Two small manuscript fragments said to have been removed from a sixteenth-century German binding. Bound with a speculative partial transcript, typed, which interprets the fragments as having formed part of a "love letter" (Liebesbrief). The transcript is preceded by an account of the removal of the fragments from the binding of an unidentified sixteenth-century volume held by an unidentified German library
Description:
In German., Bookseller description available., Script: German cursive., and Binding: bound with a typed partial transcript/reconstruction of the text of the fragments in twentieth-century half machine-grained morocco over marbled calf. "Liebesbriefe. Handscrift, Um 1528" in gold tooling on upper morocco.
BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 903: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., and Six pairs of sample cards, each connected by a piece of string and wax-sealed with the initials "G. G." Five of the six sets bear seals of the "K. k. Finanzwach Respizienten Bezirk III/IV" and a handwritten note.
An anti-Napoleon broadside including an engraved, cartographic bust of Napoleon above two columns of letterpress in Dutch, German, English and French. The face of Napoleon is formed of carcases of war victims: on the collar are waves of the sea; a "hand" is placed as the epaulet while on the cuff is 'R' (for Regent), round the wrist 'Honi Soit ', on the fingers are the letters 'A', 'R', 'P', 'S', 'E' (for the Allies). A drawing the Rhenish Confedracy [sic] under the flimsy symbol of the cobweb: and the "spider" is a symbolic emblem of the vigilance of the Allies
Description:
Title from letterpress caption above text., The name "Napoleon" appears four times below image, above each section in Dutch, English, French, and German. Text in English begins: The first, and last, by the wrath of Heaven Emperor of the Jacobins ..., Engraved image of Napoleon: plate mark 22.7 x 15.9 cm., The satirical Napoleon portrait is a copy of the original by Voltz; Cf. No. 12177 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., Place and date of publication based on English-language version of the print published in London by Ackermann in 1814; Cf. No. 12202 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Naturbuch von Nutzeigenschaft Wunderwirkung und Gebrauch aller Geschöpfelement und Kreaturn dem Menschen zu gut beschaffen
Description:
BEIN 1976 +75: Manuscript annotations on spine. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Number 2 of 2 titles bound together., Illustrated title page., Signatures: a⁶A-L⁶., and "Register": Beschriben verordnet vnd verteutschet durch Conradum Mengenberger.
BEIN GER3S: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Daus of Hearts., German suit system., Composition of deck: 36 (D, K, O, U, 10-6)., Aces: DH: REVIVISCERECVPIVNT; DB, loving couple discovered by third person; DA: LEIPZIG / [lion and heraldic device]; DL, initials on shield., CourtCards: KH, B, L seated. KA, black, stands; UB holds bird in right hand; OL holds suit sign., Pipcards and Jokers: 10s indicated by "X"; vignettes., and Saxon type. Four witty lines of verse comment on the value of each card.
BEIN AUSsheet63: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., Original design., One sheet with 16 cards: 10-7., and Pipcards and Jokers: 7 of Acorns: Lud. Joseph Jaeger / in Pressburg.
BEIN Speck Ck99 R3 816 Copy 1: In portfolio., BEIN Speck Ck99 R3 816 Copy 2: In original wrappers. Manuscript notes of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Czarina Marīi︠a︡ Ḟeodorovna on front wrapper., and BEIN Speck Ck99 R3 +850: Another copy of text (12 p.). Laid in 1850 edition.
Guglielmo, da Saliceto, approximately 1210-1276 or 1277
Published / Created:
1473.
Call Number:
Manuscript 54 vault
Image Count:
734
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript, on paper, in two unidentified hands, containing Guglielmo da Saliceto's Summa conservationis et curationis (ff. 1r-275r). Followed, in a third hand, by an alphabetical glossary of plants in Latin and German (ff. 275r-278r). Ends with the text of the Chirurgia (ff. 280-364), ending imperfectly. Texts of the Summa conservationes et curationis and of the Chirurgia were likely written separately in Italy, but bound in Germany
Alternative Title:
Summa conservationis & curatione : [and] cyrurgia
Description:
In Latin and German., Title from title page (front flyleaf)., Script: humanist minuscule., Layout: double column of 51 lines., Binding: German 16th-century half blind-tooled pigskin binding over oak boards with two fore-edge brass clasps, with catches on the upper board. Lower board repaired with one clasp missing. Parchment binding stay (Germany, 15th-century) between ff. 10 and 11). Binding was rebacked and repaired in the 20th century; pastedown and flyleaf were added (watermark "P" with 4 petals on top, not located in Briquet). Leather spinal label with a gold-tooled title: "Guilielmi/ Placentini De [?]/ Saliceto Summa/ Conservationis/ Et Curationis/ 1473"., Title page has colophon: Wilhelmi Placentini medici de Saliceto summa conservationis et curationis -- item Chirurgia. 1473. Claruit auctor tempore Rudolphi I imp..., End of Summa (f. 275) has colophon: Explicit liber quart et ultimus practice phisicalis excellentissimi magistri guilhelmi piacentini 1473., and Two units foliated separately.
Subject (Topic):
Materia medica, Medicine, Manuscripts, Medicine, Medieval, and Surgery, Medieval