14. Cupressus Americana. The cypress of America|15. Liquid-ambari arbor / The sweet gum-tree|16. Arbor tulipifera Virginiana. The tulip-tree|19. Arbor in aqua nascens ... The water tupelo.
, 23. Cornus mas Virginiana ... The Dogwood-tree|24. Amelanchior Virginiana ... The Fringe-tree|25. Agrifolium Carolinense ... The Dahoon Holly|26. Cassena vera Floridanorum ... The Yapon., 27. Arbor in aqua nascens ... The Tupelo-tree|28. Laurus Carolinensis ... The Red Bay|29. Ligustrum Lauri folio ... The Purple-berried Bay|30. Cornus mas odorato ... The Sassafras-tree., 39. Frutex foliis oblongis acuminatis ... The Sorrel-tree|40. Pseudo-acacia hispida floribus roseis = The Acacia with rose-coloured flowers|41. Myrtus Brabantice similis Caroliniensis ... The Candle-berry Myrtle|42. Acacia, abruae foliis ... The Water Acacia., 55. Cistus Virginiana, flore & periclymini = The Upright Honey-suckle|56. Jasminum luteum odoratum Virginianum ... The Yellow Jessamin|57. Hamamelis|58. Frutex cornii foliis conjugatis; floribus instar anemones stellatae, petalis crassis, rigidis, colore sordide rubente; cortice aromatico., Hortus Britanno-Americanus., and Hortus Europae americanus: or, A collection of 85 curious trees and shrubs, the produce of North America; : adapted to the climates and soils of Great B
Manuscript on paper of a collection of pseudo-Lullian alchemical writings, translated from the French and Catalan originals, with a little additional matter. The codex underwent a transformation in the early 16th century when considerable new matter was added by another English hand on different, thinner paper; leaves have been inserted throughout the original codex.
Description:
Binding: Eighteenth century, English. Dark calf, sides paneled in blind with a roll tool of vine pattern, leafy sprays at the corners, back with six plain compartments and five raised bands, probably original parchment label on second compartment from top bordered with ink rule and lettered in ink: "RAYM. LULLII | OPERA | MANUSCRIPTA". The binding considerably repaired and some leather renewed. Original plain edges, the top blackened., Original text: Headings in red, rubricated. Some pages with diagrams or drawings. The illustrations include Lullian alphabets and tables in the form of wheels, an Arbor philosophorum, a group of flasks, and a good, large drawing of a furnace. Inserted leaves: Red headings, and capitals with slight decoration., Script: The original portion written by a single English gothic cursive hand with heavy standard abbreviation. The inserted leaves (first 4 ff. now extant, ff. 88-96, 163-169, 268-274, and 307-319 [of which f. 167 is a blank and f. 315 is a parchment leaf]) written in another gothic cursive habitually employing writing of different sizes., and Watermarks: Original paper: 1) an extremely primitive-looking unicorn with very short horn and long tail somewhat like Briquet 9962 and 10176; 2) a less primitive unicorn rather similar to Briquet 9985; 3) bullshead with defined eyes and nostrils and with cross above, rather like Briquet 15054. Inserted leaves: a very elegant unicorn mark, more developed than Briquet 10104; and some leaves with a gothic "P" with cinquefoil above, rather like Briquet 8809.
Subject (Name):
Llull, Ramon,--1232?-1316
Subject (Topic):
Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript on paper of the writings of Christopher of Paris (pseudonym for a Venetian exile), including his major work, Lucidario, with its supplementary alphabet, plus three letters.
Description:
Binding: Original plain parchment wrapper without ties, back with three raised bands, soiled and worn. Plain edges., ff. 1r-167r correctly paginated 1-333 and the pagination used in the detailed description, the remainder unnumbered, of ff. 170 originally, single leaves apparently canceled originally and cut away by the copyist after ff. 162 and 164, as
noted in the detailed collation, but not noted in the description as the original pagination is consecutive., Mary Mellon, acquired from William Gannon (bookseller), New York, 1941; Mellon MS 145. Gift of Paul and Mary Mellon, 1965., Rubricated, headings often in red., and Script: Written by a single good italic hand, sometimes hasty toward the end of the codex.
Subject (Topic):
Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Alphabet books, Italian letters, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
John Huighen van Linschoten, his Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies
Image Count:
1
Description:
[Scale ca. 1:14,000,000]., Bound in following p. 214., Map folded irregularly., and Map has small tear at bottom fold in center outside frame of map.
Subject (Geographic):
Africa, East --Maps, Egypt --Maps --Early works to 1800, Ethiopia --Maps --Early works to 1800, Mediterranean Sea --Maps --Early works to 1800, Nile River --Maps --Early works to 1800, and Tigris River Valley
Subject (Topic):
Voyages and travels --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
[London] : Printed at London by [John Windet for] Iohn Wolfe, printer to ye Honorable Cittie of London, [1598]
John Huighen van Linschoten, his Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies
Image Count:
1
Description:
Bound in following p. 52., Map has numerous repairs on verso with tape., Map has some small tears along fold lines, most notably in the center., and Scale not given.
Subject (Geographic):
Goa (India : State) --Maps and Velha Goa (India)
Subject (Topic):
Voyages and travels --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
[London] : Printed at London by [John Windet for] Iohn Wolfe, printer to ye Honorable Cittie of London, [1598]