Manuscript on parchment (thick) of Diploma for a doctoral degree in arts and medicine from the University of Perugia, dated 5 December 1477; awarded to "Magister Firmanus lodouici de Baronibus de monte lupono prouincie marchie anchonitane diocesis firmane."
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in a neat round gothic script, with ascenders extending far into the upper margin., Illuminated initial, 12-line, on rectangular gold ground; initial infilled with pink flowers on blue ground, and surrounded by modest red, green, blue and orange acanthus; ground surrounded by thick black penwork decoration and three groups of three gold discs., Staining and wear along creases where diploma was folded into eighths. Remains of guide-notes along lower edge., and Paper wrapper in which document was formerly preserved contains notes "F. U. 203" on white and blue rectangular label; "FU 711" in pencil.
Manuscript on parchment of a Diploma for a doctorate in Theology accorded to Iosephus Prudentius from the University of Padua, June 1598
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written by Franciscus de Oddis, in an elegant italic., On f. 1r, a full vine-scroll border, in purple ink with grapes and highlights in gold, outlined in double purple lines; a 5-line initial, gold, with purple and gold vines. Headings and names of persons in humanistic bookhand or square capitals, in gold., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Brown leather wrapper, gold-tooled.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Padua (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment for a diploma for the doctorate in medicine accorded to Petronius Fabracius de Minerbio
Description:
Script: copied in Humanistica Cursiva Formata, the top line in Capitalis, the second line in Humanistica Textualis Formata. The letters on the top line are alternately written in blue and gold, the second line and the names in gold., Manuscript on parchment for a diploma for the doctorate in medicine., and In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Bologna (Italy).
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval and Manuscripts, Medieval
Ms. textual correction, A5r., Printer and date from BM STC Italian, 1465-1600., Printer's device on final leaf., Second edition., Signatures: A⁸ B⁴., and Work written and produced by and for a group of artisans in Siena known as the Congrega dei Rozzi.
Publisher:
[Luca Bonetti]
Subject (Name):
Bonetti, Luca, printer, Congrega dei Rozzi, and Congrega dei Rozzi Collection
Manuscript on paper of Minuccio Minucci, 1) Discorso alla santita di Papa Sisto Quinto. 2) Fondamenti chi si hanno inclinatione del duca Augusto Elettore di Sassonia alle religione cattolica.
Subject (Name):
Minucci, Minuccio,--1551-1604 and Sixtus--V,--Pope,--1520-1590
Subject (Topic):
Italian literature--16th century, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
[Page] 198; includes text., Appears in Porcacchi's L'isole piv famose del mondo, 1572 or later edition., Relief shown pictorially., Text on verso, [page] 197, with signature R 3., and Title from upper case text printed above map.