Blackwell, Elizabeth, fl. 1737 Eisenberger, Nicolaus Friedrich, 1707-1771 Ludwig, Christian Gottlieb, 1709-1773 Trew, Christoph Jacob, 1695-1769
Published / Created:
1750-1773.
Call Number:
1984 +132
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Curious herbal. Latin & German and Vermehrtes und verbessertes Blackwellisches Kräuter-Buch.
Description:
6 v. in 3., Added t.p.'s in German: Vermehrtes und verbessertes Blackwellisches Kräuter-Buch., Includes indexes., Preface of v. 6 by Christian Gottlieb Ludwig., Translation of Curious herbal., and Vols. 1 and 6 printed by Fleischmann; v. 2-5 by Christian de Launoy.
Publisher:
Typis Io. Iosephi Fleischmanni,
Subject (Topic):
Botany--Pictorial works and Herbs--Therapeutic use
Aldine device on title pages ; titles in Greek and Latin; text in Greek., BEIN 2013 1346: Bookplate: Ex libris Joseph Irwin Miller. Undeciphered inscription on t.p. of v. 1. In ms. on free front endpaper of v. 2: Paulli Militiae de Brazolo. Capitals supplied in red. Ms. notes (some faded and/or trimmed)., Capital spaces with guide letters., Imprint from colophon in volume 1. Preface of Aldus Manutius in volume 2 dated at end: Venetiis secundo Cale[n]das Nouem. MDIIII [1504]., In this 1504 edition, the leaves of volume 1 are numbered. Compare Renouard, A. A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde (1834 éd.), pages 46-47, which describes a 1504 edition in which volume 1 is not paginated and lacks a colophon., Volume 1: signatures: 1-7⁸ A-2L⁸ 2M⁶; 16, [40], 277, [1] leaves., Volume 2 has title: Odysseia ; Batrachomyomachia ; Hymnoi 32 = Vlyssea ; Batrachomyomachia ; Hymni xxxii., and Volume 2: signatures: a-z⁸ A-G⁸ H¹⁰; [500] pages.
Publisher:
In aedibus Aldi, et Andreae Asulani soceri,
Subject (Name):
Achilles--(Mythological character)--Poetry., Brazolo, Paullus Militia de--Autograph., Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515, printer., Miller, Joseph Irwin--Bookplate., Odysseus,--King of Ithaca (Mythological character)--Poetry., and Torresanus, Andreas, de Asula, 1451-1529, printer.
Manuscript on parchment of a Book of Hours for the use of a convent.
Description:
Binding: Seventeenth century. Damaged brownish pigskin over bevelled wooden boards, the covers blind-tooled with frames of fillets and rolls; the central rectangle on the front cover, otherwise free, is decorated with a large oval stamp, heavily worn but probably picturing the Virgin in the Sun. Spine with three raised bands. Remnants of two brass clasps attached to the rear cover. Marks of a chain attachment at the bottom of the rear cover. Red edges., Headings and rubrics in red. Heightening of majuscules in red. 1-line red versals; 2-line plain initials (sometimes slightly decorated) in red. Intricate large flourished cadels in black filled with red in the texts accompanying musical notation. Art. 4 opens with a 6-line littera duplex in red and brownish red with red penwork. Guide letters for all initials. On f. 29v full-page picture of the crowned Virgin and Child, Mary presenting a flower to the Child, on a flowery pink background in a green and red rectangular frame., On some pages the ink is very faded., and Script: Copied mainly by one hand writing Northern Textualis Formata in two sizes with Central European features. A second less formal hand copied ff. 29r, lines 11-18 and 30r-31v, i.e. the beginning of art. 2. Musical notation in Nota Quadrata.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions
Subject (Topic):
Books of hours, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Monasticism and religious orders