A collection of 65 letters written during the last two of Sidney's three years on the Continent and the first year after his return to England (June 1573-June 1576), plus another dated 10 October 1581. Authors include Jean Lobbetius (19 letters), Wolfgang Zindilini (12 letters), Andreas Paulus, Jean Vulcob, Matthew Wacker, Francis Perrot, Theophile de Banos, Zacharius Ursinus, Otto Count Solms, Fabian, Burgrave, Dr. Purkircher, Baron Slavata, and others and Written on paper in various sixteenth-century Continental cursive and italic scripts
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In Latin, French, and Italian. and Bound for Phillipps in 1848 by Bretherton in morocco.
Manuscript on parchment of an anonymous Italian translation of Giordano Ruffo, Liber marescalcia equorum, as well as recipes for various equine illnesses and schematic drawings of bits
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In Italian., Script: main text copied by one hand in Southern Gothica Textualis Libraria., Capitals and headings in red in main text. Diagrams of various bits for horses on ff. 39v and 40r., and Binding: S. XX binding: plain parchment over cardboard.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Rufus, Jordanus, fl. ca. 1225-1250.
Subject (Topic):
Horses, Italian literature, Literature, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment in a semi-gothic cursive bookhand of an Italian translation of the Heroides
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In Italian., Large historiated initial "A" depicting Ovid writing at his desk, set within illuminated border on f. 1., Rubricated., With catchwords and contemporary foliation. Some catchwords embellished with line drawings in ink., List of contents in a contemporary hand on verso of front flyleaf., Scribal annotation on rear flyleaf: "Questo libro ascripto belloncio gherardi finito ogi questo di xx di maggio a ore xxi 1/2. 1393.", Partially effaced ownership inscription on rear flyleaf: "1487....[Nicholas de Bernardo?]", Phillipps MS 11865. (Number and ownership stamp on rear flyleaf.), and Binding: Middle Hill paper boards, grey.
Manuscript on paper (thick) of Giovanni Battista Cortona, Libro di Abbaco, probably an autograph manuscript
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In Italian., Watermark: anchor, var. Piccard, Ankerwasserzeichen?, V.102?., Script: Written by one hand in calligraphic Gothica Cursiva Libraria (Cancelleresca). The poem on f. A1r (art. 1) is in calligraphic Humanistica Cursiva Formata. A few titles in Capitalis., The decorative frames on ff. A1r and B1r are traced in brown ink. The upper half of the former contains a baroque cartouche in brown and red, containing a monogram apparently consisting of the letters A, K and M. Art. 2 opens with a flourished initial, art. 7 with a calligraphic initial, both in red., and No binding.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Cortona, Giovanni Battista.
Subject (Topic):
Abacus, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Italian literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Mathematics, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment of Agogo Mago, Libro medesynal delli spariueri
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In Italian., Script: Written by a single scribe in a neat humanistic bookhand., One gold initial (f. 1r), 7-line, filled and surrounded by white-vine ornament, on a dark blue, dark red, and dark green ground, with pale yellow dots; extends into inner and upper margins. In lower margin an unidentified coat of arms (or, on a chief azur a parrot vert beaked gules) in a laurel wreath; accompanied by gold balls, hair-sprays, and simple floral patterns. Four initials, 6- to 4-line, in blue with red penwork designs or red with purple; plain capitals alternating red and blue throughout., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Brown goatskin, gold-tooled.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Mago, Agogo.
Subject (Topic):
Game and game-birds, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Italian literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, Medicine, and Medicine, Medieval
Manuscript on paper (?) containing 1) Atto Pistoriensis, Vita sancti Iohannis Gualberti, Italian adaptation by friar Giovanni. 2) Gregorius abbas Passinianensis, Miraculum sancti Iohannis Gualberti, Italian version. 3) Prayer to God and St. John Gualbert. 4) Final Epilogue to the Life of St. John Gualbert. 5) Vita sanctae Euphrosynae Alexandrinae, Italian adaptation. 6) Poem in honour of St. John the Baptist, consisting of 10 strophes of 17 verses, describing "la nobile chapella del Batista" in Florence. 7) Sermon for nuns
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In Italian., Script: copied by various rapid hands in Gothica Cursiva Currens (ff. 25r-40r, line 20; 42r-47v) or Gothica Hybrida Libraria (ff. 40r, line 20 - 41v). The explicit formula on f. 41v is in Humanistica Textualis., No decoration., and Binding: Eighteenth century (?). Marbled paper over pasteboard. On the spine a label with the handwritten title "Vite / dei Si / Gio: / Gual: / ed / Eufra/sina" (Eighteenth Century).
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Biography, Christian hagiography, Monasticism and religious orders, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper (thick) of Giordano Ruffo, Marescalcia equorum, translated into Italian
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In Italian., Watermarks: unidentified basilisk in gutter., Script: Written in fere-humanistic script., Crudely executed border design, in red, on f. 1r. Plain initials, 3- to 2-line, in red; some embellished with simple foliate ornamentation or with human and animal grotesques (e.g., ff. 24v, 44v). Headings in red., Upper portion of f. 55 (chs. 146, 149) cut out; ff. 63v-64r (chs. 189-95) crossed out. Some staining and wear affecting text., and Binding: 19th-20th centuries. Tan, "pasta espanola" paper case.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Ruffo, Giordano.
Subject (Topic):
Horses, Italian literature, Literature, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper of Liber marescalciae by Laurentius Rusius. The manuscript also contains a large excerpt of Giordano Ruffo's De medicina equorum in Italian translation, as well as an anonymous treatise on hippiatry, and a number of remedies, prescriptions, and incantations for various diseases
Description:
In Italian., Script: there are two main scribes: hand A copied the treatise on hippiatry in large Gothica Semitextualis Libraria; its headings are in Gothica Textualis Libraria; decorative extensions at the ascenders on the top line. Hand B, who identifies himself f. 50r as Cristofano di Piero maniscalco N., copied ff. 12r-52v, upper part, in Gothica Semitextualis Libraria. The other texts are additional and have been copied by various scribes at various moments. Folios 1r-4v have red rubrics and are decorated with 2-line flourished initials, with abundant foliate marginal extensions. Guide letters in the left margin on ff. 1r-11v., Liber marescalciae by Laurentius Rusius, a treatise in 154 chapters. The manuscript also contains a large excerpt of Giordano Ruffo's De medicina equorum in Italian translation, as well as an anonymous treatise on hippiatry in 38 chapters, and a number of remedies, prescriptions, and incantations for various diseases., and Binding: 15th century: brown leather over wooden boards. Both covers blind-tooled with frames of fillets; the central panel filled with rope tools, surrounded by a frame. Flat spine with three bands and partly lost paper label with handwritten title “[MA]SCAL[CIA] / M.S. / DI VARI”. Remnants of two decorated brass clasps attached to the rear cover. Five brass bosses on each cover (the central boss on the front cover lost).