anno D[omi]ni 1492 & die 15. kale[n]das Noue[m]vris [18 October 1492]
Call Number:
2006 1350
Image Count:
446
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Breviary
Description:
[Preface] (leaves pi1-4) -- [Calendar] (leaves 2pi1-2pi8) -- [Psalter] (leaves 2a1-2g4) -- [Propers] (leaves a1-p6) -- [Common of the Saints] (leaves A1-E4)., Edited by the Carmelite Battista Panetti, the prayers and psalms were modified for the use of Ercole d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, with authorizations from the popes Innocent VIII and Alexander VI. According to the d'Este records and the surviving printing contract, the Duke originally commissioned 1000 (paper) copies, finally paying for 224. Three copies are reported, all printed on vellum., Imperfect: wanting four preliminary leaves found in other two known copies, constituting a preface by Panetti bearing a date two months later than the imprint., Imprint from colophon: Impressum Ferrarie p[er] magi[ste]m Laure[n]tium de Rubeis de Vale[n]tia. Anno. D[omi]ni. 1492 & die 15. kale[n]das Noue[m]vris., Incipit of leaf A1: Incipit commune sanctoru[m] in natali vnius apostoli ..., Incipit of leaf a1: Incipit noua editio breuiarij sup[er] qua Innoce[n]tius papa octau[us] indulte[n]tias concessit., Printed in red and black, Gothic font, in double columns, with capital spaces. Printer's device in red follows colophon., Printed on vellum. Rebound in 19th cent., but original gauffered edges remain. First leaf of calendar repaired, with no loss of text., Signatures: pi⁴ 2pi⁸ 2a-2f⁸2g⁴, a-o⁸p⁶, A-D⁸E⁴., Three full-page illuminated borders of floral spraywork and gold discs, medallions with rabbits, beards and deers; figurated acanthus initials on gold ground, with half lenght portraits of David, St. Paul and an unidentified Saint, 5 ll. (leaves aa1v, a1r, A1r); alternate red and blue penwork initials; text rubricated throughout in red and blue, with approximately 67 decorated gold initials on blue or red ground, and many smaller initials with contrasting scroll-work; f. a1r: laurel wreath housing an unidentified shield of arms., Title from Hain., and Unidentified coat of arms with initials "B G" incorporated into illuminated border on leaf a1 (possible identification with Bartolomeo Goggio, an Este courtier). From the library of Beriah Botfield.
Publisher:
P[er] magi[st]r[e]m Laure[n]tium de Rubeis de Vale[n]tia,
Subject (Name):
B. G.--Ownership., Botfield, Beriah,--1807-1863--Ownership., Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, 1431-1505., Panetti, Battista., and Rossi, Lorenzo, active 1482-1521, printer.
Subject (Topic):
Breviaries--Italy--Ferrara--Texts. and Incunabula in Yale Library.
Description of Bolognas annual Porchetta festival (""Festa della porchetta""), held in 1736. Full-size folded sheet engraved illustration depicting fall of the city of Faenza (occupied by the Lamberazzi) to the Bolognese Guelfs in ca. 1280.
Alternative Title:
Nella festa popolare fatta in Bologna dagl'illustrissimi ed eccelsi signore anziani consoli, e confaloniere di gistizia del quarto bimestre dell'anno 1736.
Description:
Description of Bologna's annual Porchetta festival ("Festa della porchetta"), held in 1736. Full-size folded sheet engraved illustration depicting fall of the city of Faenza (occupied by the Lamberazzi) to the Bolognese Guelfs in ca. 1280; signed "Domenico Tagliatti invent., e pitore del teatro" and "[AAS] delineò & incise" (i.e. Antonio Alessandro Scarselli) , with caption: "Nella festa popolare fatta in Bologna dagl'illustrissimi ed eccelsi signore anziani consoli, e confaloniere di gistizia [sic] del quarto bimestre dell'anno 1736 ...", Imperfect: Beinecke copy has plate only, wanting text., and Title supplied by cataloger.
Publisher:
Lelio dalla Volpe?,
Subject (Geographic):
Bologna (Italy)--Social life and customs--18th century.
Subject (Name):
Dalla Volpe, Lelio, 1685-1749, printer., Scarselli, Antonio Alessandro, 1684-1773., and Tagliatti, Domenico.
The journal records the 1849 trip from Iowa to California by a company under Presley Saunders. They went by boat from Burlington to St. Louis, St. Joseph, and overland by Sublette's Cutoff, Fort Hall, the Humboldt, Carson River, Hangtown, and the mines. The diary ends at the mines, but while traveling home on the ship Falcon in 1851, he copied entries for November and December 1849 from J. Grantham's diary, summarized events from his life in the mines, and made notes on his sea voyage. The journal is accompanied by a copy photograph of a charcoal portrait of Tiffany.
Description:
Tiffany with his wife and father-in-law, Pennel Cheney, migrated to Iowa from Massachusetts, settling in Mount Pleasant in 1838. Tiffany opened a tavern, was engaged in the jewelry business, and served as justice of the peace and postmaster. He was one of the early trustees of Iowa Wesleyan College.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
Subject (Name):
Falcon (Ship), Grantham, John Posey,--1812-1887., Saunders, Presley., and Tiffany, Palmer C.,--1809-
Subject (Topic):
Mines and mineral resources--California--El Dorado County., Ocean travel., Overland journeys to the Pacific., and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849.
The volume contains religious and moral extracts and thoughts, daily events for 1834-40, a list of Rev. Waller's books, and mission affairs for 1840-54.
Description:
Rev. Alvan R. Waller, with his wife and children, sailed to Oregon on the ship Lausanne in 1840, where he worked in the Methodist Episcopal Mission at Willamette Falls and later The Dalles Indian Mission. He became managing agent of Willamette University. and Volume stored in box; typed transcript stored in portfolio.
Subject (Geographic):
Dalles (Or.)
Subject (Name):
Methodist Episcopal Church--Oregon. and Waller, Alvan F.,--b. 1808.
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Missions--Oregon. and Missions--Oregon.