Manuscript on parchment of a collection of laws governing hunting and forestry
Description:
In Latin, with passages in English and French., Script: Arts. 4-14 written in a neat chancery script with Anglicana influence; arts. 1 and 15 in similar, but less elegant hands; arts. 2-3 are in gothic textura., Plain initial, in red, with crude ink penwork flourishes on f. 1v; KL monograms and portions of calendar also on red., Some stains on ff. 2r-7v render text illegible., and Binding: 19th-20th centuries. Rebinding in quarter pigskin, tanned, not tawed, with a strap and pin fastening. The oak boards, cambered on all four outer edges and with rectangular pegs, are probably contemporary with the manuscript. Front pastedown composed of a small fragment of prayers in Latin (15th century).
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Forests and forestry, Hunting, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Politics and government
Manuscript on parchment of 1) Robert of Bridlington, Catena on Romans, begins imperfectly at 1. 24; missing Romans 9.17-21 (and portions of 9.16, 22). 2) Robert of Bridlington, Catena on 1 Corinthians; missing 7.39-15.44. 3) Robert of Bridlington, Catena on 2 Corinthians; ends abruptly at 12.20.
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in a neat gothic bookhand by three scribes. Scribe 1) ff. 1r-2v; 2) 3r-22v, 51r-71v; 3) ff. 22v-50v, 72r-96v., Large elegant initial, 26-line, in red penwork, on f. 72r; smaller similar initial, 16-line, in green with red highlights, also on f. 72r; simple decorative letters, 14- and 6-line, green and red respectively, on f. 51r. Quotations from Bible and marginal notes referring to authors cited, in red. Modern illuminated title page inserted as f. iii: "Catena Commentariorum S. S. Patrum, in Epistolis ad Romanos et Corinthios. M. S. Saeculi XIV"., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Russia leather, blind-tooled, over wooden boards; 4 metal bosses on each cover; leather thong.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Robert, of Bridlington, 1167.
Subject (Topic):
Catenae, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Scholasticism
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, of a version of Peter of Ickham's chronicle of English history. The narrative in this copy ends with 1301; this is followed by several brief entries in the same hand for events dated between 1287 and 1305
Description:
In Latin., Scribal explicit: "hic pennam fixi penitet me si male dixi.", Ownership inscription on front paper flyleaf: "Brudenell de Deen d[omi]nusque de Stonton.", Some marginal annotations, particularly in lower margins. Some of these have been trimmed; three leaves containing lower margin annotations have been left untrimmed and folded back, apparently in an effort to preserve the annotations (13r; 22r; 59r)., Two leaves bound in at the end of the volume contain passages from the Doctrinale of Alexander de Villa Dei. Ownership inscription on 1r in a later, (early seventeenth-century?) hand: "Mistresse Leucey Brudenell.", Layout: single columns of 34 lines., Script: rounded gothic script., Decoration: Rubricated., and Binding: seventeenth-century full calf, with the arms of the Brudenell family in gilt on the covers.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Peter, of Ickham, active 1290.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern, Great Britain, History, and Kings and rulers
Manuscript fragment on parchment containing part of a commentary on the Romance of Alexander. The second nonconsecutive leaf of the bifolium contains part of a commentary on the New Testament, including a citation of John 6:45 in Greek
Description:
In Latin; small citation in Ancient Greek. and Script: gothic bookhand.
Hugo, Argentinensis, approximately 1210-approximately 1270
Published / Created:
[ca. 1300]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 14
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
368
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single scribal hand, of this widely popular theological work dealing with the creation, the fall of man, the Incarnation, grace, the sacraments, and the Four Last Things
Description:
In Latin., Work formerly attributed to Albertus Magnus (1193?-1280); now attributed to Hugh Ripelin of Strasburg (Hugo Argentinensis) and dated to 1268., Ownership inscription on rear flyleaf: "Mastre Roger Walle off Lychfeld Chanone.", Layout: double columns of 30 lines., Script: gothic script., Decoration: Rubricated. Initials in red and blue ink with penwork decoration. F1r decorated with a small historiated initial in gold containing drawing of a man's face., and Binding: early limp tawed leather wrapper.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280., Hugo, Argentinensis, approximately 1210-approximately 1270., Walle, Roger, of Lichfield., and Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Doctrines, Eschatology, Fall of man, Grace (Theology), Incarnation, Manuscripts, Medieval, Sacraments, Catholic Church, and Theology
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on parchment, containing Albertus Magnus' Compendium theologicae veritatis. Manuscript starts with a table of contents (ff. 1r-3r) and finishes with an index of names (ff. 163r-144r).
Alternative Title:
Compendium theologicae veritatis, with index
Description:
In Latin., Title from rubric opening table: Incipit tabula compendium theologicae veritatis., Script: Gothic textualis., Decoration: seven-line decorated initial in red, blue, green, and gold (f. 3v) with floral decorations surrounding the text; two- to three-line initials in red and blue. Rubrication in red and blue ink throughout., Layout: 2 columns of about 39 lines., Binding: 19th-century vellum binding over pasteboards, spine gold-tooled with labels: “Compendium Veritatis Theologice” and “Manuscript”., Text is also at times ascribed to Hugh of Strasburg instead of Albertus Magnus., and Ownership inscription by Johannes Winnington (f. 144v): Iste liber pertinet ad me Johannem Winnington de medio templo generosum...
Hugo, Argentinensis, approximately 1210-approximately 1270
Published / Created:
[ca. 1350]
Call Number:
Marston MS 118
Image Count:
250
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on parchment (poor quality) of Hugo Ripelin, Compendium theologicae veritatis. This text has been sometimes erroneously attributed to Albertus Magnus, Bonaventure or Thomas Aquinas
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in small gothic bookhand, below top line. Marginal notes in anglicana scripts., Flourished initials, 14- to 5-line, primarily blue with red and/or parchment designs (including circles), mark beginning of each book. Many blue initials with modest red penwork designs, 5- to 2-line. Headings in red. Paragraph marks alternate red and blue. Guide letters for decorator., and Binding: Between 1800 and 1810, England. Brown, diced calf, gold-tooled. Rebacked.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Hugo, Argentinensis, approximately 1210-approximately 1270.
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
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a nearly contemporary copy of an extract from a Coram Rege Roll, involving Iohannes de Burgh, his wife Sibilla, and Nicholas de Burgh; concerns property dispute in West Bagborough (Somerset).
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in English secretary script., and Badly mutilated with loss of text; stains along left margin suggest it formerly served as a flyleaf.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Connecticut, New Haven., and Somerset (England)
Subject (Topic):
Common law, Legal documents, and Manuscripts, Medieval