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10. Allegoriae librorum Ovidii Metamorphoseos
- Creator:
- Giovanni del Virgilio, active 1319
- Published / Created:
- [between 1450 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 758
- Image Count:
- 110
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Iohannes de Virgilio (Giovanni del Virgilio, 1300-1350), Allegoriae librorum Ovidii Metamorphoseos, in prose and verse
- Description:
- In Latin., Watermark: tower, var. Piccard, Turmwasserzeichen 611-613; var. Briquet, 15911?., Copied by one hand in extremely small Humanistica Semitextualis Libraria. In the poetical sections the majuscules at the opening of each verse are set apart., Headings ("liber secundus" etc.) in clumsy Capitalis (several times erroneous: "LIBE"). Space for a 2-line initial left free on the first line of f. 1r, although this is not the beginning of the text., and Binding: Fifteenth century. Brown leather (sheepskin?) over cardboard (replacing worm-eaten wooden boards), blind-tooled with a frame of fillets and rolls; in the central panel a motif made of small rhomboid stamps. Parchment front pastedown. Remnants or marks of four clasps attached to the front cover.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Giovanni del Virgilio, active 1319.
- Subject (Topic):
- Allegories, Latin literature, Medieval and modern, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Allegoriae librorum Ovidii Metamorphoseos
11. Almagest, etc
- Creator:
- Ptolemy, active 2nd century
- Published / Created:
- [between 1475 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 1150
- Image Count:
- 28
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Ptolemy, Almagest in a Latin translation by Gerard of Cremona. With Calendar with computistical information, January through December
- Description:
- In Latin.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Gherardo, da Cremona, 1113 or 1114-1187. and Ptolemy, active 2nd century.
- Subject (Topic):
- Astronomy, Ancient, Calendars, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Mathematics, Ancient
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Almagest, etc
12. Annales Sanctae Iustinae
- Published / Created:
- [between 1400 and 1500; ca. 1600]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 847
- Image Count:
- 134
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Annales Sanctae Iustinae. The Annals deal with the regional history of Lombardy and the March of Treviso, but also with world history and cover the years 1207-1270. With Mantissa. Notes on the history and buildings of Padua from its legendary foundation to the death of Petrarch (1374), together with some facts of general history, written as a supplement to the preceding text
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: The Annals are copied by a single scribe writing Italian Hybrida Libraria under Humanistic influence, using only vertical d. Mantissa, as well as replacement leaves in the preceding text, are copied by a ca. 1600 hand writing Gothico-Humanistica Cursiva., In the original parts of the Annals, pale red headings; pale red stroking of the majuscules and plain alternately pale red and black 2-line initials, either Gothic with some decoration, or slovenly-made Humanistic ones. The parts copied by the second scribe are undecorated., The original part of the manuscript is soiled and waterstained. It had lost two leaves that were later replaced., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Quarter binding, pasteboard covered with brown paper, and white parchment; flat spine with black leather title label with gold-tooled inscription: “MONACHI / PADUANI / CHRONICON / MS.”; below this label an oval label in the same material.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., Lombardy (Italy), Padua (Italy), and Treviso (Italy)
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval, World history, and History
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Annales Sanctae Iustinae
13. Annales and historiae
- Creator:
- Tacitus, Cornelius
- Published / Created:
- [between 1450 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 143
- Image Count:
- 457
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment (trimmed) of 1) Tacitus, Annales XI-XVI. 2) Tacitus, Historiae I-V. Possibly written for Alfonso II, Duke of Calabria, King of Naples
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Written by two scribes; Scribe 1) ff. 1r-126r in a neat, slightly rounded gothic bookhand; Scribe 2) ff. 126v-218v, in a neat humanistic bookhand., Full border, f. 1r, attributed to Nicola Rapicano: white vine, infilled blue, red, and green, with white dots; framed and divided into panels by thin gold bands, the inner frame with a second band in two shades of purple, with white highlights. Outer and lower margins divided by band of fruit, in the outer margin, black with gold highlights, in the lower margin, red with green and gold highlights; divided into sections and at corners by English frets, infilled blue or green with white dots. In center of outer margin, a medallion after a classical coin or cameo, bust of a man in profile with a laurel wreath against a blue ground with fine white filigree; in center of lower margin, coat of arms of Alfonso II, Duke of Calabria, King of Naples (quarterly, first and fourth paly of 4 or and gules [Aragon], second and third argent, a cross potent sable [Calabria]), in a gold and purple quatrilobe frame, a gold diadem above, against a blue ground, as above, supported by four putti. Putti, birds (including a large peacock, center of inner margin), insects, and a bowl of fruit, symmetrically arranged in corners and around swags, often overlapping or passing behind decorative elements. Both inner and outer frame broken by text and marginalia, suggesting that the border is a later addition. Two lines of gold capitals open the text on f. 1r. On f. 136v, a 5-line white vine initial, gold, infilled red, green, and blue, against a blue ground, of inferior execution compared to f. 1r. Two 3-line initials, ff. 25v and 40v, gold or blue with purple or red penwork; each with guide-letters for illuminator., and Binding: Between 1890 and 1900, or 20th century. Dark brown goatskin, blind-tooled with rope work interspersed with copper colored dots in Italian style (15th century) by Leon Gruel (active under his own name between 1891 and 1923).
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Rome
- Subject (Name):
- Alfonso II, King of Naples, 1448-1495. and Tacitus, Cornelius.
- Subject (Topic):
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Latin prose literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Annales and historiae
14. Annals of Genoa, to 1293
- Published / Created:
- [between 1400 and 1450]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 357
- Image Count:
- 364
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper (coarse, brown) of annals of Genoa
- Description:
- In Latin., Watermarks: unidentified bull's head buried in gutter., Script: Written by two scribes. Scribe 1) ff. 1r-45v, 158r-163v, 168r-172v, compact fere-humanistic script with exagerrated flourishes at conclusion of most lines. Scribe 2) ff. 46r-157v, 164r-167v, well spaced informal humanistic script. Marginal annotations and arts. 15-16 added, 15th-16th centuries, by several hands., Stained throughout., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Rigid vellum, gold-tooled. Stamped, in gold, on spine: "Caffari Chronica MS.".
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Genoa (Italy)
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval and History
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Annals of Genoa, to 1293
15. Anthology of Renaissance Latin poetry
- Published / Created:
- [between 1450 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 761
- Image Count:
- 274
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Renaissance poetry including: 1) Antonius Panormitanus (Antonio Beccadelli,1394-1471), Hermaphroditus. 2) Elegies on various subjects by the scarcely known Pompeius (Pazzalia) Bononiensis. 3) Basinius Parmensis (Basinio di Parma, 1425-1457), Liber Isottaeus. 4) Iohannes Marrasius (Giovanni Marrasio, 1405-c. 1457), Angelinetum. 5) Three poems by Carolus Marsuppinus (Carlo Marsuppini, 1398 [?]-1453). 6) Poems by Gregorius Tiphernus (Gregorio Tifernate, 1414-after 1462). 7) Poems by Iohannes Iovianus Pontanus (Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, 1426-1503), the final one here attributed to Iohannes Sagundinus (see also artt. 48-51). 8) Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (pope Pius II, 1405-1464) , Versus in MahumetumTurcorum regem. 9) Iohannes Iovianus Pontanus, Carmina. 10) Petrus Porcellius (Pietro Porcellio, 1450), Carmina. 11) Antonius Panormitanus (Antonio Beccadelli), Elegia ad Iohannem Lamolam. 12) Petrus Porcellius, Poem in praise of Alberto d'Este (d. 1502). 13) Poem by Antonius Panormitanus. 14) Poems by or attributed to Iohannes Sagundinus. 15) Pompeius Bononiensis, Carmina. 16) Prayer to Mercury, also found in San Daniele del Friuli, Biblioteca Guarneriana, MS 121, f. 81r. 17) Poem attributed to the emperor Hadrian. 18) Complaint on the decay of Rome. Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, v. 6.5, no. 3*h, among the Inscriptiones falsae urbis Romae. 19) Funeral inscription. With short poems by various others
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Copied by one hand writing Humanistica Cursiva Libraria., Headings and initials in brown, pale red, and blue., and Binding: Eighteenth century. Limp parchment with remains of two ties. Handwritten title on the spine: "Elegiae / nonnu/llorum / doctorum".
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Italy.
- Subject (Name):
- Basinio, da Parma, 1425-1457. and Beccadelli, Antonio, 1394-1471.
- Subject (Topic):
- Latin poetry, Medieval and modern, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Renaissance
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Anthology of Renaissance Latin poetry
16. Antiphonary (fragment).
- Published / Created:
- [14--].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 483.19
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing Saturday throughout the year
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: written in a formal, rounded Italian gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: the 7-line initial "D" at the beginning of the Psalm is in light tan and gold on a square ground in blue with white filigree; the inside of the initial contains a miniature that is badly rubbed, depicting Christ holding a book on a mauve ground; the first line of the Psalm is written in 1-line white capitals on a rectangular red ground; guide letters for the artist are in the margin in red; 1-line initials are black capitals highlighted with red; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text; musical notation is in black on 4-line staves in red.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Antiphonaries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Antiphonary (fragment).
17. Antiphonary (fragment).
- Published / Created:
- [14--].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 483.18
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing Feria V throughout the year
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: written in a formal, rounded Italian gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: the 6-line initial "M" at the beginning of the Psalm is in gold, on a square ground of blue decorated with white filigree; the inside of the initial depicts a good-quality image of David kneeling against a mauve background and looking up to the hand of god; 1-line initials at the beginning of Psalm verses and antiphons alternate in red and blue uncials; rubrics written in red capitals; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; musical notation is in black on 4-line staves in red.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Antiphonaries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Antiphonary (fragment).
18. Apollinaris Offredus, Latin commentaries on Aristotle
- Creator:
- Offredus, Apollinaris, 15th cent
- Published / Created:
- [between 1450 and 1500].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 1080
- Image Count:
- 199
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Apollinaris Offredus Cremonensis (ca. 1450), Expositio in primum librum Analyticorum Posteriorum Aristotelis, Quaestiones super primum librum Posteriorum Analyticorum Aristotelis, Tractatus suppositionum, and Commentum super tractatu de instanti Petri Mantuani
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Copied by two hands: A) copied ff. 1r-84r in Gothico-Humanistica; B) copied ff. 84v-92r (artt. 3-4) in Humanistica Cursiva, in pale brown ink. Large display script in Gothico-Humanistica (hand A) or in Capitalis (hand B)., Decoration: Stroking of majuscules and paragraph marks in red. 2- or 3-line red plain initials. Guide-letters for the rubricator in the part copied by hand A. Painted initials at the opening of artt. 1 and 2. On f. 1r, a 17-line historiated initial in red on a square blue background; in the letter, a scholar is shown studying a book on a desk. At the bottom a large coat of arms, apparently deleted, except for the letters P and A. On f. 21r, a half-inserted initial P in red, heightened with groups of white or blue dots, ending at the top in a green acanthus leaf and filled with flowery decoration which looks modern., and Binding: 17th century(?) parchment over cardboard, spine with four raised bands strengthened with parchment, and handwritten inscription.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Offredus, Apollinaris, 15th cent. and Aristotle.
- Subject (Topic):
- Analysis (Philosophy) and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Apollinaris Offredus, Latin commentaries on Aristotle
