Appears in Mercator's Galliae tabula geographicae ... [Duisburg ca.1595]., Latin text on verso., Page number on verso "163-164"., Relief shown pictorially., Sheet measures 45.5 x 56.2 cm., and Title supplied by Koeman.
Publisher:
Gerardum Mercatorem,
Subject (Geographic):
Basel (Switzerland : Canton)--Maps--Early works to 1800, Switzerland--Maps--Early works to 1800, and Zurich (Switzerland : Canton)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an unidentified text.
Description:
Decoration: alternating red and blue initials., Script: written in a late pregothic script., and These fragments, which appear to be from the same manuscript, are contained in Zi 6058 (Francesco Filelfo, Vita di S. Giovanni Battista), in which the fragments are used as front and back end papers and pastedowns.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an unidentified text.
Description:
Decoration: blue and red penwork is partially visible at the end of the fragment, possibly representing decoration of an initial., In Latin., Script: written in an unidentified script., and This fragment is contained in Zi 6309 (Dante, Convivio), in which it is used as a back spine support.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an unidentified text.
Description:
Decoration: appears to be lined or underlined in ink., In Latin., Script: written in a heavily abbreviated bookhand., and This fragment is contained in Zi 466 (Johannes de Lapide, Resolutiorium dubiorum...), in which it is used as the front pastedown.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an unidentified text, with diagrams showing an array of sins.
Description:
Script: written in a heavily abbreviated gothic bookhand. and These fragments, from the same manuscript, are contained in Zi +4284.5 (Aristotle, Opera), in which they are used as front and back spine guards.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an unidentified text.
Description:
Decoration: initials and rubrics in red., Script: written in a humanistic hand., and This fragment is contained in Zi 6309 (Dante, Convivio), in which it is used as the front spine support.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript fragment on paper of an unidentified text
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in a bâtarde script., Decoration: capitals heightened in red; red initials and chapter marks in the text., and These fragments, which appear to be from the same manuscript, are contained in Zi 3134 (Bartholomaeus de Chaimis, Confessionale), in which they are used as quire guards and front and back pastedowns.
A thistle plant with two flowers upon a torse. A small bee-like insect collects nectar from the top flower. Above, upon a banner, is the motto E Labore Dulcedo. Beneath the title text is a space in which to indicate a number.