Drawings and plans for various implements and instruments, including printing presses. and Manuscript, on paper, in italic script, produced in England after 1591.
Description:
Author possibly an English military adventurer who traveled through the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy., Binding: contemporary brown calf, with gold tooling of Lyonese style with semis of eaglets., Descriptions of military machines are accompanied by colored illustrations., Ex libris Rhys Jenkins. Bequest of James M. Osborn, 1976., In the preface to "The Compound of Alchemy" (Osborn fa16), Rabbards notes that he has "these fortie yeares amongst manie other most commendable exercises and inventions of so warlike Engines, founde out divers devices of rare service, both for Sea and land" and expresses his intention to "impart some other rare experiments of Distillations and Fire-Workes of great service, not hitherto committed in writing or put in practise by any of our nation." This apparently refers to Osborn a8, the only known copy of the work., Raphe (or Ralph) Rabbards, born slightly before 1531, published "The Compound of Alchemy" by George Ripley (see Osborn fa16) in 1591., and Signature on f. 1 of W. Bayntun, Gray's Inn.
Subject (Name):
Jenkins, Rhys--Ownership and Rabbards, Raphe
Subject (Topic):
Measuring instruments, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, Military art and science--Early works to 1800, Military art and science--Great Britain--History--16th century, and Military art and science--Technological innovations--History
Hoochstraten, Johannes Keyser, Martin de, -1537 Tyndale, William, -1536
Published / Created:
[1534]
Call Number:
2014 184
Image Count:
764
Alternative Title:
Bible. Pentateuch. English. Tyndale. 1534., First chapter of Deuteronomye, Fourth boke of Moses, called Numeri, Pentateuch., Prologe in to the fourth boke of Moses, called Numeri, Prologe in to the fyfte boke of Moses, called Deuteronomye, Prologe in to the seconde boke of Moses called Exodus, Prologe in to the thirde boke of Moses called Leuiticus, Prologe in to the thirde boke of Moses called Leviticus, Seconde boke of Moses, called Exodus, Thyrde boke of Moses. Called Leuiticus, and Thyrde boke of Moses. Called Leviticus
Description:
"A prologe in to the seconde boke of Moses called Exodus", "The seconde boke of Moses, called Exodus", "A prologe in to the thirde boke of Moses called Leuiticus", "The thyrde boke of Moses. Called Leuiticus", "A prologe in to the fourth boke of Moses, called Numeri", "The fourthe boke of Moses called Numeri", and "A prologe in to the fyfte boke of Moses, called Deuteronomye" have separate title pages, foliation, and register., Imperfect: F1 (in Exodus) wanting. Leaves A1, A2, A7, A8 (in Genesis) wanting but replaced in facsimile. Several errors in foliation. Final leaf of book mutilated, repaired with printed waste. Contemporary calf binding, ties wanting, with spine title: Pentateuch. Armorial bookplate of George Goyder. Bookplate of Florence Foerderer Tonner. Manuscript annotations. In red leather clamshell box with Tonner monogram and spine title: Pentateuch, Tyndale's version, Antwerp, Johan Hoochstraten, 1530-34., Parts 2-5 reisssued from the 1530 J. Hoochstraten edition of Tyndale's translation of the Pentateuch (STC 2350)., Place of publication and printer from STC., Signatures: [Genesis] A⁸-L⁸ [Exodus] [ ]⁸ A-E⁸ F⁷ G-I⁸ K⁴ [Leviticus] A⁸ A-F⁸ G⁴ [Numbers] A¹⁰ B-I⁸ K⁴ [Deuteronomy] A⁴ B-I⁸., and W.T. = William Tyndale. His translation of the Pentateuch.
Publisher:
[M. de Keyser], MD.XXXIIII
Subject (Name):
Goyder, George--Bookplate and Tonner, Florence Foerderer--Bookplate
Woodcut of the Crucifixion, within woodcut border in 20 compartments. Text as above within the border underneath the Crucifixion. Three lines of text below the border.
Alternative Title:
Image of pity. and To all them that deuoutly say 5. pater nosters
Description:
Inlaid and bound to 28 x 23 cm. Slightly mutilated, upper left compartment of border almost entirely gone.
Writing tables with a calendar for 23 years, Writing tables with a calendar for twenty three years, and Writing tables with a kalendar for xxij yeares
Description:
Bound in are 24 writing tables of prepared vellum, of which two are black, and the rest natural yellow. and Signatures: A-D⁸.
Publisher:
by Franke Adams, stationer and bookebinder, dwelling in Thames Streete, at the signe of ye black Rauen, nere Londo[n] Bridge, & are there to be sold, or else in Paules Church Yarde, at the signe of the Helmet, by Thomas Chayre
Arnaldus, de Villanova, d. 1311 Carpenter, Richard, d. 1670? Ripley, George, d. 1490?
Published / Created:
circa 1570
Call Number:
Mellon MS 41
Image Count:
15
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper roll of George Ripley (?), Alchemy, in English verse, with additional verses attributed to Richard Carpenter. With Arnold of Villanova, Visio mystica, anonymously translated into English.
Alternative Title:
Ripley scroll
Description:
One roll with multiple illustrated sheets. and Paper rotulus consisting originally of thirteen folio sheets and half-sheets of differing lengths glued together, averaging 540 mm. in width (lateral margins and broad bordering line in black ink partly trimmed away), slightly defective with small losses at beginning and end; now cut into thirteen sections measuring about 435 x 540 each, except for the last which measures 625 x 540.