Manuscript on paper of Prayers to be said at various times during the Mass. Composed by Paul Pellisson-Fontanier (1624-93).
Description:
In French., Script: Written by the master calligrapher Jean Pierre Rousselet, a follower of Nicholas Jarry, active in Paris between 1677 and 1736., Two full-page miniatures and nine historiated headpieces in gouache, all in frames best described as resembling the frames of 18th-century mirrors; the frames blue and purple with white highlights and gold side-pieces decorated with red flowers in diamonds; floral swags at bottom. Tail pieces with swags, as above and filled with gold, on f. 48v with the Holy Spirit as a dove. 3- and 2-line initials, blue with white highlights on gold; 1-line initials in red. Titles in gold, red and blue capitals; running headings and rubrics in red., and Binding: 18th-19th centuries. Black goatskin, gold-tooled. A red label and salmon pink doublures and flyleaves. Gilt edges.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Pellisson-Fontanier, Paul, 1624-1693. and Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Devotional literature, French, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Missals
Manuscript on parchment (rather thick) of a codex containing alchemical verses and other works by Samuel Norton and illustrated with skillful drawings of the arcane figures associated with Norton's work
Description:
In French., Script: Written by a single hand which has also annotated and captioned the drawings in a neat cursive sloping to the right, with the addition of passages in italic and chancery scripts., and Binding: Early, perhaps original, French binding of black morocco, the sides with triple gold fillet around the edges, a similar triple fillet forming a rectangular panel in the center of each cover with fleurons at the corners, the inside edges with a border of small tools stamped in gold, the back gilt compartments formed by five raised bands, modern title label on second compartment from top, some modern repairs with brown leather, including filling up the four holes on each cover which originally held ties, now missing; original gilt edges.
Written in 66 or 79 long lines; one side only, no rulings. Written in 2 different hands, both informal batarde. Stains and remnants of paste; used as pastedowns and binding reinforcements.
Description:
3 fragments, 70 x 80 mm., ca. 155 x 69 mm., and ca. 55 x 550 mm., the largest dated 1525., Parchment, and Subjects unidentified.
Series of 6 unnumbered postcards, with narrative captions. Child as advocate, addressing the court
Alternative Title:
Postcards depicting a girl as advocate, addressing the court and Legally themed postcards depicting a girl as advocate, addressing the court
Description:
Title appears on first card only., Date from postmark: Paris, France, 1904., Postcards addressed to Mademoiselle Raymonde Marchon, Cité Grist 12, 125 Rue Oberkampf, Paris. , "Carte Postale a utiliser seulement dans le régime intérieur (France, Algérie et Tunisie). Partie réservée á la correspondance. Adresse du Destinataire."--Recto postcards. , Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1281672, Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Law Library, 2019 LM ZA Postcards v.1 no.2 tall, In French., and Online resource; description based on print version record.