The offset on f. 53v of an elaborately decorated border for the opening leaf of the office of St. Felicitas suggests that the codex was originally produced for an institution associated with this saint.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Liturgy
Subject (Topic):
Graduals (Liturgical books), Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Günther, Thomas, 1952- Lorek, L. (Leonhard), author Sandner, R. (Reinhard) Stephan, Heike, 1953-
Published / Created:
[1984?]
Call Number:
2014 Folio 391
Image Count:
12
Description:
Consists of a single sheet of paper with perforations on the long edges (260 x 35 cm folded accordion style to 31 x 35 cm.) attached at top to a stiff cover. There are 9 unnumbered panels (2 blank). and In case by Thomas Günther. Mounted on front of case is a colored photograph of a framed copy of this work signed in manuscript "Th. Günther 2006" with letterpress caption: galerie forum amalienpark Privatsammlung Gerhard Wolf. On the back of the case is a photograph with letterpress caption "Leonhard Lorek bei 'Work und Werk' 1986" signed in manuscript: Heike Stephan 86.
Publisher:
[publisher not identified],
Subject (Name):
Günther, Thomas,--1952---Autograph and Stephan, Heike,--1953---Autograph
Drawings and plans for various implements and instruments, including printing presses. and Manuscript, on paper, in italic script, produced in England after 1591.
Description:
Author possibly an English military adventurer who traveled through the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy., Binding: contemporary brown calf, with gold tooling of Lyonese style with semis of eaglets., Descriptions of military machines are accompanied by colored illustrations., Ex libris Rhys Jenkins. Bequest of James M. Osborn, 1976., In the preface to "The Compound of Alchemy" (Osborn fa16), Rabbards notes that he has "these fortie yeares amongst manie other most commendable exercises and inventions of so warlike Engines, founde out divers devices of rare service, both for Sea and land" and expresses his intention to "impart some other rare experiments of Distillations and Fire-Workes of great service, not hitherto committed in writing or put in practise by any of our nation." This apparently refers to Osborn a8, the only known copy of the work., Raphe (or Ralph) Rabbards, born slightly before 1531, published "The Compound of Alchemy" by George Ripley (see Osborn fa16) in 1591., and Signature on f. 1 of W. Bayntun, Gray's Inn.
Subject (Name):
Jenkins, Rhys--Ownership and Rabbards, Raphe
Subject (Topic):
Measuring instruments, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, Military art and science--Early works to 1800, Military art and science--Great Britain--History--16th century, and Military art and science--Technological innovations--History