Each volume is in two sections, text and plates. Pl. I., V. 1 "sert de titre à la première partie" with title: Les ruines de Pompei dessinées et mesurées par F Mazois pendant les années MDCCCIX, MDCCCX, MDCCCXI, publiées à Paris en MDCCXII., Title of v.3 varies slightly; v.4: ... par F. Mazois ... Ouvrage continué par M. Gau ... précédé d'une notice sur F. Mazois, par m. le cher Artaud ... et de L'explication de la grande mosaïque décoverte à Pompéi en 1831, par m. Quartremère de Quincy ... Le texte de la quartième partie a été rédigé par m. Barré., and Title vignettes.
Publisher:
F. Didot,
Subject (Geographic):
Pompeii (Extinct city)--Antiquities.
Subject (Name):
Barré, Louis, 1799-1857, ed., Gau, Charles François, 1790-1854., Montor, Artaud de, 1772-1849., and Quatremère de Quincy, M. (Antoine-Chrysostome), 1755-1849.
Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of, 1721-1765 Moreau, Jacob Nicolas, 1717-1804 Napier, Robert, d. 1766
Published / Created:
1756
Call Number:
Franklin 756 M81
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Description:
"Journal du Major Wasinghton [!]" March 31-June 27, 1754: p. 86-111., "Lettre de m. Robert Napier, écrite à m. Braddock par ordre de m. le duc de Cumberland. A Londres, le 25 novembre 1754": p. 127-131. It was this letter that called forth the ironical defence of the Duke of Cumberland, published, London, 1756, under title: Reasons humbly offered, to prove, that the letter printed at the end of the French Memorial of justification, is a French forgery and falsly ascribed to His R--l H--ss., and Issued by the French government, and transmitted to the courts of Europe as a justification of the war with England ... In this volume was printed for the first time, in a French translation, Washington's journal of the expedition of 1754, which, with other papers, had been found by the French at Fort Necessity after the departure of the English troops ... The volume also contains translations of Braddock's papers captured at the battle of the Monongahela ..."--Boston athenæum, Catalogue of the Washington coll., 1897, p. 312.
Publisher:
De l'Imprimerie royale,
Subject (Geographic):
Ohio River Valley--History--To 1795--Sources and United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763--Sources
1. Environs de Brest.--2. Les côtes occidentales, depuis la pointe de Penmarc'h jusqu'à l'île d'Yeu.--3. Les côtes occidentales, depuis l'île d'Yeu jusqu'à la côte d'Espagne.--4. Les côtes septentrionales depuis l'île Bréhat jusqu'à Barfleur.--5. Les côtes septentrionales depuis Barfleur jusqu'à Dunkerque.--6. Les côtes septentrionales depuis les roches de Porsal jusqu'àu phare des Heaux de Bréhat. and Imperfect: v.3-6 wanting; t.-p. of v. 2 wanting.
Publisher:
Au Dépot-général de la Marine,
Subject (Name):
France. Service hydrographique. and Karpinski, Louis Charles,--1878-1956--Stamp.
Collection d'auteurs étrangers and Sesame and lilies. French
Description:
"Extrait du catalogue deséditions dv Mercvre de France": 8 pp. orange colored, at end., In the original paper covers. "202"., Proust's preface originally appeared in La Renaissance latine, June 15, 1905, under title: Sur la lecture., and Translation of: Sesame and lilies.
Publisher:
Sociéte dv Mercvre de France,
Subject (Name):
Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922
Subject (Topic):
Books and reading., Conduct of life., Social problems., and Women.
Manuscript on parchment (trimmed) of 1) Bible in the usual order with some prologues and later additions. 2) Index of Hebrew names generally attributed to Stephen Langton. 3) List of readings for year, beginning with the first Sunday in Advent through Monday after Easter. 4) Another list of readings from the first Sunday in Advent (f. 427r) through the 25th Sunday after Trinity, for the dedication of a church, for the sanctorale from Andrew through Cecilia, for the common of saints and for Trinity, Holy Spirit, Holy Cross, Virgin Mary, and the dead. and Manuscript on parchment (trimmed).
Description:
Binding: Nineteenth century. Red, straight-grained goatskin, gold-tooled., Collection of Cornelius Vanderbilt (MS 190); bequeathed to Yale in his memory by his daughter Gladys Moore Vanderbilt, Countess Laszlo Szechenyi in 1966., Rectangular pieces cut out of lower margin, ff. 266-69; no loss of text., Script: Written in small gothic textura; a few corrections added in a tiny neat cursive hand. Marginal notes in several cursive hands of 14th-15th centuries., and The historiated initials, 11- to 6-line (not including ascenders or descenders), are pink and blue, with dragons, against pink and blue grounds with gold dots and triplets of white dots. Initials for prologues 6- to 4-line (without ascenders or descenders), as above, filled with intertwining vines, blossoms, dragons, occasionally birds or fish; 4- to 1-line initials, red or blue with blue and red penwork. Headings, chapter numbers, red and blue alternating letters with blue and red penwork. Capitals stroked in red. Some rubrics missing.
Subject (Topic):
Bible.--Latin--Versions, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Manuscripts, Medieval--France--13th century, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library