Manuscript on parchment of portions of Saint Aldhelm, De laude virginitatis, copied probably in Canterbury or Worcester. With glosses in Anglo-Saxon added between 950 and 1000, which may be of Kentish origin
Description:
In Latin and Anglo-Saxon., Script: Written by two scribes, Scribe 1, ff. 1r-9v: a vigorous and well spaced Anglo-Saxon minuscule; preference for minuscule d; strokes of letters often extend well into margin at end of line. Scribe 2, ff. 10r-26v: slightly cramped hand; preference for uncial d. Anglo-Saxon glosses added by several hands either in small upward-leaning Caroline minuscule or in a somewhat larger script that uses insular letter-forms., Decorative initials, 5- to 2-line, in black surrounded by red dots; smaller initials, 2- to 1-line, in red, often with traces of yellow. Letters, stroked with red, many now oxidized; occasional punctuation in red., Folios 8, 9, and 22 have been used as wrappers; mutilated with loss of text. Significant water damage on ff. 19r-20v, 26r; rewritten by later scribe., and Binding: ca. 1850. Olive paper case with "Middle Hill boards," bound by George Bretherton of Gloucester who worked for Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1848-51.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Aldhelm, Saint, 640?-709.
Subject (Topic):
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)., English literature, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript fragment on parchment bifolium. Conjugate leaves originally from the same manuscript as Beinecke MS 401. Stitching holes in center of bifolium; outer margins trimmed with some loss of text
Description:
In Latin and Anglo-Saxon., For the script see MS 401; MS 401A was written by Scribe 2., and Decorative T on f. 2r, black initial surrounded by red dots.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Aldhelm, Saint, 640?-709.
Subject (Topic):
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)., English literature, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment, composed of two separate and incomplete segments. Part I: Isidore, De summo bono. Part II: John of Wales, Communiloquium (Summa de regimine vitae humanae).
Description:
In Latin., Script: Part I (ff. 1-40): Written in small gothic bookhand. Part II (ff. 41-168): Written in small gothic bookhand; later 15th-century hand added appropriate pars and distich numbers as running headlines; scattered marginalia throughout, some in Anglicana script., Part I: Initials, 4- to 2-line, alternate blue with red penwork designs and red with blue penwork designs. Paragraph marks alternate red and blue. Spaces left for rubrics. Part II: Decoration similar in style and scope to Part I. Part II of the manuscript was well used in the 15th century, for there are several series of numbers in the margins that appear to be chapter or indexing references, in addition to the running headlines., and Binding: Twentieth century. Bound in tan suede (?) with early, printed board pastedowns.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Isidore, of Seville, Saint, -636.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Scholasticism, and Theology
Title written below image., Artist's initials in ink at lower left., John Leech in pencil verso., Date of production based on artist's death date., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
BEIN ENG121: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Imperfect: lacking Ace of Hearts, 5 of Spades, 6 of Diamonds., Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Type: Original design., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces indicated by "I"., K: King; Q: Queene; J: Knave; Kings, Queens with crowns., Pip cards numbered X-II., and Tax Stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [crown] / VI Pence.
Title in lower margin center., Place of publication derived from printmaker's place of residence., Date of publication derived from printmaker's date of death., Above image at left: Belvedere., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Uroscopy.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Pulse, Urine, Analysis, Lovesickness, Physicians, Women, Sick persons, and Dogs
Title in lower margin center., Place of publication derived from printmaker's place of residence., Date of publication derived from printmaker's date of death., Above image at left: Pinakothek., Dou's painting dated 1652., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Mountebanks.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Child care, Medicine shows, Patent medicines, Spectators, Children, Mothers, Dogs, Hunters, and Wheelbarrows