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1.
Collection of pedigrees

Creator:
Dale, Robert, -1722
Published / Created:
[circa 1700-1715]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 49
Image Count:
128
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Autograph manuscript of a collection of pedigrees and genealogical charts, accompanied by many small illustrations of "arms in trick." Some of the pedigrees are taken from the Lincolnshire and Gloucestershire visitations of the early 1680s. An alphabe...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Dale, Robert, -1722. and Thoresby, Ralph, 1658-1725.
Subject (Topic):
Antiquarians, Gentry, Heraldry, and Nobility
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Collection of pedigrees

2.
Extractions from Dioscorides' De materia medica

Creator:
Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos
Published / Created:
between 1539 and 1542.
Call Number:
Manuscript 31 vault
Image Count:
230
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on paper, containing an extract of Dioscorides' De materia medica, a medico-botanical dictionary arranged alphabetically
Alternative Title:
Medico-botanical dictionary / extracted from Dioscorides ; manuscript written in Greek during the 15th Century
Description:
In Greek.
Subject (Topic):
Botany, Medical, Manuscripts, Greek, Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, and Manuscripts
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Extractions from Dioscorides' De materia medica

3.
[Will], 1539 Oct 23.

Creator:
Fitzjames, John, Sir, 1470?-1542?.
Call Number:
Osborn a35
Image Count:
8
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single secretary hand, of a copy of the will of Sir John Fitzjames. The will opens with an appeal to "the most blessed Mother and virgyn Marie St. Anthony and St. Chr[ist]ofer" for their intercession for his soul; arrang...
Description:
In English and Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Draycott, Eleanor., Fitzjames, John, Sir, 1470?-1542?., and Fitzjames family.
Subject (Topic):
Catholics, Decedents' estates, Inheritance and succession, Manors, Material culture, Prayers for the dead, Saints, Cult, and Wills
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Will], 1539 Oct 23.

4.
Collection of texts by Jean Gerson

Creator:
Gerson, Jean, 1363-1429
Published / Created:
1456.
Call Number:
Manuscript 38 vault
Image Count:
294
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript, in the hand of Theodoricus de Harlem, on paper and parchment, containing a collection of works by Jean Gerson: De spirituali mendicitate, De viciis ministrorum ecclesie, Sermo de tribulationibus ecclesie, De pollutione diurnis, Expositio c...
Alternative Title:
Nine tracts
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Manuscripts, and Medicine, Medieval
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Collection of texts by Jean Gerson

5.
[King Arthur and the knights of the round table].

Creator:
Grinken, John
Published / Created:
[between 1553 and 1603]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 34
Image Count:
124
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Autograph manuscript, signed, on paper, of a list of many of the Knights of the Round Table and summaries of their histories as given in Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur. Some entries are accompanied by pen-and-ink drawings of coats of arms. The work ma...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Arthur, King and Grinken, John.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Renaissance, Arthurian romances, and English prose literature
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [King Arthur and the knights of the round table].

6.
De decem praeceptis

Creator:
Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?-1253
Published / Created:
[approximately 1250]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 1197
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
76
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single book hand, of a complete text of this commentary on the Ten Commandments
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?-1253.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval and Ten commandments
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > De decem praeceptis

7.
Logos prōtos peri geneseōs trichōn kai alōpekias

Creator:
Ibn al-Jazzār.
Published / Created:
between 1542 and 1599.
Call Number:
Manuscript 36 vault
Image Count:
306
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript, in five unidentified hands, on paper, containing books I, II (incomplete), V (incomplete), VI (incomplete), and VII of Ibn al-Jazzār's Viaticum peregrinantium, a translation from Arabic into Greek supposedly done by Constantinus Rheginos....
Alternative Title:
[Viaticum peregrinantium / written in Greek, with incomplete translation attributed to Constantinos Rheginos].
Description:
In Ancient Greek.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Greek, Medicine, Arab, Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, and Manuscripts
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Logos prōtos peri geneseōs trichōn kai alōpekias, Λόγος πρῶτος περὶ γενέσεως τριχῶν καὶ ἀλωπεκίας

8.
Epistolae : no. 106, sec. 59-67.

Creator:
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420
Published / Created:
[before 830]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 58
Image Count:
16
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript fragments, recovered from a binding, of this text from Saint Jerome's Epistolae
Description:
In Latin and Greek.
Subject (Geographic):
France, Tours., Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420.
Subject (Topic):
Latin literature, Medieval and modern, Manuscripts, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Epistolae : no. 106, sec. 59-67.

9.
Mirrour of the blessed lyf of Jesu Christ

Creator:
Love, Nicholas, active 1410
Published / Created:
[ca. 1450]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 4
Image Count:
210
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on vellum, in a single hand, of the complete text of Love's translation of the Meditationes vitae Christi, a text often attributed to Pseudo-Bonaventure or Johannes de Caulibus. The manuscript also contains John Lydgate's Fifteen joys of O...
Description:
In Middle English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Love, Nicholas, active 1410. and Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, English (Middle), English literature, English poetry, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mirrour of the blessed lyf of Jesu Christ

10.
Acquittance for Edward Greville

Creator:
Lumley, John Lumley, Baron, 1534?-1609
Published / Created:
1594 November 10.
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 126
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Legal document, in a professional hand, signed by the first Baron Lumley, containing an acquittance for 2500 pounds received from Edward Greville for the manor of Mickleton in Gloucestershire
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Connecticut, New Haven., and Gloucestershire (England)
Subject (Name):
Greville, Edward, Sir, 1542-1616. and Lumley, John Lumley, Baron, 1534?-1609.
Subject (Topic):
Land tenure and Manuscripts, Renaissance
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Acquittance for Edward Greville

11.
Meletiou monachiou peri fyseōs kai tou anthrōpou kataskeuēs.

Creator:
Meletius, 8th cent
Published / Created:
between 1539 and 1542.
Call Number:
Manuscript 33 vault
Image Count:
232
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on paper, containing pseudo-Meletius' De natura hominis eiusque compositione, also known as Constitution of man's body
Alternative Title:
Meletii monachii de natura et hominia structura, Meletiou monachou peri fyseōs kai tēs tou anthrōpou kataskeuēs, Meletii monachi de natura hominis eiusque compositione, Constitution of man's body : in Greek, and Μελετίου μοναχοῦ περὶ φύσεως καὶ τῆς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου κατασκευῆς
Description:
In Ancient Greek.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Greek, Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, and Manuscripts
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Meletiou monachiou peri fyseōs kai tou anthrōpou kataskeuēs., Μελετίου μοναχίου περὶ φύσεως καὶ του ἄνθρωπου κατασκευής

12.
Complaintes de la Foy

Creator:
Nachier
Published / Created:
between 1500 and 1550.
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 1346
Container / Volume:
box
Image Count:
64
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Illuminated manuscript, in an unidentified hand, on parchment, of La Foy se complaignant and Complaincte de la Foy aux vertus, two poems by a certain Nachier summoning Catholics to embark on a crusade. Rubricated
Alternative Title:
Foy se complaignant, Complaincte de la Foy aux vertus, Complaincte de la Foy, Complainctes de la Foy, and Complaintes de la Foi
Description:
In Middle French.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Nachier.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Church History, Crusades, and Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Complaintes de la Foy

13.
Office of Holy Communion

Creator:
Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados
Published / Created:
[ca. 1325]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 1155
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
21
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript scroll, on parchment, in a single hand, containing the Greek Orthodox Office of Holy Communion, a series of prayers, hymns and verses intended for private recitation before, during and after taking communion. Text includes prayers attribute...
Description:
In Greek.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Monē Docheiariou (Athos, Greece) and Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados.
Subject (Topic):
Orthodox Eastern monasticism and religious orders, Lord's Supper (Liturgy), and Manuscripts, Medieval
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Office of Holy Communion

15.
Collection of works by Rufus of Ephesus

Creator:
Rufus, of Ephesus
Published / Created:
between 1500 and 1550.
Call Number:
Manuscript 32 vault
Image Count:
144
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on paper, containing a collection of works by Rufus of Ephesus: Περὶ πάντων φανερῶν τε καὶ ἀφανερῶν μορίων τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (De corporis humani partium appellationibus; ff. 3-7), Περὶ ὀνομασιῶν (De partibus corporis homin...
Alternative Title:
Opera : in Greek
Description:
In Greek.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Greek, Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, and Manuscripts
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Collection of works by Rufus of Ephesus

16.
Discorso sulla Potesta del Principe and other writings : [Venice?], 1611-1665

Creator:
Sarpi, Paolo, 1552-1623
Call Number:
GEN MSS 121
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Collection contains: "Discorso sulla Potesta del Principe," a bound autograph manuscript with a table of contents in the hand of Fulgenzio Micanzio, Sarpi's disciple, with notes in Greek and Hebrew added in red ink in an unidentified hand; seventeenth...
Description:
Venetian theologian, scholar and patriot.
Subject (Geographic):
Venice (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872 and Ubaldini, Roberto, fl. 17th century.
Subject (Topic):
Ownership and Politics and government
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Discorso sulla Potesta del Principe and other writings : [Venice?], 1611-1665

17.
Sir Philip Sidney correspondence, 1573-1581

Creator:
Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586
Call Number:
Osborn fa14
Image Count:
241
Abstract:
A collection of 65 letters written on paper during the last two of Sidney's three years on the Continent and the first year after his return to England (June 1573-June 1576), plus another dated 10 October 1581. Authors include Johannes Lobbetius (19 l...
Description:
In Latin, French, and Italian.
Subject (Geographic):
Poland, France, and Italy
Subject (Name):
Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586., Languet, Hubert, 1518-1581., Lobbetius, Johannes., Zündelin, Wolfgang., Paullus, Andreas., Vulcob, Jean de, -1607., Wacker, Matthew, active 16th century., Perrot, Francis., Banosius, Theophilus., Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583., Solms, Otto, Graf zu., Dohna, Fabian, Burggraf und Graf zu, 1550-1621., Peurbach, Georg von, 1423-1461., Slavata, Vilém, hrabě, 1572-1652., and Bizzarri, Pietro, 1525?-1586?
Subject (Topic):
Monarchy, Protestantism, History, Protestants, Catholics, Kings and rulers, Church history, and Foreign relations
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sir Philip Sidney correspondence, 1573-1581

18.
A viewe of the present estate of Ireland discoursed by way of a dialogue betweene Eudorus and

Creator:
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599
Call Number:
Osborn fa12
Image Count:
76
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on paper, in cursive scripts by six scribes, produced in England in 1597. A contemporary scribal copy of the work, not included among the fifteen recorded in the Variorum Edition of Spenser's Prose Works
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland
Subject (Name):
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A viewe of the present estate of Ireland discoursed by way of a dialogue betweene Eudorus and Irenis, 1597

19.
Magnou sofistou exētēsis eis to periourōn kai allōn polōn palaiōn sofōn te kai didaskalōn

Creator:
Stephanus, of Athens
Published / Created:
between 1539 and 1542.
Call Number:
Manuscript 34 vault
Image Count:
104
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on paper, containing Stephanus of Athens' On urines or Expositio in librum magni Sophistae de urinis (ff. 1-27) and Olymnios of Alexandria's Critical days or De diebus criticis liber (ff. 29-41).
Alternative Title:
On urines / Stephanus of Athens ; and Critical days / Olymnios of Alexandria : manuscripts written in Greek around 1540
Description:
In Ancient Greek.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Greek, Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, Manuscripts, and Urine
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Magnou sofistou exētēsis eis to periourōn kai allōn polōn palaiōn sofōn te kai didaskalōn syntetheisa para tou filosofotatou, stefanou tou alexandreōs., Μάγνου σοφιστοῦ ἐξήτησις εἰς τὸ περιούρων καὶ ἄλλων πολῶν παλαιῶν τε καὶ διδασκάλων συντεθεῖσα παρὰ τοῦ φιλοσοφοτάτου, στεφάνου ἀλεξανδρέωσ

20.
John Stow copy of the opening section of John Leslie's History of Scotland

Creator:
Stow, John, 1525?-1605
Published / Created:
[between 1570 and 1579]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 37
Image Count:
48
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on paper, in the hand of John Stow, of the opening section of John Leslie's Historie of Scotland. This copy ends in the middle of the account of the year 1512
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Connecticut, New Haven., and Scotland
Subject (Name):
Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
Subject (Topic):
Antiquarians, Manuscripts, Renaissance, and History
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > John Stow copy of the opening section of John Leslie's History of Scotland

21.
Summa theologica (fragment).

Creator:
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274
Published / Created:
[ca. 1300-1325]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 109
Container / Volume:
(File) (Oversize)
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript fragment of a bifolium, containing part of the text the Summa theologica, II. ii, Quaestiones 20-21 and 24, v-ix.
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Summa theologica (fragment).

22.
47 letters and papers from the Office of the Exchequer, 1554-1706

Call Number:
Osborn fa18
Image Count:
160
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
47 letters and documents, on paper (one document on parchment) in various cursive scripts, produced in England between 1554 and 1706. Mostly from the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, they consist of claims for expenses, wages, and other benefits. The...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., James I, King of England, 1566-1625., and Great Britain. Exchequer.
Subject (Topic):
Finance, Public and Politics and government
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 47 letters and papers from the Office of the Exchequer, 1554-1706

23.
Benedictional (fragment)

Published / Created:
[between 920 and 940]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 89
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript fragment, on vellum, in a single hand, containing the conclusion of the blessing for Easter Day; the entire blessing for the following Monday and Tuesday; and the beginning of the blessing for the Wednesday after Easter
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Benedictionals, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Benedictional (fragment)

24.
Collection of astronomical texts

Published / Created:
approximately 1470-1530.
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 1274
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
131
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
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 astronomica...
Description:
In Latin.
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
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Collection of astronomical texts

25.
Indenture of receipt, 1540 Feb 27.

Call Number:
Osborn fa37
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript inventory, on parchment, in a secretary hand, of ceremonial plate and jewels collected from religious houses in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Glocestershire, Wiltshire, and Hertfordshire by several of the King's Commissioners for the suppression of...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
Subject (Topic):
Church plate, Convents, Church and state, Monasteries, Monasticism and religious orders, and Secularization
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Indenture of receipt, 1540 Feb 27.

26.
Lancelot du Lac : Part I, sections A and B.

Published / Created:
[14th century]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 42
Image Count:
723
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on parchment, in multiple scribal hands, of sections A and B of Part I of the Lancelot series of Arthurian romances. These sections cover Lancelot's birth, upbringing, adventures as a Knight of the Round Table, and passion for Queen Guenev...
Description:
In Middle French.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Lancelot (Legendary character)
Subject (Topic):
Arthurian romances, French literature, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lancelot du Lac : Part I, sections A and B.

27.
Life of Alexander the great : and the Romance of Troas

Published / Created:
[1400-1499]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 50
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
310
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript volume, on paper, containing two secular vernacular romances attributed in the dedication to a single unidentified author. The first, I Nobili Fatti di Alessandro Magno, is an Italian translation of the Latin version of the life of Alexande...
Description:
In Italian.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Troy (Extinct city)
Subject (Name):
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. and Pseudo-Callisthenes.
Subject (Topic):
Arthurian romances, Italian prose literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Uther Pendragon (Legendary character)
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Life of Alexander the great : and the Romance of Troas

28.
Petition by Joan, widow of William Rykyll to Baron Bergavenny

Published / Created:
[ca. 1500]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 75
Container / Volume:
File
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript document, on parchment, in a single hand, containing the petition of Joan, widow of William Rykyll to Baron Bergavenny for the restoration of her rights in land held of Robert Lindsey, in Kent, from which she has been disseized by Edward Li...
Description:
In Middle English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., England., England, and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Bergavenny, George Neville, Baron.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Feudal law, Land tenure, and Women
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Petition by Joan, widow of William Rykyll to Baron Bergavenny

29.
Precedents and several other things contained in this booke : some pattents, funeralls, some coates

Published / Created:
[ca. 1600-1649]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 48
Image Count:
410
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in several different hands, of a compilation of grants of arms, pedigrees registered by the College of Arms, rules of precedence and orders of ceremonies, and related documents. Thought to have been largely compiled by John Philipot, Somer...
Description:
In English, with a small amount of Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Philipot, John, 1589?-1645. and College of Arms (Great Britain)
Subject (Topic):
Gentry, Heraldry, Manuscripts, Renaissance, Nobility, Precedence, and Kings and rulers
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Precedents and several other things contained in this booke : some pattents, funeralls, some coates

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