Diploma
Found In:
32251218
Description
- Title
- Diploma
- Published / Created
- 1674.
- Publication Place
- Padua
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment of Diploma for a doctorate of Civil and Canon Law accorded to Franciscus Adelasius (Adelasio) from the University of Padua, 27 Jan. 1674
- Description
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In Latin.
Script: Written in elegant italic script; headings and names of persons in humanistic bookhand or square capitals, in gold.
On f. 1v: coat-of-arms of the Adelasio family of Bergamo (gules, per fess 3 pennants argent on staves or; in chief azure, an eagle displayed or) surrounded by a full floral border in vivid shades of gold, brown, red, orange, and blue, with two peacocks in lower panel and a framed oval miniature of the Virgin Mary supported by griffins in upper panel. On f. 2r similar treatment of folio, but with text of diploma in center of page and a miniature of St. Antony of Padua in upper panel; ff. 2v-3v surrounded by full floral borders of less exuberant design than ff. 1v-2r.
Binding: Seventeenth century. Brick-red sheepskin heavily gold-tooled with a central medallion surrounded by floral arabesques and fan corners in multiple roll borders of different designs, the outer one blind-tooled. A red wax seal (cracked), displaying the arms of Gregory, Cardinal Barbadicus (Barbarigo; 1626-97), and enclosed within the original gold-tooled circular holder (58 mm. diameter) that matches the binding, is attached to the spine with twisted silk cords. - Provenance
- Acquired from Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, in 1937, by the Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes from whom it was purchased by Yale in 1956 with the Penniman Fund.
- Extent
- ff. i + 4 + i : 243 x 174 (186 x 120) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 456
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Diplomas Italy 17th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven.
Padua (Italy) - Subject (Topic)
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval - Subjects
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Padua (Italy)
Italy > 17th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Diploma. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9690693
- Object ID (OID)
- 32251218
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