"Brevissima Institutio, Sev Ratio Grammatices congnoscendæ ... 1611": leaves E8-Q8, with special title page (with royal arms on verso)., A compilation of rules for Latin grammar, by William Lily, John Colet and Thomas Robertson, with many additions by later revisers; commonly called "Lily's grammar.", Interleaved, with numerous manuscript additions in a contemporary hand, apparently Henry Vernon, whose name is inscribed on leaf facing the title page., Royal arms on verso of title page. Woodcut of the tree of knowledge on last page., and Signatures: A-Q8 (A1 blank, except for signature-mark on recto).
Publisher:
Printed by Iohn Norton, Printer to the Kings Maiesty in Latine, Greeke and Hebrew
Subject (Name):
Vernon, Henry--Inscription and Vernon, Henry--Ms. notes
Subject (Topic):
Latin language--Grammar and Latin language--Grammar--1500-1799
Ill. are woodcuts, comprising 22 half-page cuts of demons in books 1-2 (7 repeated once and 2 twice: 33 total); 2 half-page and 8 smaller cuts of sacraments, etc., within type-flower borders in book 3; publisher's device on t. p. and dedicatee's coat-of-arms on verso; floriated initials., Imperfect: Quire P (p. 225-240 wanting)., Imprint from colophon: Medolani, apud Bernardinum Lantonum, M. DC. VIII., Includes index., and Signatures: a⁸ A-P⁸ Q⁴(-Q4).
Publisher:
Apud haredes August. Tradati,
Subject (Topic):
Demonology--Early works to 1800., Exorcism--Early works to 1800., Occultism--Early works to 1800., and Wood-engraving, Italian--Specimens--17th century.
Contra falsas litteras Francorum pro defensione honoris Serenissimi Romanorum Regis.
Description:
Binding: France? xix/xx c. Sewn into an xviiith century French curl marlbed paper wrapper., Imprint from Goff M-388., Pages [2] and [12] blank., and Sometimes attributed to Emperor Maximilian I.
Publisher:
Erhard Ratdolt,
Subject (Geographic):
France--Foreign relations--Holy Roman Empire, Germany, West. Augsburg. Ratdolt, Erhard. 1492, and Holy Roman Empire--Foreign relations--France
BEIN Taylor 57: [cross]4 wanting. Two detatched illustrations to accompany "Instrumentum syderale" in appendix are tipped in on final p., Colophon: Excusum Landshutae typis ac formulis d. Joannis Weyssenburgers: impensis Petri Apiani. Anno Christi Saluatoris omnium millesimo / quingentesimo / vicesimoquarto / mense Janu: Phebo Saturni domicilium possidente., Illustration of a globe on t.p. is repeated on p. 47; globe shows view of Africa and Asia. Map of Europe, Africa and Asia on p. 53, map of Greece on p. 58., Includes four volvelles (on p. 17, 24, 63 and app., p. [2])., Signatures: [*]⁴ A-N⁴ [cross]⁴ ([cross]4 [blank?])., and Title and the headings in "Summa et ordo operis" are in red, as are also parts of vignette, arms of the Abp. of Salsburg on verso of t.p., to whom the work is dedicated, and sphere on page preceding text.
Manuscript of 1) Dialogus Samuelis comico stilo exarata incipit foeliciter adolescens: 5 chapters of a dialogue between a young man and a young woman. 2) 8 chapters from a manual on letter writing. Bound with a printed text: Gerson, Jean (1363-142), Sermo de passione domini: Nuper e Galiico... (Strassburg: [Mathias Schuerer], 1510).
Description:
The woodcuts in this work are allegorical pictures containing the Evangelists’ symbols and figures referring to the principal subjects dealt with in each gospel. Some are hand-coloured. The leaf containing the first imago for Matthew is missing and is kept separately as MS 907.2
Subject (Name):
Gerson, Jean,--1363-1429
Subject (Topic):
Church year sermons--Early works to 1800, Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern), Letter writing--Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Palm Sunday