Epistolae Magni Turci; On the Winds[between 1475 and 1500]latManuscript on paper of Epistolae Magni Turci, texts on the winds, and other textsIn Latin.Watermark: Hand topped by Star, similar to Briquet 10706.Script: Hand A is copied in Humanistica Cursiva; Hand B is copied in Gothico-Humanistica Libraria.Art. 4 is not decorated. In artt. 2-3 there are 2-or 3-line initials, in black ink and in outline; they have generally not been executed on the first pages. Guide letters do not seem to have been written consistently. The schematic drawing of art. 1 is traced in lead and consists of two concentric circles inscribed in a square and crosswise divided with double lines.The manuscript contains: 1) Circular diagram of the world with the four main directions of the winds and the Latin names of 12 winds. 2) Laudivius Zacchia (Laudivio da Vezzano, ca. 1435-after 1475, Ps.-Mahomet II), Epistolae Magni Turci. 3) De Hermaphrodito, ascribed to Hildebertus Cenomannensis (Hildebert of Le Mans,1065-1133) and others, here ascribed to Antonius Panormitanus (Antonio Beccadelli,1394-1471). 4) Note on the winds and their Latin names, according to the title based on Papias, Isidore of Seville and Boccaccio.Binding: modern paper binding; on the front cover a printed label with the title “EPISTOLAE / MAGNI TURCI / MANUSCRIT”.