[Commonplace book], [17th century].

Description

Title: [Commonplace book], [17th century].
Abstract: Manuscript, in multiple hands, containing notes on theology, heraldry, and Latin texts. Items include excerpts from Livy; Annotationes in sacra theologia; De ecclesie; rules for blazoning and other notes on arms; sermon notes; and a dialogue on lending money titled For free lending. Also contained in the manuscript are several legal documents; accounts dated 1643 and 1644; and travel notes from a sea journey along the Persian shore, with descriptions of the towns of Congo and Madras
Description: In Latin and English.
Binding: full sheep; blind-tooled decoration.
Provenance: For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent: 1 19 x 15 cm. v.(98 f.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Commonplace books
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Congo (Brazzaville)
Great Britain
Madras (India)
Subject (Name): Livy.
Subject (Topic): Latin poetry
Heraldry
Legal manuscripts
Loans
Sermons, English
Travelers' writings, English
Description and travel
Religious life and customs
Subjects: Livy
Latin poetry
Heraldry
Legal manuscripts
Loans
Sermons, English > 17th century
Travelers' writings, English
Congo (Brazzaville) > Description and travel
Great Britain > Religious life and customs > 17th century
Madras (India) > Description and travel

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Citation: Commonplace Book, 17th Century. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.