Manuscript on parchment of Biondo Flavio, Italia Illustrata with the dedicatory preface to Pope Nicolas V (d. 1455).
Description:
Binding: Eighteenth century, England. Red goatskin gold-tooled, with the crest of Charles Chauncy on the sides. Gilt edges. Rebacked. The fine quality of the endleaves and leather, and the tool used on the edges of the boards and the turn-ins are similar to those in Marston MS 102 and Beinecke MS 497, both probably bound by Richard Wier, active in London and France in the 1770s; d. 1792)., Elaborately illuminated title page with historiated initial, 10-line, mauve with silver filigree against gold ground, edged in black, with a portrait of the author, seated and holding a book, against a hilly landscape and blue sky. Partial border of white vine-stem ornament against a predominantly gold ground with blue, green, and red patches with white and pale yellow dots in inner and upper margins, terminating in dense penwork scrolls with gold dots. In outer and lower margin, border of stylized flowers and foliage in red, purple, green, and blue, surrounded by dense penwork scrolls punctuated by gold dots. In center of lower margin, wreathed medallion with unidentified arms, supported by two purple winged putti outlined in blue and wearing red necklaces. 14 illuminated initials, 9- to 6-line, gold, on blue, green, and red ground with white vine-stem ornament, sometimes extending into the margins. Headings, running titles, and marginalia in red., and Script: Written in fine humanistic bookhand, below top line, by a single scribe who also wrote the running titles (epigraphic majuscules) and marginalia, in red.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Geography, Medieval, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated the 5th day of Heshvan [...] at Ahashapah ([1829?]). The upper third of the document consists of blessings for the bride and groom written in Hebrew block words. The lower part of the document consists of the ketubah text written in semi-block letters. The paper has worm holes.
Description:
Bride: Sham'ah? banat Nahum., Bridegroom: Yitshak ben 'Ezrah., and Witnesses: Gamil ben Yahya, Levi ben Yisahar?.
Subject (Geographic):
Ahashapah (Yemen) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Gamil ben Yahya, Levi ben Yisahar, Sham'ah banat Nahum, and Yitshak ben 'Ezrah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Yemen --Ahasphapah and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 11th of Tevet 5625 at No Amon (1865). A wreath of pink leaves and roses surrounds the text.
Description:
Bride: Zeldah Fridah., Bridegroom: Tsevi Hirsh ben Yosef., and Witnesses: Natan Amran, Menahem Mendel Hirshel, and two others.
Subject (Geographic):
Alexandria (Egypt) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Amram, Nathan ben Hayyim, 1805-1870, Menahem Mendel Hirshel, Tsevi Hirsh ben Yosef, and Zeldah Fridah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Egypt --Alexandria and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, printed form completed in manuscript, blue and gold ink on paper, dated 14th of Nisan 5693 at No Amon (1933). The text is flanked by two columns, which contain blessings for the bride and groom. Above the text is a blessing in the form
Description:
Bride: Rivkah bat ha-manoah Yitshak called Aizek ha-Levi., Bridegroom: Yitshak called Aizek ben ha-manoah Bekhor Varon., and Witnesses: Yehudah Shelomoh Kohen ; Isaak ...?
Subject (Geographic):
Alexandria (Egypt) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Rivkah bat Yitshak ha-Levi, Yehudah Shelomoh Kohen, and Yitshak ben Bekhor Varon
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Egypt --Alexandria and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the 4th of Tevet, 5593 at Ankona (1832). The top of the document is scalloped and below the upper border is a stylized oval that contains blessings for the bride and groom. The text consists of two parts. Above, in Italian block letters is the marriage contract, and below, written in Hebrew script are the betrothal conditions (tena'im). Each section signed by the same two witnesses. The text is surrounded by a colorful floral border with two large birds at the top.
Description:
Bride: Di'amanti bat Elisha' Musati., Bridegroom: David ben ha-manoah Yosef Hayim Shelomoh Yehi'el Me'adumim [de Rossi]., Witness: Avraham Yosef 'Almi'a., and Witness: Mordekhai Ni'ani'ati.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy --Ancona --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Almagia, Abraham Josef, Gnigniati, Mordechai, Me'adumim, David ben Yosef Hayim Shelomoh Yehi'el, and Musati, Di'amanti bat Elisha'
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Ancona and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated 11 of Adar 1, 5548 at Sienah (1788). The top of the ketubah is shaped in a triangle in which are contained benedictory statements for the bride and groom.
Description:
Bride: Hanah bat Yosef Elhanan ha-Kohen., Bridegroom: Yehudah Gedalyah ben ha-manoah Shelomoh Fo'ah., and Witnesses: Avraham Kohen mi-Kalai , Yosef Pi'atsa.
Subject (Geographic):
Ancona (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Avraham Kohen da Cagli, Hanah bat Yosef Elhanan ha-Kohen, Yehudah Gedalyah ben Shelomoh Fo'ah, and Yosef Pi'atsa
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Ancona and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)