Manuscript on parchment and paper, written in two parts. Part I (parchment, written ca. 1490): 1) John of Rupescissa, De consideratione quinte essentie. 2) Descriptions of various herbs. Part II (paper, added ca. 1800): 3) Alchemy. 4) Recipes for maki...
Description:
In Latin and Italian.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Alchemy, Formulas, recipes, etc, Herbs, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Prussian blue
Manuscript on parchment and paper of a multitude of texts. The principal author or collector of the present manuscript is Thomas Butler from Harlow in Essex, born in 1528. He gives the horoscopes of himself and several members of his family. Other con...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Digges, Leonard, d. ca. 1559., Llwyd, Humphrey, 1527-1568., and Stoeffler, Johann, 1452-1531.
Subject (Topic):
Astrology, English literature, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, Science, and Science, Medieval
Approximately 65 manuscript letters, signed, relating to Simeon Baldwin or sons Ebenezer Baldwin and Roger S. Baldwin, 1788-1867. Circa 50 letters are addressed to Simeon Baldwin and pertain to his time as a city clerk, congressman, and judge in New H...
Description:
Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851) (Yale 1781) was born in Norwich in the Connecticut Colony and practiced law in New Haven. In 1790, he was elected New Haven city clerk--he served this position until his election as a Federalist to the United States Eighth C...
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut., United States., Connecticut, New Haven (Conn.), and Washington (D.C.)
Subject (Name):
Baldwin, Ebenezer, 1790-1837., Baldwin, Roger S. 1793-1863. (Roger Sherman),, Baldwin, Simeon, 1761-1851., Baldwin, Simeon E. 1840-1927. (Simeon Eben),, and Baldwin family.
Subject (Topic):
Clerks, Judges, Legislators, and Politics and government
Manuscript on parchment of 1) Jacobus Palladinus de Teramo, Belial (also known as Consolatio peccatorum seu Processus Luciferi contra Iesum Christum). 2) Athanasian Creed, added in a different hand
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Jacobus, de Theramo, 1350 or 1351-1417.
Subject (Topic):
Christian literature, Latin, Consolation, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment of Caesar, Bellum Gallicum, translated into Italian by Pier Candido Decembrio in 1438. With Dedication of the translation to Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan
Description:
In Italian.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Rome
Subject (Name):
Caesar, Julius.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Literature, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History, Military
