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1.
A paradice of ye delights of Italy, [late 17th century].

Creator:
Bell, Henry, Captain
Call Number:
Osborn fb139
Image Count:
78
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of a tour guide of Italy, including descriptions of notable sights as well as directions from "London to Rome as also from one Citie to another in all Ittaly." The text is organized by city, and "trans...
Description:
Phillipps MS 16427.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy
Subject (Name):
Bell, Henry, Captain.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Latin poetry, Travel, Description and travel, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A paradice of ye delights of Italy, [late 17th century].

2.
Amulet : Italy, ca. 1800?.

Call Number:
Hebrew +65
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
2 Amulets, manuscript, ink and paint on paper. Calligraphic Italian hand. Written on both sides of the leaf, with borders and vignettes in colors. One side of the leaf has an predominantly orange border, and on top are two putim holding a crown, with ...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy. and Italy
Subject (Topic):
Amulets (Judaism), Religious articles, Religious life and customs, and Jewish art and symbolism
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Amulet : Italy, ca. 1800?., קמע : איטליה, ‪ca. 1800?‬.

3.
Amulet : [Italy?], ca. 18th century

Call Number:
Hebrew +93:12
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Amulet, manuscript, ink on vellum. This amulet includes the names of the angels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel in each corner and prayers for protection from the many dangers that threaten life such as childbirth, fire and water. What is of part...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy. and Italy
Subject (Topic):
Amulets (Judaism), Religious articles, Religious life and customs, and Jewish art and symbolism
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Amulet : [Italy?], ca. 18th century, קמע : [איטליה?], בערך המאה ה18

4.
Arma Christi prayer roll

Published / Created:
[ca. 1500]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 1187
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript roll, on parchment, in a single hand, illuminated, containing the "Arma Christi" poem and other prayers, in Dutch, including prayers ascribed to Popes Sixtus IV and Alexander VI. The prayers are preceded by a rubric instructing readers to k...
Description:
In Dutch.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Netherlands
Subject (Name):
Jesus Christ and Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Passion, Dutch, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Indulgences, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Arma Christi prayer roll

5.
Book of Hours : Use of Rome

Published / Created:
1497.
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 1263
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
241
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript, on parchment, incomplete, containing the remains of a book of hours, probably Use of Rome. All illuminations have been excised and there are few complete sections except for the Penitential Psalms (63r-75v) and the Office of the Dead (82r-...
Description:
In Latin and Middle French.
Subject (Geographic):
France., France, Connecticut, New Haven., and Autun (France)
Subject (Name):
Oisellet, Collette d'., Lazarus, Saint (Poor man from the Gospel of Luke), Cathedral of Saint-Lazare (Autun, France), Hospices civils de Beaune., and Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Relics, Books of hours, Manuscripts, Medieval, Miracles, Nuns, Women, Religious aspects, Catholic Church, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Book of Hours : Use of Rome

6.
Ceremonial for a nuns' convent

Published / Created:
[between 1450 and 1500]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 902
Image Count:
202
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Manuscript on parchment containing Ceremonials for a nuns' convent and related texts. Contents: 1) Ceremonial for the vestment of a nun. 2) Ceremonial for the communion of a sick nun. 3) Ceremonial for administering the extreme unction. 4) Ceremonial ...
Description:
In Latin and Dutch.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Flanders (Belgium)
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Convents, Manuscripts, Medieval, Monastic and religious life of women, Nuns, Processionals (Liturgical books), and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ceremonial for a nuns' convent

7.
Genealogy of old Connecticut families, [ca 1880].

Creator:
Andrews, Gad, 1803-
Call Number:
LWL Mss Vol. 31
Image Count:
308
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of genealogies of families of Curtiss, Barnes, Newell, Potter, Woodruff, and Hart in Connecticut, particularly from the towns of Southington and Farmington. The volume includes copies of wills; land deeds...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and Missouri
Subject (Name):
Andrews, Gad, b. 1803., Barnes family., Curtis family., Hart family., Newell family., Potter family., Woodruff family., and Yale College (1718-1887)
Subject (Topic):
Alumni and alumnae, Genealogy, History, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Genealogy of old Connecticut families, [ca 1880].

8.
Gleanings in prose and verse, 1799

Creator:
Taylor, Joseph
Call Number:
Osborn fc185
Image Count:
378
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 390 entries in verse and prose, which present satirical as well as sentimental and elegiac perspectives on the subjects of love, women, religion, and death. Titles include A reflection on death; ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Bishop, Samuel, 1731-1795., Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680., Cowper, William, 1731-1800., Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727., Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855., Taylor, Joseph., and Forton Gaol.
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Verse satire, English, Women authors, Women, Conduct of life, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Gleanings in prose and verse, 1799

9.
Happiness is being Mexican : typescript photocopy

Creator:
López y Galarza, Margarita, 1916-2000
Published / Created:
1983.
Call Number:
WA MSS S-4481
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
88
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Photocopy of a typescript memoir by Margarita López y Galarza containing over 20 brief chapters reflecting on her life and identity as a Mexican American, 1983. López y Galarza recounts her family history in Jalcocotán, Mexico and describes her pa...
Description:
Margarita López y Galarza de la Vega Linsley (1916-2000) was born in Jalcocotán, Mexico and immigrated to Sacramento, California with her family in 1920. She earned her bachelor's degree from University of California, Los Angeles and master's degre...
Subject (Geographic):
California., West (U.S.), California, Jalcocotán (Mexico), and Sacramento (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
López y Galarza, Margarita, 1916-2000. and Los Angeles County General Hospital.
Subject (Topic):
Americanization, Education, Elementary, Elementary schools, Health counselors, Immigrant children, Education, Immigrants, Mexican American children, Mexican American women, Mexican Americans, Religion, Railroads, Employees, Ranchers, Women, Race relations, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Happiness is being Mexican : typescript photocopy

10.
Mizrah plaque : Jerusalem, 697 [1936 or 1937].

Call Number:
Hebrew MSS suppl 79 7 (Oversize)
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Printed on paper, dated 697 (1936 or 1937). At the top of the document are the words "Jerusalem" in Hebrew and in English. In the center is the word "Mizraḥ". At the center of the document is an oval enclosing a biblical map of Israel with the trib...
Description:
In Hebrew, Yiddish and English.
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem. and Jerusalem
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mizrah plaque : Jerusalem, 697 [1936 or 1937]., מזרח : ירושלים, ‪697 [1936 or 1937]‬.