Manuscript on parchment (good quality) of 2) Jerome, Prologus beati Ieronimi presbyteri. 3) Ps.-Seneca, Epistolae Senecae, Neronis imperatoris magistri, ad Paulum apostolum et Pauli apostoli ad Senecam. 4) Complete 6-line text of Anthologia latina 667. 5) Seneca, Ad Lucilium epistulae morales. 6) Seneca, De beneficiis libri vii. 7) Seneca, De clementia libri ii. 8) Martin of Braga, Formula vitae honestae. 9) Ps.-Seneca, De remediis fortuitorum liber. 10) 19 sententiae attributed to Publilius Syrus and Seneca. 11) Claudian, Excerpta. 12) William of Saint-Thierry, De tribus dicendi generibus. Written in the Cistercian abbey at Igny near Rheims
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in fine early gothic bookhand; arts. 11-12 in less expert hands., Carefully drawn monochrome initials with modest penwork designs, 12- to 2-line, in red, green and blue. Headings in red., and Binding: Eighteenth century, France. Bound in light brown, mottled calf with a gold-tooled spine and red label: "Opera Senecae MS". Red edges. Mended at tail. Discoloration from bosses (?) of earlier binding on first and last leaves.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D. and Cistercians.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic literature, Latin, Ethics, and Manuscripts, Medieval
A group of ladies sit in highback chairs around a circular table, drinking tea and gossiping. On the table in front of the lady on the right, lays a book open to pages which read "Chit-Chat"; her lap dog sits looking up at her eagerly while a demon hides under the table at her feet. The ladies sit in a well-appointed parlor decorated with a rug, an elaborate mirror, and curtains. Above the fireplace hangs a picture of a clergyman carrying a woman on his back to church. To the left Envy chases Truth and Justice out the open door. On the right two gentlemen peer into the room through an open window and listen to the ladies' conversation. The engraved lines below in verse berates women for their love of gossip and inability to follow the dictates of the ninth commandment, forbidding one to bear false witness against one's neighbor. To the left of the fireplace is a niche filled with cups, plates, and other tableware
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Publication date in British Museum catalogue: 1710?., Later state, published no earlier than 1740, i.e., the beginning date of John Bowles's business location at Cornhill. See London book trades, 1775-1800 / Ian Maxted, p. 26, Sixty-nine lines of verse engraved in three columns below image: How see we scandal (for our sex too base), seat its dread empire in the female race ..., Dated from the Westminster Paving Act of 1766., and Mounted to 33 x 24 cm.
Publisher:
Sold by Jno. Bowles, Print and Map Seller, at No. 13 in Cornhill, London
Subject (Name):
Woodward, John, 1665-1728.
Subject (Topic):
Devil, Eavesdropping, Envy, Ethics, Furnishings, Gossiping, Justice, Niches, Parlors, Pets, Tea parties, and Truth
"The Jacobean interior of the house of Tom Rakewell's late father (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum) with Tom being measured for a suit as he gives a handful of coins to the pregnant Sarah Young; behind him sits a lawyer compiling inventories whilst stealing from the coins on the desk; on the floor are boxes of miscellaneous goods, piles of mortgages, indentures, bond certificates and other documents; an old woman brings faggots to light a fire and an upholsterer attaching fabric (purchased from William Tothall of Covent Garden) to the wall reveals a hiding place for coins which tumble out"--British Museum catalogue online
Alternative Title:
O vanity of age, untoward, ever spleeny, ever, froward!
Description:
Title, imprint, and state from Paulson., Added title from first line of text., "Plate 1."--Lower right corner, below imprint., Caption in five columns, below image: "O Vanity of age, untoward, Ever spleeny, ever, froward![sic] Why those bolts, & massy chains, Squint suspicious jealous pains? ...", and Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to image. Caption and imprint mounted separately below image.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Cats, Corruption, Ethics, Interiors, Miserliness, Mothers, Pregnant women, Rake's progress, Servants, Tailors, and Young adults
"The Jacobean interior of the house of Tom Rakewell's late father (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum) with Tom being measured for a suit as he gives a handful of coins to the pregnant Sarah Young; behind him sits a lawyer compiling inventories whilst stealing from the coins on the desk; on the floor are boxes of miscellaneous goods, piles of mortgages, indentures, bond certificates and other documents; an old woman brings faggots to light a fire and an upholsterer attaching fabric (purchased from William Tothall of Covent Garden) to the wall reveals a hiding place for coins which tumble out."--British Museum catalogue online
Alternative Title:
O vanity of age, untoward, ever spleeny, ever, froward! ...
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of text., "Plate 1"--Lower right corner, below imprint., Caption in five columns, below image: O Vanity of age, untoward, Ever spleeny, ever, froward![sic] Why those bolts, & massy chains, Squint suspicious jealous pains? ..., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to image. Caption and imprint mounted separately below image., and Sheet 355 x 405 mm.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Cats, Corruption, Ethics, Interiors, Miserliness, Mothers, Pregnant women, Rake's progress, Servants, Tailors, and Young adults
"The Jacobean interior of the house of Tom Rakewell's late father (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum) with Tom being measured for a suit as he gives a handful of coins to the pregnant Sarah Young; behind him sits a lawyer compiling inventories whilst stealing from the coins on the desk; on the floor are boxes of miscellaneous goods, piles of mortgages, indentures, bond certificates and other documents; an old woman brings faggots to light a fire and an upholsterer attaching fabric (purchased from William Tothall of Covent Garden) to the wall reveals a hiding place for coins which tumble out."--British Museum catalogue online
Alternative Title:
O vanity of age, untoward, ever spleeny, ever, froward! ...
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of text., "Plate 1"--Lower right corner, below imprint., Caption in five columns, below image: O Vanity of age, untoward, Ever spleeny, ever, froward![sic] Why those bolts, & massy chains, Squint suspicious jealous pains? ..., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to image. Caption and imprint mounted separately below image., Ms. note in Steevens's hand in pencil at top of page above this print: Rake's progress, 1st impression., and On page 66 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 34.7 x 39.6 cm.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Cats, Corruption, Ethics, Interiors, Miserliness, Mothers, Pregnant women, Rake's progress, Servants, Tailors, and Young adults
The fourth plate in the series The rake's progress. In this scene two baliffs, one with an arrest notice in his hand, have stopped Tom Rakewell's sedan chair in St. James's Street; Tom is presumably on his way to White's gaming house which can be seen in the background. They are foiled in their attempt to arrest Tom for debt as Sarah Young, the young woman whom he had seduced and abandoned, offers the bailiffs her purse instead. Sarah is now a dealer in millinery as is suggested by the notions falling from her purse. In the right foreground a shoe-black apparently taking advantage of the situation to take hold of Tom's elegant walking stick. Above them a careless lamplighter spills some oil on Tom's head. To the left a Welshman, probably the creditor, honouring St David's day (March 1st) with a leek in his hat, accompanied by his manicured dog, simply watches the scene. In the distance is the gate of St James's Palace with a crowd of sedan-chairs approaching to celebrate the birthday of Queen Caroline
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood, so by misuse to poison good ...
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first two lines of the verse etched below image., After the painting now at Sir John Soane's Museum., "Plate 4"--Lower right corner., Ms. notes above image in pencil: "The improved plate, done in China ink by Hogarth himself, was bought by Mr. S [Robert Sayer?] from Mrs. H. [Hogarth?] in 17[68?].", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark: sheet 333 x 409 mm.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Bailiffs, Dogs, Children, Lamps, Lust, Seduction, Sedan chairs, Seamstresses, Street vendors, Young adults, Ethics, Rake's progress, and Traffic congestion
Plate 11. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 11. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The fourth plate in the series The rake's progress. In this scene two baliffs, one with an arrest notice in his hand, have stopped Tom Rakewell's sedan chair in St. James's Street; Tom is presumably on his way to White's gaming house which can be seen in the background. They are foiled in their attempt to arrest Tom for debt as Sarah Young, the young woman whom he had seduced and abandoned, offers the bailiffs her purse instead. Sarah is now a dealer in millinery as is suggested by the notions falling from her purse. In the right foreground a shoe-black apparently taking advantage of the situation to take hold of Tom's elegant walking stick. Above them a careless lamplighter spills some oil on Tom's head. To the left a Welshman, probably the creditor, honouring St David's day (March 1st) with a leek in his hat, accompanied by his manicured dog, simply watches the scene. In the distance is the gate of St James's Palace with a crowd of sedan-chairs approaching to celebrate the birthday of Queen Caroline
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood, so by misuse to poison good ...
Description:
Title, state and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first two lines of the verse etched below image., After the painting now at Sir John Soane's Museum., "Plate 4."--Lower right corner., 1 print : etching and engraving with stippling on laid paper ; plate mark 35.7 x 40.8 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm., and Plate 11 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Bailiffs, Dogs, Children, Lamps, Lust, Seduction, Sedan chairs, Seamstresses, Street vendors, Young adults, Ethics, Rake's progress, and Traffic congestion
The fourth plate in the series The rake's progress. In this scene two baliffs, one with an arrest notice in his hand, have stopped Tom Rakewell's sedan chair in St. James's Street; Tom is presumably on his way to White's gaming house which can be seen in the background. They are foiled in their attempt to arrest Tom for debt as Sarah Young, the young woman whom he had seduced and abandoned, offers the bailiffs her purse instead. Sarah is now a dealer in millinery as is suggested by the notions falling from her purse. In the right foreground a shoe-black apparently taking advantage of the situation to take hold of Tom's elegant walking stick. Above them a careless lamplighter spills some oil on Tom's head. To the left a Welshman, probably the creditor, honouring St David's day (March 1st) with a leek in his hat, accompanied by his manicured dog, simply watches the scene. In the distance is the gate of St James's Palace with a crowd of sedan-chairs approaching to celebrate the birthday of Queen Caroline
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood, so by misuse to poison good ...
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first two lines of the verse etched below image., After the painting now at Sir John Soane's Museum., and "Plate 4"--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Bailiffs, Dogs, Children, Lamps, Lust, Seduction, Sedan chairs, Seamstresses, Street vendors, Young adults, Ethics, Rake's progress, and Traffic congestion
Plate 11. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 11. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The fourth plate in the series The rake's progress. In this scene two baliffs, one with an arrest notice in his hand, have stopped Tom Rakewell's sedan chair in St. James's Street; Tom is presumably on his way to White's gaming house which can be seen in the background. They are foiled in their attempt to arrest Tom for debt as Sarah Young, the young woman whom he had seduced and abandoned, offers the bailiffs her purse instead. Sarah is now a dealer in millinery as is suggested by the notions falling from her purse. In the right foreground a shoe-black apparently taking advantage of the situation to take hold of Tom's elegant walking stick. Above them a careless lamplighter spills some oil on Tom's head. To the left a Welshman, probably the creditor, honouring St David's day (March 1st) with a leek in his hat, accompanied by his manicured dog, simply watches the scene. In the distance is the gate of St James's Palace with a crowd of sedan-chairs approaching to celebrate the birthday of Queen Caroline
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood, so by misuse to poison good ...
Description:
Title, state and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first two lines of the verse etched below image., After the painting now at Sir John Soane's Museum., "Plate 4."--Lower right corner., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 35.8 x 40.9 cm, on sheet 45 x 56 cm., and Leaf 11 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Bailiffs, Dogs, Children, Lamps, Lust, Seduction, Sedan chairs, Seamstresses, Street vendors, Young adults, Ethics, Rake's progress, and Traffic congestion