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VMs: Re: Tuba Veneris

Hi everyone,

Note that it is dated London, 9th June 1580

Ooops - I got this wrong. :-( The Tuba Veneris is dated in the Roman calendric style, as

        Perfectum Scriptumque Londini Anno
        MDLXXX. Pridie Nonis Junij

This actually means "the day before the Nones": the Nones fall eight days before the Ides, which (in June) fall on the 13th, so the date should be "4th June 1580" (I'm reasonably sure).

My Latin teachers never taught me the niceties of the Roman calendar: if you're interested, here's more information:-

http://ana.lmsal.com/ana/ana/Latin_Calendar.html

Hmmm... are all John Dee's other manuscripts dated in this style?

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....