From Ortelius's Theatrum oder Schawbüch des Erdtkreijs [Antwerp : Christophe Plantin, Abraham Ortelius, 1580]., Latin and German., Several small holes in lower regions of South America where oxidized by pigment., Sheet measures 40 x 55 cm. Lanman Collection., Signature on verso: 5., Text on verso: Die newe Welt., and The viewer looks into the sails of the ship at 220 degrees of longitude.
Publisher:
Christophe Plantin, Abraham Ortelius,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps--Early works to 1800 and Western Hemisphere--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. Theatrum orbis terrarum. German and Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589
Collection of eleven documents on parchment with wax seals on parchment ribbon, relating to the monastery of Amorbach; Heinrich, abbot of Amorbach and villages in the surrounding area.
Manuscript on paper of an experimental alchemical compilation, devoted to laboratory procedures
Description:
In German and Latin., Script: Partly written by F.F. Weichenhaan in a clear, sometimes hasty cursive sloping to the right, in Fraktur for the passages in German; the remainder written by Anna Susanna Lieber in a rather loose and pointed Fraktur sloping to the right., Watermarks: Watermarks of the smaller papers at edges and cut, not identified; the paper folded in quarto with a decidely brownish tint and a large, faint watermark in the folds, not identified., Light to very dark brown inks, no color, a few sketches of apparatus in the text. No catchwords, no signatures., Compiled about 1743 by F.F. Weichenhaan, partly from materials written about 1705 by Anna Susanna Lieber., and Binding: Old paper boards with parchment back, a title lettered in brown ink by a modern hand in gothic letters on the backstrip, plain edges.
Asia is portrayed as Pegasus., From Bünting's Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae [Magdeburg : H. Bünting, 1581]., Signature mark on verso: E., Text on margin: Iesus Christus magnus ille Belleropontes ..., and Text on verso: In dieser nachfolgenden Tafel findet der g
Receipt book; German text on materia medica : written on vellum and paper in two different hands, with original wooden boards
Description:
Manuscript, in parchment, in unidentified hand, containing a collection of medical recipes in German (ff. 1-11 and 18-67), materia medica in German and Latin (ff. 11-18), and more recipes added between the late 15th century and the 18th century (ff. 67-88). Includes a 15th-century prayer against the falling sickness on the back flyleaf., In German and Latin., Title devised by cataloger., Script: gothic minuscule., Layout: single column of varying length., Decoration: medical receipts (ff. 1-67) rubricated., and Binding: bound in wooden boards; no backing. Traces of clasps. "Sermones" visible on the wood.
Subject (Topic):
Materia medica, Medicine, Manuscripts, and Recipes