Manuscript on paper of 1) Johannes Weitmann, Expositio Passionis. 2) Augustine, Meditationes.
Subject (Name):
Weitmann, Johannes
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript on parchment (thick, worn, repaired) of a Homiliary with sermons by various authors, spanning the liturgical year.
Description:
Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Half bound in brown calf with bright pink paper sides and red edges. There are three blackish green, gold-tooled labels on the spine: "Homeliae Usq./ Ad Domi. Post Natale/ Manuscr. Saecul. IX". Bound by the binder of Marston MSS 50, 125, 128, 135, 153, 158, 159 and 197, all of Hautecombe provenance., Headings in majuscules, some in red rustic capitals (e.g., f. 11r); many omitted. A modern hand has often added names of authors. Plain 2-line initials in red or black., Imperfect: incomplete, mutilated with loss of text., and Script: Written by several scribes in well formed early caroline minuscule.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Liturgy and Paul, the Deacon, ca. 720-799?
Subject (Topic):
Homiliaries, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Sermons--Early works to 1800
Christian hagiography, Literature, Medieval--Translations, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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
Manuscript on parchment of 1) Unidentified Greek-Latin lexicon. 2) Anonymous treatise on breathing marks in Greek. 3) De formationibus temporum uerborum graecorum. 4) De praepositionum significatione et constructione. 4) De numeris.
Description:
Belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (no. 3384). Purchased in 1956 from L. C. Witten by Thomas E. Marston., Binding: ca. 1500, Italy. Original sewing on three tawed skin, slit straps laid in channels on the outside of wooden boards. Gilt edges. The secondary, beaded endband is cream and green. Covered in reddish brown goatskin, blind-tooled with a floral border and fleurons in a central panel. Name of owner is gold-tooled on side in Roman letters that have been modified to form Greek letters. Spine: triple fillets at head and tail; single fillet diapering in the panels. Gold tooling added later. Traces of two fastenings, the catches on the lower board; the upper board heavily cut in for clasps. Modern title on spine: "Guarini Lexicon Ineditum. MS. in membranis"., and The decoration consists of an illuminated title page, with full border, thin white vine-stem ornament with stylized foliage in red, pink, blue against blue, green and pink ground with white dots and gold balls. In outer border two vases, blue with white highlights, and three roundels framed in red, green or pink with Roman profile heads wearing fillets against blue or gold ground. In inner border foliage curling around a thin gold bar. The upper border consists of a garland, green with gold highlights, tied with red ribbons against a blue and gold ground with two masks, one spouting water. Unidentified arms (palm? tree on red ground) in center of lower border. Large illuminated initial, 12-line, gold against a predominately blue ground with some green, pink, red and gold, and sprouting vine-stem ornament, white with pale brown shading and stylized foliage in red, pink and light brown. 25 illuminated initials for letters of Greek alphabet, 6- to 5-line, gold, against blue, green and dark pink grounds with stylized white vine-stem ornament or white stylized foliage. 2 small illuminated initials (ff. 205v and 206r), 3-line, gold against blue, red and green ground with pale yellow and white dots and white filigree. Heading on f. 1r in blue; others in red. Plain initials in red.
Subject (Topic):
Greek language--Dictionaries--Latin--Early works to 1800, Greek language--Grammar, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, of Love's translation of the Meditationes vitae Christi.
Description:
All corners repaired, not affecting main text block. Approximately 34 missing leaves; replaced by manuscript copies of the missing text in a modern cursive., Binding: nineteenth-century blind-tooled brown morocco., Decoration: rubricated. Some marginal note initials in blue with red penwork., Ex libris Harry Keryng of Rede; Robert Doraunt; St. John's Cathedral Church, Colchester; Lord Aldenham (Henry Hucks Gibbs); J. P. R. Lyell; H. L. Bradfer-Lawrence (MS 9). From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Includes bibliographic note and Vol. 4 No. 5 of Monthly Notes of The Library Association of the United Kingdom, dated May 15, 1883, at end., Layout: single columns of 32 lines., and Script: English bookhand.
Subject (Name):
Bradfer-Lawrence, H. L.--(Harry Lawrence)--Ownership., Dourant, Robert--Autograph., Gibbs, Henry Hucks,--1819-1907--Bookplate., Johannes, de Caulibus, active 14th century. Meditationes vitae Christi., Love, Nicholas,--active 1410., Lyell, James P. R.--(James Patrick Ronaldson),--1871---Bookplate., and St. John's Cathedral Church (Colchester, England) Inscription.
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, English (Middle), English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.