Manuscript compendium of astronomical and astrological texts, including a version of the Kalendarium of Regiomontanus, with lunar eclipse tables for the years 1475-1530 and a solar calendar for 1475-1513. Other contents include a number of astronomical and astrological tables and texts. including a poem on auspicious and inauspicious days (first line: "Fortunata dies operum disponere causas"); the Canon de aspectibus planetarum; the Cognitiones naturarum secundum nativtates; and a variety of prognostic texts based on zodiac signs and the day of the week on which January 1 falls in a given year. The volume also contains several quadrant diagrams and a working volvelle
Description:
In Latin., Bookseller description available., Inscribed at the head of 2r: S[an]c[t]i Cristofori Taurini Ad usu[m] fr[atr]is Anto[ni]i de lanteo., Signature of Joseff Gregri da Bologna? on back cover., Bookplate of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman on front pastedown., Tipped in before f1: printed catalog description of this volume, undated., Layout: main text in single columns of approximately 35 lines; wide margins., Script: gothica textualis italiana., Decoration: rubricated. Initials in red and blue ink, some with penwork flourishing; many blank spaces for initials. Illustrations of lunar eclipses. Charts, diagrams, and volvelles in red, blue and brown ink., and Binding: contemporary boards, rebacked.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Regiomontanus, Joannes, 1436-1476.
Subject (Topic):
Astrology, Astrology, Italian, Astronomy, Calendars, Lunar eclipses, Quadrants (Astronomical instruments), Solar eclipses, Manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Renaissance, and Zodiac
Manuscript on parchment of Leonardo Bruni, Commentaria rerum graecarum (De principatu Graeciae), preceded by Bruni's letter to Angelo Acciaiuolo
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in round humanistic bookhand by two scribes who use somewhat different physical formats. Scribe I) ff. 1r-16r, written above top line, with initials for paragraphs set apart from the text between outer vertical bounding lines. Scribe 2) ff. 16v-26v, written below top line and leaving blank the final line of written space., Two illuminated initials on ff. 1r and 2r, 5-line and 3-line, gold on blue, green and pale mauve ground with white vine-stem ornament and grey-green dots. On f. 1r vine-stem ornament on blue ground extends into inner margin (3-lines) to form partial border. Possibly by the same artist who executed the initials in Marston MS 257., and Binding: Twentieth century, Italy. Rigid vellum case with a green, gold-tooled label on spine: "L. Bruni De principatu graeciae. Sec. XV".
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Greece
Subject (Name):
Bruni, Leonardo, 1369-1444.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Latin literature, Medieval and modern, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
Manuscript on paper containing 1) Commentary on the Latin translation of Porphyrius (233-c. 301), Isagoge. 2) Commentary on Aristoteles (384-322 B.C.), Praedicamenta. 3) Commentary on Gislebertus Porretanus (Gilbert de la Porrée, c. 1076-1154), Liber de sex principiis, redaction A. 4) Commentary on Aristoteles, Ars vetus (final form, 1337).
Description:
In Latin., Script: Copied by a single hand writing a small highly abbreviated Gothica Hybrida Libraria; exceptions are a few folios by other hands using the same type of script (ff. 1, 11-13, etc.), and the replacement leaves 28 and 35 written in Humanistica Cursiva Libraria/Currens. Lemmata in Northern Gothica Textualis Formata., Watermarks: spiked wheel, var. Briquet 13268; ox head, var. Briquet 14306. The upper outer corners damaged by moist in the second half of the codex., Alternately red and blue paragraph marks, with long vertical extensions when at the beginning of a line; alternately red and blue flourished initials (2- or 3-line) at the opening of the chapters; larger flourished initials with more developed penwork in the same colours, of course execution, on ff.1r (9 lines), 15r (7 lines), 60r (6 lines), 73r (6 lines), 99r (5 lines), 113r (5 lines). There are carefully executed logical diagrams in the text on ff. 100r-v, 115v,116v-117v (their inscriptions partly in Northern Gothica Textualis); diagrams are sketched in the margins of ff. 19r and 59r., and Binding: Original, thin wooden boards sewn on three thongs; the leather cover missing, replaced with mottled orange paper; rebacked with brown leather. Remnants of two red leather clasps attached to the front cover, with brass catches on the rear cover. The front endleaves are cut from large sheets of paper ruled with ink for two columns, mounted transversally (width of the leaf: 290 mm.; of the ruling 175 mm., intercol. space 30 mm.).
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Aristotle., Burlaeus, Gualterus, 1275-1345?, and Porphyry, approximately 234-approximately 305.
Manuscript on paper (polished) of Gasparino Barzizza, Commentary on Epistolae morales ad Lucilium, 65-124 only
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: similar to Briquet Tour 15909 and Piccard Turm II.617., Script: Written in gothic cursive with humanistic features by a single scribe, above top line., Illuminated initial, f. 1r, 8-line, blue with white highlights and burnished gold on gold ground with stylized foliage in green and dark red with yellow highlights. Terminals ending in foliage serifs, red, green with yellow highlights, and gold balls with hairline extensions. Numerous pen and ink initials, 3-line, alternate red and bright blue with penwork designs of the other color extending along margin., and Binding: Fifteenth century, Italy. Parchment stays are adhered to inner and outer conjugate leaves of quires. Original wound sewing on three tawed skin, slit straps laid in channels on the outside of beech boards. The endbands, which are wanting, were sewn on tawed skin cores laid in grooves and nailed or held in place by the bosses; they were tied down through a tawed skin spine lining. Covered in sheepskin, originally brick red, with the surface now badly rubbed and shedding. Corner tongues. Blind-tooled with an X in concentric frames. Four leaf-shaped catches with three flowers on each on the lower board, one wanting; the upper board cut in for two kermes pink straps attached with star-headed nails. Five flower-shaped bosses on each board and the trace of a chain attachment at the tail of the lower one.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Barzizza, Gasparino, ca. 1360-1431. and Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Latin literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Scholia
Manuscript on paper (unidentified watermarks, trimmed) and parchment (f. 1) of Sozomenus Pistoriensis, Commentary on Persius
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in a neat humanistic script in 1461 by Bartholomaeus Baldinotti., Small initials, in red, mark the beginning of prologue and each satire., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Vellum case.
Manuscript on paper of 1) Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita, Epistolae, translated into Latin by Iohannes Sarracenus (?). 2) Commentary by Albertus Magnus (here ascribed to Thomas Aquinas) on art. 1. 3) Commentary on a poem on Book I of the Sentences of Peter the Lombard. 4) Commentary on a poem on Book II, Distinctiones 1-6 of the Sentences of Peter the Lombard
Description:
In Latin., Script: Art. 1-2 written by a single scribe in two variants of Humanistic script: art. 1 (the text) in Humanistica Textualis, art. 2 (the commentary) after some hesitation in a very similar form of Humanistica Cursiva. Art. 3-4 written by a single scribe in Gothica Hybrida Libraria under Humanistic influence, of greasy appearance; a larger size is used for the poetical parts., The majuscules in art. 1-2 are heightened in dark yellow. Headings in red. Red calligraphic initials throughout the manuscript by the same hand (3 lines in artt. 1-2, 2 lines in artt. 3-4). At the opening of art. 1 a 9-line blue Renaissance initial with white vinestem decoration without background. At the opening of art. 3 a red (?) 3-line initial with some flourishing., The book is excessively trimmed; especially in artt. 3-4 the lower margins are extremely narrow. The paper is badly damaged by the acidity of the ink., and Binding: Seventeenth century (?). Limp vellum. At the top of the front cover: "M.S." in ink. Spine with three raised bands. In the second compartment the title in ink "S. Dionis. Epistol@".
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Pseudo-Dionysius, the Areopagite.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Manuscripts, Medieval, Scholasticism, and Theology, Doctrinal
Manuscript on paper of Commentary on the Epistles of St Paul. Includes a note attributing authorship to Gregorius Ariminensis O.E.S.A. (Gregory of Rimini, d. 1358).
Description:
Script: Copied by one hand in a script resembling Humanistica Cursiva. Running headlines in Capitalis., Decoration: The quotations from St Paul are underlined. The manuscript was originally undecorated, although space was provided for headings and initials with guide-letters. The uneven and fanciful decoration visible in the manuscript was added in the second half of the sixteenth century: painted intials, pictures of figures, including paintings of Christ and Paul, all completed in the same "byzantizing" style. Art. 1 contains a full-pace decoration showing a small triptych with three figures., Binding: 16th century dark brown leather over wooden boards. Four raised bands are on the spine. Both covers are blind-tooled with fillets and multiple rows or groups of stamps. Some brass bosses preserved on each cover. Two clasps attahced to the front cover., and In Italian.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Gregory, of Rimini, -1358.
Subject (Topic):
Christian literature, Italian and Manuscripts, Medieval
Cyril, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, approximately 370-444
Published / Created:
15th century
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 953
Image Count:
262
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on parchment of Cyril of Alexandria's Glaphyra in Genesim, Books I-IV (first part of Glaphyra in Pentateuchum).
Description:
In Latin., Script: copied by one hand writing Humanistica Textualis. Pale red headings, mostly not executed. Space for initials is provided, with guide letters, but initials are mostly not executed. On f. 1r a 6-line white vinestem initial with extensions in the upper and left margins; white vinestem decoration in the lower margin around a wreath, containing now a blank escutcheon. On ff. 37v (4 lines), 42r (6 lines) and 60r (4 lines) white vinestem initials of lower quality and in a different style., Cyril of Alexandria's Glaphyra in Genesim, Books I-IV (first part of Glaphyra in Pentateuchum). Latin translation ascribed to Iosephus. Due to the loss of two leaves a part of the text preceding the final sentences is missing. A few 17th century annotations., and Binding: 19th or 20th century: brown morocco, both covers gold-tooled with a floral stamp, four times crosswise applied in the center. Spine with three raised bands, to which the gold-tooled leather of the 17th century binding has been pasted, with the inscription: "CIRILI / ALEXAND / OPUS / MS". Marbled paper pastedowns.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Cyril, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, approximately 370-444.
Antoninus, Saint, Archbishop of Florence, 1389-1459
Published / Created:
[between 1490 and 1500]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 4
Image Count:
127
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper of St. Antoninus, Confessionale
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: unidentified bull's head., Script: Text written by one person in humanistic script; numerous marginal and interlinear notes in a slightly later hand., Many ornamental capitals of various sizes, 9- to 3-line, in red and blue with purple penwork, mark each section of text; some with pale shades of yellow, peach, and purple as background. Rubrics (except toward end); red, blue, and yellow paragraph marks., and Binding: between 1490 and 1500. Original sewing on three tawed, slit straps, kermes pink, laced through tunnels in the thickness of wooden boards into rectangular channels on their outer face. Twisted, tawed cores of plain, wound endbands laid in grooves. All supports pegged and gypsum (?) used to fill in around them. Spine lined with brown calf, wanting except under endband tie-downs. Covered in brown calf, blind-tooled with a rope interlace panel border. Corner turn-in tongues. Two catches on lower board, stubs of straps on upper. Boards worm-eaten and detached and most of the cover wanting. Minor repairs to endleaves and headband made ca. 1976.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Antoninus, Saint, Archbishop of Florence, 1389-1459.
Subject (Topic):
Confession, Catholic Church, Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Antoninus, Saint, Archbishop of Florence, 1389-1459
Published / Created:
[between 1400 and 1500]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 786
Image Count:
331
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper of St. Antoninus, Confessionale. With several other texts, including papal bulls and confessional manuals
Description:
In Italian and Latin., Script: copied by multiple hands in Gothica Hybrida Libraria, Currens, or Humanistica Semitextualis., and Binding: original binding (only back cover preserved) of blind-tooled brown leather over pasteboard, consisting of parchment leaves pasted together.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Antoninus, Saint, Archbishop of Florence, 1389-1459.
Subject (Topic):
Bulls, Papal, Confession, and Manuscripts, Medieval