The jewell of artes


Description

Title
The jewell of artes
Creator
Waymouth, George., creator
Published / Created
1603-1604
Publication Place
England
Description
About the author, a somewhat mysterious navigator, scholar and engineer, see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, v. 51 (2004), pp. 777-778. He returned in 1602 from his unsuccesful expedition to discover the Northwest Passage, presented the King in 1604 with two versions of his treatise The Jewell of Artes and undertook in 1605 a new expedition to the American East coast, landing in Maine.
Binding: Original armorial (rebacked). Brown calf over cardboard, both covers gold-tooled with a seme pattern of flowerets, corner pieces and a central piece with the arms of King James I. Spine with six raised bands and red title-label with inscription JEWELL OF ARTES.
Cataloged from microfilm by Albert Derolez.
Cite as: George Waymouth, The Jewell of Artes. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
In our manuscript the year 1604 is found in a calculation on f. 131r, the year 1603 is written on a compass-card on f. 335r. Many designs are marked with the letter W, and there is no doubt that the author claims their invention for himself.
Library of King James I. The Henry C. Taylor Collection. Bequest of Henry C. Taylor, 1971.
Manuscript on paper of George Waymouth (fl. 1587-1611), The jewell of artes, an unfinished technical handbook of navigation, inventions, fortifications, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting of short textual parts and extremely numerous full-page technical drawings and diagrams of high quality. The innumerable blank pages throughout the book show that this is a work in progress, which the author had to abandon as explained in his letter of dedication, and nevertheless presented to the King in the hope of obtaining new employment. Written by one hand in Gothica Cursiva Libraria (Secretary). Collation impossible due to the tight binding.
Taylor Collection, no. 10.
Extent
ff. 581 : paper ; 310 x 205 mm.
Extent of Digitization
Completely digitized
Language
English

Collection Information

Call Number
Beinecke MS 565

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
mixed material
Genre
Manuscripts, Medieval
Resource Type
Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Name)
Waymouth, George
Subject (Topic)
Aids to navigation
English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval -- Connecticut -- New Haven
Military art and science

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
9612478
OID
9998885
More Information
https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu/docs/pre1600.ms565.htm

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