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46. Szold-Fritz, Bernardine
- Published / Created:
- 1927-76, n.d.
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 134
- Collection Title:
- Glenway Wescott papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 103 | 1571-1578
- Image Count:
- 202
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- to GW & MW and Folders 1572, 1573, 1574, and 1575 completely digitized.
- Subject (Topic):
- American fiction--20th century, American literature--20th century, Americans--France--History--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Szold-Fritz, Bernardine
47. The Triumphe of our Saviour Jesus Christe
- Published / Created:
- [circa 1575-1599]
- Call Number:
- Osborn a4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Cursive bookhand. Bound in original limp vellum. and Manuscript, on paper, in cursive bookhand, produced in England during the fourth quarter of the sixteenth century.
- Description:
- Binding: original limp vellum, cut away except for spine., Ex libris John Plimly. Ex libris John Jones. Bequest of James M. Osborn, 1976., Inscription on f. 53r of John Jones of Bala, 1815: "John Jones Bala Meirionydd Sydd yn gwneuthur rhodd o hwn Lyfr gell Ysgoldy Iesu Chwefror 10fed 1815 wedi ei gael gerllaw y Bala gan hen offeiriad.", Inscription on f. 56v: "John Plimly his Booke.", Inscription on f. 57r: "Mary Mall, 1660.", and On 57r: ""Mary Mall ... her book ... 1660
- Subject (Name):
- Jones, John,--of Bala--1815--Ownership, Mall, Mary--Ownership, and Plimly, John--Ownership
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry--16th century and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Triumphe of our Saviour Jesus Christe
48. The confederacy a comedy : alter'd from Sr. John Vanbrugh, [late 18th century].
- Call Number:
- Osborn c218
- Image Count:
- 2
- Abstract:
- Manuscript adaptation of Vanbrugh's play of 1705, itself an adaptation of Flourent-Carton Dancourt's "Bourgoises a la mode" of 1692. The play is farcical representation of middle-class citizens attempting to act like nobility. A verse prologue states that this is the author's first attempt at adaptation, which he has completed because "the wit of Vanbrugh is now out of fashion: language and humour vary with the times."
- Description:
- Binding: quarter-calf with vellum corners over marbled board front and later textured board rear., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., In English., Inscription on verso of front flyleaf attributes the play and the hand of the MS to Edmund Malone (1741-1812)., Prologue, definitely in Malone's hand, refers to the death of Roscius [probably David Garrick (1717-1779)]., and Rectos only, with some annotations and corrections on versos.
- Subject (Name):
- Dancourt, Florent Carton,--1661-1725, Malone, Edmond,--1741-1812, and Vanbrugh, John,--Sir,--1664-1726
- Subject (Topic):
- Comedy--England--18th century, English drama--18th century, and Middle class families--England--Drama
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The confederacy a comedy : alter'd from Sr. John Vanbrugh, [late 18th century].
49. The philosopher or essays on various subjects begun at Cambridge, 1738-1741.
- Creator:
- Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1720-1790
- Published / Created:
- 1738-1741
- Call Number:
- Osborn c368
- Image Count:
- 13
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in multiple hands, of about 36 essays and verse translations on various subjects. The collection begins with an essay titled "Character & Design of the Author," which compares his collection of works to the Spectator, Tatler, and Guardian. In addition to subsequent essays which address such topics as "A Vision on human Life," "Against ignorant Pretenders to Politicks," and a letter "on the present state of the Theatre from Will. Drama," the manuscript also contains verse translations of classical works such as those of Silius Italicus and Theocritus.
- Description:
- Binding: half calf., In English., and Table of contents at beginning of manuscript.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Intellectual life--18th century
- Subject (Name):
- Hardwicke, Philip Yorke,--Earl of,--1720-1790, Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius, and Theocritus
- Subject (Topic):
- English periodicals, English poetry--18th century, Philosophy, and Theater--England
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The philosopher or essays on various subjects begun at Cambridge, 1738-1741.
50. Vollständige Faksimile-Ausgabe im Originalformat von Codex Vaticanus Lat. 3225 aus dem Besitz der Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana.
- Creator:
- Virgil
Virgil. Aeneis. Selections. 1980 - Published / Created:
- c1980.
- Call Number:
- Folio S1 40
- Image Count:
- 3
- Alternative Title:
- Codices e Vaticanis selecti ; v. 40, Codices selecti ; v. 71, Codices selecti phototypice impressi ; v. 71., Georgica. Liber 3-4. Selections, and Vergilius Vaticanus.
- Description:
- "Vergilius Vaticanus : Informationen der Akademischen Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt zur Faksimile-Ausgabe" 9 leaves (25 cm.) furnished with the publication., A commentary volume intended for use with this facsimile was issued in 1984 as: Vergilius Vaticanus / David H. Wright., Copy 358 of a limited ed. of 750 copies., Full-color facsimile of the codex containing major fragments of the Georgics, books 3-4, and of the Aeneid (on leaves 11-76)., Issued in slipcase with title: Vergilius Vaticanus., On spine: VAT 3225; Vat. lat. 3225., and Title, etc., from label on inside of lower cover.
- Publisher:
- Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt,
- Subject (Name):
- Virgil--Manuscripts--Facsimiles
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Latin--Vatican City--Facsimiles
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Vollständige Faksimile-Ausgabe im Originalformat von Codex Vaticanus Lat. 3225 aus dem Besitz der Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana.
51. [Alchemical miscellany, chiefly concerned with Hermes, Tabula Smaragdina]
- Creator:
- Bacstrom, Sigismund
- Published / Created:
- 1796
- Call Number:
- Mellon MS 134
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Inserted folding leaf : ""Effigies tabvlae smaragdinae."" : 2 representations of the emerald tablet of Hermes. In Hebrew on the left and an exotic tongue (representing Chaldean?) on the right.
- Description:
- Engraved plate, 185 x 235 mm., tipped in inside front cover., MS consists of 3 loose quires in cover., On paper., and Single columns 175 x 120 mm. bordered in pencil, without ruling.
- Subject (Name):
- Hermes, Trismegistus. Tabula smaragdina
- Subject (Topic):
- Alchemy and Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Alchemical miscellany, chiefly concerned with Hermes, Tabula Smaragdina]
52. [Commonplace book], 1800-1841.
- Creator:
- Wayne, William Henry
- Published / Created:
- 1800-1841
- Call Number:
- Osborn fd34
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of notes on primarily biological, scientific, mathematical, and historical subjects, as well as recipes and humorous anecdotes and verses. The volume begins with notes on parrots, crocodiles, the oxfly, parallel rulers, the concept of proportion, and Niagara Falls, followed by a collection of tables of coins and their worth in cities and countries around the world, including England, Ireland, Flanders, Hamburg, Russia, Portugal, Persia, Japan, and Morocco. The volume also contains a list of symbols for chemicals; diagrammatic drawings of ovals, elipses, arches, and squares; humorous epigrams, anecdotes, epitaphs, and riddles; and several entries in shorthand; as well as historical notes on Catherine of Russia, Ostend; Brussels; and St. Petersburg. The last section of the volume is composed primarily of household and veterinarian recipes, including one to cure scabs in sheep; blacking for harnesses; to destroy fleas in dogs; and to cure foul water in cows. A recipe for stuffing birds is annotated, "Best. See my scrap book given by Mr Ashew a stuffer of birds." and The volume also contains several pen drawings, including one to illustrate a mite and another to illustrate parallel rulers.
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary vellum. Written on cover: William Henry Wayne. Gift of ALS 19 August 1800 Cavendish Bridge., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., In English., Partial index at beginning of manuscript., Pasted inside front cover: dealer's description of manuscript., and Pasted inside front cover: receipt dated 1792.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Catherine--II,--Empress of Russia,--1729-1796 and Wayne, William Henry
- Subject (Topic):
- Agriculture--Great Britain--19th century, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Coins, English poetry--19th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, English, Mathematics--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Recipes--Great Britain, and Veterinary medicine
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], 1800-1841.
53. [Commonplace book], [ca. 1651-1653].
- Creator:
- W. S
- Call Number:
- Osborn b230
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing about 43 entries including religious meditations; Biblical notes; religious poems and verse paraphrases on Biblical subjects; sermon extracts; a play titled "The Tragedye of Jepthas daughter;" a treatise on dueling "according to the unjustifiable Custome of this age by a true Lover of honnour;" and a collection of medicinal recipes. Elsewhere, a brief description of "the nature of the irish, who are cal'd naturall Irishe, out of Campion's History" is annotated, "This being a booke of Commmon place this comes not out of order." The volume begins with a letter addressed to the author's son, in which the author describes the contents of this manuscript as "the fruits of my solitude whilst under restraint" as a royalist prisoner at Exeter, ca. 1651-53.
- Description:
- Binding: full sheep., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., In English., Pasted into front cover: newspaper clipping which describes the manuscript., and Phillipps MS 18904.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1642-1660 and Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century
- Subject (Name):
- Campion, Edmund,--Saint,--1540-1581
- Subject (Topic):
- Dueling--Great Britain, English drama--17th century, English poetry--17th century, Medicine, Popular, Medicine--15th-18th cent, Meditations (Religious), Religious poetry, English, and Sermons, English--17th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [ca. 1651-1653].
54. [Selected pages]
- Creator:
- Frush, Wm. H. (William H.)
- Published / Created:
- [1850]
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 206
- Collection Title:
- Overland journey across the Plains to Oregon /by William H. Frush, 1850-1852
- Image Count:
- 4
- Abstract:
- In 1850 Frush traveled from Missouri to Oregon by way of St. Joseph, Blue River, the North Platte, and Fort Laramie, where he met his brother John and Kit Carson. They continued by South Pass, Bear River, Soda Springs, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, the Dalles, and Portland. He records graves, the names and homes of other travelers, and ends his account with events in Oregon. The diary contains drawings of Chimney Rock, Court House Rock, profile of the Snake River, and a map of the Burnt River.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Oregon --Baker County --Maps, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, and West (U.S.) --Maps
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Selected pages]