- Creator:
- Catholic Church.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1410]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 100
- Image Count:
- 377
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on vellum, in a single hand, of a book of hours according to the Use of Sarum. The Latin text is followed by a brief treatise in Middle English on prayer, titled "Here begynneth in what man[ner] preyer sholde be vsed." The volume concludes with prayers in Latin and Middle English.
- Alternative Title:
- Book of hours
- Description:
- Binding: modern red velvet; red morocco box., Calendar contains three notes concerning births and a marriage of Cheyne family members., Decoration: three historiated initials with full-page borders; one smaller historiated initials and seven large foliate initials with borders. many smaller initals in gold with blue penwork or in blue with red penwork., Description of volume, in Latin, signed WA.1804 on recto of front flyleaf., Formerly owned by the Chenye (Cheney) family; Jone Ffyn; Henry Huth; Edward Cheney. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: single columns of 17 lines., Ownership inscription of Jone Ffyn on verso of front flyleaf., and Script: gothic bookhand.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church.--Book of hours. and Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions.
- Subject (Topic):
- Books of hours., Devotional literature, English (Middle), English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Book of hours : use of Sarum.
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- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1420-1450]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 29
- Image Count:
- 324
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on vellum, in a single hand, of the "common version" of the Brut chronicle.
- Alternative Title:
- Chronicles of England.
- Description:
- Annotations in red crayon probably by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury., Binding: nineteenth-century brown blind-stamped morocco, gilt; armorial binding of the Dukes of Newcastle., Decoration: numerous two-line initials in burnished gold or in blue ink with red penwork., Layout: single columns of 36 lines., Probably formerly owned by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury. Ex libris Duke of Newcastle. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., and Script: English bookhand.
- Subject (Topic):
- 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.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Brut chronicle.
- Creator:
- Love, Nicholas, active 1410.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1450]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 20
- Image Count:
- 266
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, of the text of Love's translation of the Meditationes vitae Christi. Interpolated is an anonymous Middle English translation of the Meditationes de passione Christi.
- Description:
- Binding: nineteenth-century vellum., Decoration: initials in blue with red penwork; six initials in red., Layout: single columns of 24 lines., Ownership inscription of Sir John Gage on f. 126., Previously owned by the Gage family. Ex libris Viscount Gage. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., and Script: English bookhand.
- Subject (Name):
- Gage, Henry Raynald Gage,--Viscount,--1895-1982--Bookplate., Gage, John,--Sir,--1479-1556--Autograph., Johannes, de Caulibus, active 14th century. Meditationes vitae Christi., Love, Nicholas,--active 1410., and Love, Nicholas,--active 1410.--Mirrour of the blessed lyf of Jesu Christi.
- 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.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mirour of the blessed lyf of Jesu Christ.
- Creator:
- Love, Nicholas, active 1410.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1450]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 63
- Image Count:
- 345
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mirour of the blessed lyf of Jesu Christ.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1475-1499]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 33
- Image Count:
- 126
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on vellum, incomplete, in a single hand, of John Lydgate's and Benedict Burgh's Middle English verse translation of the twelfth-century Latin treatise Secretum Secretorum, itself a translation of the Kitab sirr al-asrar. In addition to this text, the volume also contains several prose pieces in Middle English and Latin, including one with illustrated diagrams and a Latin tract on the interpretation of dreams.
- Description:
- Binding: disbound, but with some original sewing intact; modern case., Decoration: 15 illuminated borders; other decorated initials, some gilt., From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: various single-column., Script: English bookhand., Several medical recipes added on blank leaves and portions of leaves in a sixteenth-century? cursive hand., and Signature of John Bonen? in a seventeenth-century hand. Signature of Thomas Bowen in a seventeenth-century hand.
- Subject (Name):
- Burgh, Benedict. and Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
- Subject (Topic):
- Astrology--Early works to 1800., Astronomy, Medieval., Astronomy--Early works to 1800., Education of princes--Early works to 1800., English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medicine, Medieval., Medicine--Early works to 1800., Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--Early works to 1800., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Secretum secretorum.
- Creator:
- Mandeville, John, Sir.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1400-1425]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 64
- Image Count:
- 256
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, of a Middle English copy of the "Defective Version" of the Book of Sir John Mandeville.
- Alternative Title:
- Itinerarium. English
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary light brown doeskin over wooden boards., Decoration: decorated border on opening leaf of text incorporating coat of arms of the Norton family of Yorkshire; a few initials in blue ink with red penwork., Four leaves preceding the Mandeville text contain numerous pen trials, a Latin prayer, medical advice organized by month, and a list of the archbishops of York. Two leaves following the text contain pen trials and Latin notes on the life of St. Wilfrid?., Layout: single columns of 20-23 lines., Previously owned by the Norton family of Yorkshire; Brockman family. Ex libris J. P. R. Lyell; H. L. Bradfer-Lawrence. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., and Script: English bookhand.
- Subject (Name):
- Bradfer-Lawrence, H. L.--(Harry Lawrence)--Bookplate., Lyell, James P. R.--(James Patrick Ronaldson),--1871---Bookplate., and Mandeville, John,--Sir.
- Subject (Topic):
- English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., and Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sir John Mandeville's travels.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1400-1470]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 65
- Image Count:
- 100
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on vellum, in several hands, containing several Middle English devotional texts. The Abbey of the Holy Ghost is followed by The Meditation of St. Anselm; The Five Sorrows of the Virgin; and an explanation of how to say the Psalter of the Virgin. These are followed by a poem to the Virgin ("Mari moder well [th]e bee"); a six-line political poem referring to Edward IV ("The lyon sens thre days"); and a recipe for a medicine for pestilence, in a later hand.
- Description:
- Binding: modern full red morocco., Decoration: Abbey of the Holy Ghost has initials in blue with red penwork., Ex libris Henry Huth; Walter Wilson Greg; H. L. Bradfer-Lawrence (MS 8). From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Script: several hands., and Text preceded by 14 binder's blanks; concludes with 11 binder's blanks.
- Subject (Name):
- Bradfer-Lawrence, H. L.--(Harry Lawrence)--Bookplate., Edward--IV,--King of England,--1442-1483--Poetry., Greg, W. W.--(Walter Wilson),--1875-1959--Autograph., Greg, W. W.--(Walter Wilson),--1875-1959--Bookplate., Huth, Henry,--1815-1878--Bookplate., and Mary,--Blessed Virgin, Saint--Poetry.
- Subject (Topic):
- Allegory--Early works to 1800., Devotional literature, English (Middle), English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500., English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., and Women--Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Abbey of the holy ghost and other works.
- Creator:
- Guy, de Chauliac, approximately 1300-1368.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1450]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 59
- Image Count:
- 323
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on paper and parchment, in a single hand, of a Middle English translation of de Chauliac's treatise on surgery and other aspects of practical medical treatment, particularly of wounds.
- Description:
- Binding: fifteenth-century blind-stamped full calf over wooden boards, rebacked; remains of later hardware. Binder's label on back pastedown: W. H. Woods & Co. / Manchester / 1879., Decoration: seven large decorated initials; numerous smaller initials in blue with red penwork., Includes 5 inserted slips., Layout: double columns of 54 lines., Previously owned by Sir Thomas Nott; John Byrom; Chetham's Library, Manchester. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Script: cursive bookhand., Support: mixed. 101 paper leaves, 52 parchment leaves., and Wanting ff. 2-3. Some gaps and errors in foliation.
- Subject (Name):
- Byrom, John,--1692-1763--Ownership., Chetham's Library Ownership., Guy,--de Chauliac,--approximately 1300-1368., and Nott, Thomas,--Sir,--1606-1681.
- Subject (Topic):
- English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medicine, Medieval., Medicine--Early works to 1800., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., Surgery--Early works to 1800., and Surgery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The inventory of chirurgy.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1400]
- Call Number:
- Takamiya MS 31
- Image Count:
- 210
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on vellum, in a single hand, of a copy of the text of the "Late Version" of the Wycliffite New Testament, commonly attributed to John Purvey. The text begins at Matthew 4:14 but is otherwise complete. The volume concludes with a 12 page index of readings according to the liturgical calendar and the opening stanzas of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke in Latin.
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary white doeskin over wooden boards., Decoration: initials in red and blue penwork., Ex libris Earl of Egremont; Boies Penrose; Boies Penrose II. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: double columns of 57-60 lines., and Script: English bookhand.
- Subject (Name):
- Egremont, George O'Brien Wyndham,--Earl of,--1751-1837--Bookplate., Penrose, Boies,--1860-1921--Bookplate., Penrose, Boies,--1902-1976--Bookplate., Purvey, John, 1353?-1428?, and Wycliffe, John,---1384.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bible.--English (Middle English)--Versions--Wycliffe., Bible.--New Testament., English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Wycliffite New testament.