’ autograph


Tiedemann Giese

NICOLAUS COPERNICUS’ LEASES IN THE OLSZTYN DISTRICT WRITTEN BY TIEDEMANN GIESE IN 1521.

Olsztyn, The Varmia Archdiocese Archives, Doc. Kap. L 92, s.1

32 x 11 cm


Nicolaus Copernicus

INVENTORY OF DOCUMENTS AND WRITINGS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CASTLE IN OLSZTYN, 1520 ANNO DOMINI

Olsztyn, The Varmia Archdiocese Archives, Doc. Kap. Y 9, k. 1-7

29,5 x 11 cm


BILL OF THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES NEAR THE TOLKMICKO (TOLKEMIT IN GERMAN) DISTRICT, 1531.

Berlin, Geheimes Staattsarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, XX. HA StA Königsberg, Etatsministerium, 31q, 1, k. 3v-6v

35 x 11 cm

Second part - Nicolaus Copernicus’ autograph


CONFIRMATION OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.

Olsztyn, 15 March 1518

Olsztyn, The Varmia Archdiocese Archives, Z. 2 (1)

16,5 x 24,5 cm

Written by a clerk


Nicolaus Copernicus

OLSZTYN BREAD TARIFF, ACCORDING TO THE PRICES OF GRAINS, WHEAT AND RYE.

Olsztyn , 1531

Uppsala, Universitetsbibliotek, H. 156

28 x 19,5 cm

Autograph of Nicolaus Copernicus


Copies of writings by Copernicus


NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

EPITOME OF THE NEW ASTRONOMY (COMMENTARIOLUS) BEFORE 1514 .


Copy of Duncan Liddel of 2 November 1585, written on six pages placed between pages of the copy of "De revolutionibus" Basileae 1566

Aberdeen, University Library, King's College, 521 Cop. 2², pages: Hr-v, 85bis r-v, 100 bis r, 148bis r-v, 160bis v, 168ter r-v.

30 x 20 cm


Copy acompanied by "De revolutionibus" Basileae 1566, owned by John Hevelius.

Stockholm, Kunglige Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Biblioteket, s. 1-16 (nosign.)

29 x 19,5 cm


Copy of Christian Sørensen Longberg (Longomontanusa), made after 1589 .

Wien, Österreichische National bibliothek, Handschriften- und Inkunabelsammlung, Cod. 10530, k. 34-43

22 x 16 cm


NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

LETTER TO BERNARD WAPOWSKI "DE OCTAVA SPHAERA" OF 3 JUNE 1524


Copy of Henry Savile of 1578 .

Oxford, Bodleian Library, man. Savile 47, K. 28-32v.

22 x 16 cm (k.28), 18,5 x 14,5 cm (k.29-31), 19,5 x 14,5 cm (k.32)


Duplicate by Thomas Smith of XVII c.

Oxford, Bodleian Library, man. Smith 93, K. 173 and 180 v.

21 x 15 cm


Duplicate by Stephen Rigaud of November 1823 .

Oxford, Bodleian Library, man. Rigaud 43, K. 59 and 73.

22,5 x 14 cm.


Copy dated on 30 March 1575

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Handschriften- und Inkunabelsammlung, Cod. 973726, k. 1-9v

20 x 16 cm


Copy by Johann Praetorius of 1569 .

Schweinfurt, Stadtarchiv, man.1 Ha 14, k. 9-13v.

21 x 17 cm


Copy made after 1571.

Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Cod. Lat. Fol. 83, k. 8-10.

29,5 x 20 cm

Copy made on the front (303/304) and back (305/306) protection leaf and the back fly-leaf (307) of volume including the copy of "De revolutionibus" by Copernicus, Basileae 1566, bound together with "Epitome" Regiomontana, Nürnberg1550 (302 – front fly-leaf of this volume).

Uppsala, Astronomska Observatoriet, Coll. Hjörther, H. III. 34.

30 x 21 cm


NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

CONSIDERATIONS, 15 AUGUST 1517.


Contemporary copy

Warsaw, The Central Archives of Old Records, Libri legationum 5, K. 170v-173v.

29,5 x 19 cm


Contemporary copy.

Wrocław, Library of the Ossoliński Institute, Teki Górskiego, man. 199, p. 264-269.

30,5 x 20,5 cm


The first page of the copy of middle XVIII c.

Gdańsk, The State Archives, 300 R/Dt, p. 179

33,5 x 21 cm


NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

GERMAN TRANSLATION OF TREATISE “CONSIDERATIONS", 1519


Copy of 1522 with “supplement” of 1522 . (K. 546 - 546v).

Gdańsk, The State Archives, 300, 29/6, k.542v-546v.

29,5 x 22 cm


The first edition of: Caspar Schütz, Historia rerum Prussicarum, Zerbst 1592, K. 517-519

Cracow, The Czartoryski Library, 6 III Cim.

31,5 x 20,5 cm


The Latin abridgement of the German version of treatise “considerations” of the end of XVI c.



Toruń, The State Archives, Cat. II - VII 4, s. 334-336.

32,5 x 20 cm

NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

ESSAY ON THE COINAGE (1525-1526) ACCOMPANIED BY GERMAN TEXT OF MALBORK RESOLUTION OF 6 NOVEMBER 1418 AND THE NOTE "IN LIBRO ACTORUM ANTIQUO"


copy done by Felix Reich (k.1v-note In libro actorum antiquo, k. 6v – Malbork resolution).

Berlin, Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, XX. HA StA Königsberg, HBA, H, Kasten 752, k. 1-6v.

32 x 22 cm


Copy out of the Frederic Fischer collection, chancellor of the duke of Prussia, Albert ( k. 48-49 – Malbork resolution, k. 49v-50 - note "In libro actorum antiquo").

Berlin, Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, XX. HA StA Königsberg, Ostpreussische Folianten, Nr 12868, K. 41-50 (according new numeration K. 38-47).

28,5 x 21,5 cm


Lidzbark copy done for the bishop Maurice Ferber.

(k. 91-91v - Malbork resolution)
Cracow, The Czartoryski Library, man. 259, K. 85v-91v.

30 x 20x5 cm


Copernicus Library

BOOKS OWNED OR ANNOTATED BY COPERNICUS

THE EARLY PERIOD. BOOKS WITH COPERNICU' OWNERS' INSCRIPTIONS.



Euclides

ELEMENTA GEOMETRIAE,
Venice, 1482

bound together with:

Haly Albohazen,

IN IUDICIIS ASTRORUM
Venice, 1485

University Library of Uppsala, Copernicana 56


Alfonsus X,

TABULAE ASTRONOMICAE,
Venice 1492

bound together with:

Regionomtanus Johannes,

TABULAE DIRECTIONUM ET PROFECTIONUM
Augsburg, 1490

and with:

A HANDWRITTEN QUIRE CONTAINING ASTRONOMICAL TABLES CALLED IN COPERNICAN LITTERATURE: THE UPPSALA NOTEBOOK.

22 x 16,5 cm

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 4


Crastonus Johannes,

DICTIONARIUM GRAECUM CUM INTERPRETATIONE LATINA
Modena, 1499-1500

31,5 x 21 cm

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 5

On the front flyleaf, Copernicus wrote his name in Greek.


Pontanus Ioannes Iovian,

OPERA
Venice 1501

bound together with:

Bessarion

IN CALUMNIATOREM PLATONIS. - CORRECTIO LIBRORUM PLATONIS "DE LEGIBUS" GEORGIO TRAPEZUNTIO INTERPRETE. - DE NATURA ET ARTE ADVERSUS EUNDEM TRAPEZUNTIUM TRACTATUS.
Venice, 1503

and with:

Aratus,

PHAENOMENA [WITH THEON'S COMMENTARY]
(Text and Commentary in Greek.)
Venice 1499

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 3

All three books in this volume are annotated; some notes are in Greek.


BOOKS OFFERED TO COPERNICUS BY GEORG JOACHIM RHETICUS


Euclides

ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΩΝ,
Basel, 1533

bound together with:

Regiomontanus Johannes,

DE TRIANGULIS OMNIMODIS
Nuremberg, 1533

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 9

Its title page bears a dedication in Rheticus'hand.


Apianus Petrus

INSTRUMENTUM PRIMI MOBILIS.

Accedunt

Gebri filii Affla,

DE ASTRONOMIA LIBRI IX.
Nuremberg, 1534

bound together with:

Witelo,

ΠΕΡΊ ΌΠΤΙΚΉΣ
Nuremberg, 1535

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 8

The title page of Apian's Instrumentum carries the dedication written by G.J.Rheticus.


Ptolemaeus Claudius,

MAGNE CONSTRUCTIONIS....LIB. XIII.

WITH THEON'S COMMENTARY
Basel, 1538

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 10

This is the first Greek edition of Ptolemy's Syntaxis. Its title page bears a dedication by Rheticus.


MEDICAL BOOKS BEQUEATHED BY COPERNICUS TO DOCTOR FABIAN EMMERICH.


Villa Nowa Arnoldus de

BREVIARUM PRACTICAE MEDICINAE
Pavia 1485

bound together with:

Savonarola Joannes Michael,

CANONICA DE FEBRIBUS
Bologna 1487

The Varmian and Masurian Museum in Olsztyn


Senesis Hugo

SUPER QUARTA FEN PRIMI CANONIS AVICENNAE (Completed by Marsilius de Sancta Sophia).
Venice, 1485

bound together with:

Savonarola Joannes Michael

PRACTICA MEDICINAE
Venice 1486

Strängnäss Incunab. Gol. 452

Fabian Emmerich obtained this book on the basis of Copernicus' last will.


Tarenta Valascus de

PRACTICA SIUE PHILONIUM
Lyons, 1490

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 7


Argellata Petrus de,

CHIRURGIA
Venice 1499

bound together with:

Silvaticus Matthaeus,

LIBER PANDECTARUM MEDICINAE.- QUAESTIONES ALIORUM AUCTORUM
Venice 1498

30,5 x 21 cm

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 14

On the last page of item book ( fol. 182 v) there is a long medical prescription beautifully written by Copernicus, while some notes at the beginnig=ng of the book also come form his hand.


Montagnana Bartholomeus,

CONSILIA,

Cermisonus Antonius

CONSILIA,

Caballa Franciscus

TRACTATUS DE ANIMALI THERIA.
Venice 1514

31 x 22 cm

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, 42 : 52 (Obr.)

The margins of the volume contain some 20 short notes, written undeniably by Copernicus, who also wrote a long medical note in two Columns on the recto of the last folio. ( noty na k. 345v, 346,349 i 406)


Regiomontanus Johannes

CALENDARIUM,
Augsburg, 1492

bound together with:

Regiomontanus Johannes,

EPHEMERIDES 1491 - 1506,
Augsburg, 1492

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 13


Stoeffler Johannes, Pflaum Jacobus

ALMANACH NOUA IN ANNOS 1499 - 1531,
Ulm 1499

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 11


Ptolemaeus Claudius,

COSMOGRAPHIA
Ulm, 1486

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, incunab. 32: 10


Plinius Secundus,

HISTORIA NATURALIS
Venice, 1487

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 12


Ptolemaeus Claudius

ALMAGESTUM SEU MAGNAE CONSTRUCTIONIS LIBER.

(The Latin translation of the Syntaxis by Gerard of Cremona)
Venice, 1515

Uppsala, Universttetsbiblioteket, Copernicana 17


Stoeffler Johannes

CALENDARIUM ROMANUM MAGNUM
Oppenheim, 1518

Uppsala, Library of the Astronomical Observatory, Coll. Hjorter G. I. 51