- Creator:
- Cockerell, Douglas, binder
Gower, John, 1325?-1408 - Published / Created:
- ca. 1400
- Call Number:
- Osborn fa1
- Image Count:
- 402
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Also contained are the Latin and French poems "Explicit iste liber," "Epistola super huius," "Quam cinxere," "Traitie," "Carmen de variis in amore passionibus," and "Carmen super multiplici viciorum pestilencia.", Manuscript on parchment in Anglicana (Scribes 1 and 2) and Secretary script (Scribe 3). The text is the third recension of the Confessio Amantis, written in 1392-1393.The manuscript was produced around 1400 or the beginning of the fifteenth century in the same manner as the other surviving manuscripts from this time, presumably under the author's supervision., and The text of the manuscript is the third recension of the Confessio Amantis, written in 1392-93. Also contained are the Latin and French poems "Explicit iste liber," "Epistola super huius," "Quam cinxere," "Traitie," "Carmen de variis in amore passionibus," and "Carmen super multiplici viciorum pestilencia.
- Description:
- Binding: yellow morocco on wooden boards, by Douglas Cockerell and Son, 1962., Ex libris Sir George Meyrick. Gift of James M. Osborn, 1961., First and third quires wanting., Imperfect: stained by mildew throughout; rubbing; multiple repairs with some loss of text., Rubrications at running titles, initials, Latin commentary., Sir George Meyrick, Bart., who sold the manuscript after his father's death in 1960, said that the manuscript had been in his family's possession for over 100 years and that in 1775 the house was almost destroyed by fire. Many family papers were lost and perhaps it was then that the manuscript became damp and mildewed., and There are red and blue 1-3 line initials at small and large paragraph breaks. Books II (f. 13r), V (76r), VI (125r), VII (140r), and VIII (175v) contain initials with full page demi-vignette borders in gold, red, blue, green, orange, and brown.
- Subject (Name):
- Gower, John,--1325?-1408 and Meyrick, George,--Sir--Ownership
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry--14th century, English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500, French poetry--14th century, Latin poetry--14th century, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Confessio Amantis (Middle English poem)
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- Creator:
- Rogers, William, b. ca. 1545, engraver
- Call Number:
- 1976 +273
- Collection Title:
- John Huighen van Linschoten, his Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Engraved frontispiece includes large portrait of Linschoten, as well as depictions of Goa, Mozambique, and Saint Helena Island.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Goa, Mozambique, and Saint Helena Island (S.C.)
- Subject (Name):
- Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563-1611
- Subject (Topic):
- Voyages and travels --Early works to 1800
- Collection Created:
- [London] : Printed at London by [John Windet for] Iohn Wolfe, printer to ye Honorable Cittie of London, [1598]
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > De Linschot nous fait voir en ceste brieve histoire ...
- Published / Created:
- ca. 1290-1300
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 923
- Image Count:
- 73
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Description:
- On parchment; with a fitted case.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Folding calendar
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- Creator:
- Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D
- Published / Created:
- [between 1500 and 1525]
- Call Number:
- Marston MS 96
- Image Count:
- 90
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of Ovid, Heroides 16 (Paris to Helen) 1-38, 145-378, with an unidentified French translation. Latin text, which is written only on the verso of each leaf, faces the French translation, which is written on the recto of each leaf.
- Description:
- Binding: Seventeenth century, France (?). Bound in red goatskin, gold-tooled. Gilt edges. Title, much worn, on spine., Purchased from C. A. Stonehill in 1956 by Thomas E. Marston., Script: Latin text written in a round humanistic script much influenced by printing; Scribe 1) ff. 1v-21v and Scribe 2) ff. 22r-36r. French text written in upright batarde; Scribe 1) ff. 2r-22r and Scribe 2) ff. 22r-36r (a more flamboyant style of script)., and Two initials, one at beginning of Latin text (2-line), the other at the beginning of French text (3-line), respectively gold on blue square ground with gold filigree and gold on dark red square ground with gold filigree. Most stanzas introduced by paragraph marks in gold on blue or red alternating grounds, with gold filigree. First letter of each verse stroked with yellow, as are usually majuscules in text. Headings on ff. 1v and 2r in red.
- Subject (Name):
- Ovid,--43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D
- Subject (Topic):
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Literature, Medieval--Translations, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Narrative poetry, Latin
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Heroides
5.
- Published / Created:
- [1673-1679]
- Call Number:
- 2008 Folio 88
- Image Count:
- 32
- Alternative Title:
- Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, ou, Les festes, et divertissements du roy, a Versailles, Festes, et diuertissements du roy, a Versailles, and Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee
- Description:
- 1 unnumbered plate by Francois Chauveau, representing entertainments held in 1674 on the termination of the campaign in Franche-Comte., 5 plates, numbered I-V, by Jean Le Pautre, representing the festivities at Versailles on July 18, 1668., 5 unnumbered plates by Jean Le Pautre., Armorial bookplate with motto: Ubique patriam reminisci., Binding with French royal arms (Bourbon)., Nine plates, numbered 1-9, by Israel Silvestre., On spine: Tom. XI., The first series of 9 plates was originally published in 1673 under the title: Les plaisirs de l’isle enchantee ..., The next series of 5 plates was originally published in 1679 under the title: Relation de la feste de Versailles, du 18e juillet mil six cens soixante-huit., The third series of 6 plates was originally published in 1676 under the title: Les divertissemens de Versailles donnez par la roy a toute sa cour, au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte, en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV ..., The three sequences of plates were each originally published separately with text by Andre Felibien., and Two plates have Yale proprietary stamps on verso; all other versos blank.
- Subject (Geographic):
- France --Court and courtiers --Pictorial works and France --History --Louis XIV, 1643-1715
- Subject (Name):
- Chauveau, Francois, 1613-1676, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Divertissemens de Versailles donnez par le roy a toute sa cour au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Relation de la feste de Versailles du dix-huitieme juillet mil six cents soixante-huit, Le Pautre, Jean, 1618-1682, and Silvestre, Israel, 1621-1691
- Subject (Topic):
- Festivals --France --Versailles --Pictorial works
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Les plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, ou, Les festes, et diuertissements du roy, a Versailles : diuisez en trois journees, et commencez le 7me. jour de may, de l’annee 1664
- Creator:
- Jacques, d'Amiens, 13th cent.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1508?]
- Call Number:
- Hfa22 239
- Image Count:
- 49
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Description:
- Jacques d'Amiens' adaptation of the Ars amatoria ends on leaf G4b, and is followed by "Le chef damours" (G4b-K5a) and "Les sept are damours" (K5a-K6a, called in the colophon "Les sept artz liberaulx")., Signatures: A-I4K6., and With the bookplates of Ambroise Firmin Didot and Stroehlin. Quires misbound as follows: A G C D B F E H-K.
- Publisher:
- [Jean Trepperel?]
- Subject (Name):
- Didot, Ambroise Firmin--Bookplate, Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Ars amatoria. Old French. Jacques d'Amiens, and Stroehlin--Bookplate
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ouide De arte amendi[!] / translate de latin en francoys.
- Creator:
- Hertsens, Isabella
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1740]
- Call Number:
- BrSides Box 2010 4
- Image Count:
- 5
- Abstract:
- A “metamorphic card,” published by a woman printer, which could be unfolded by the owner to show successive images.
- Alternative Title:
- Lettre de change
- Publisher:
- Isabella Hertsens
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Thresor des ames devotes