Manuscript on paper of Christoff Jordan von Martinsbuech, Cronica unnd Beschreibunge, was fur Bischove auch Ertzbischore das Hochloblich Ertzstifft und uralte Haubstat Saltzburg
Holograph manuscript on parchment and paper of Caspar Harttung vom Hoff of Gastein, Das Vade mecum, a commonplace book of alchemical and medicinal materials, consisting of mostly shorter prose and verse sections, often with excellent drawings, thirty-one in all, of alchemical equipment, written in 1557, and with additions written about fifty years later
Description:
In German and Latin., Script: Written in a small, neat gothic cursive, additions in a neat italic hand and a rather irregular and sometimes scrawling cursive gothic, both perhaps about 1625., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Straight-grained black morocco, gilt single-line perimetric border for each cover and spine, gilt dentelles, and border of the same tools at head and foot of spine, modern tan leather spine label, with legend: HARTUNG V. HOFF | VADE | MECUM | MANUSCRIPT | AUSTRIA 1557 |".
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Harttung vom Hoff.
Subject (Topic):
Alchemy, Drawing, Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Medicine
Manuscript on paper of Pietro della Vigna, Epistolae. On ff. 120v-130v, mixed in with the letters, is an incomplete text of Thomas of Capua, Summa dictaminis
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: similar to Piccard Anker VII.181-83, Briquet Monts 11813, and Briquet Indetermines 16061-63; unidentified letter P with forked descender., Script: Written in humanistic cursive script with gothic features., Headings and some marginalia in red (often faded), by two hands, the second of which ruled two parallel lines in lead for each line of headings that were added in a more upright gothic text hand., and Binding: ca. 1500, Northern Italy. Original sewing on three tawed skin, slit straps reinforced with fragments of a parchment manuscript (Lectionary?) set in channels on the outside of beech boards. The spine is lined with pieces of parchment manuscript, extending inside the boards between supports. Quarter bound in reddish brown leather with a blind-tooled floral roll along the edges (later but early?). Spine: multiple fillets at head, tail and outlining supports on the spine. Panels tooled with X's with fleurons around them and floral tools in squares on their points in the outer panels. Traces of two fastenings, the catches on the upper board. The lower board is cut in for straps. Title in ink near the head of the upper board ("Epistole Petr. de Vineis de gestis Friderici Romanorum Imperatoris II **") which is cracked and has been repaired.
Manuscript on parchment and paper of Adriano Castellesi, Sermone Latino et Modis Latine Loquendi, a Latin grammar, with other texts
Description:
In Latin, Hebrew and Greek., Script: copied by one hand in two sizes, using for both Gothico-Humanistica Cursiva. Greek handwriting occurs here and there; Hebrew in Hrabanus Maurus, In Hieremiae Lamentationes and for the Hebrew alphabet; the Hebrew samples on ff. 113v-114r are in large angular calligraphic script., Black plain initials, 2-3 lines. Written in campo aperto in one or two columns., and Binding: original limp parchment binding with flap and engraved brass clasp; sewn on three split leather thongs. Red leather tabs.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Castellesi, Adriano, approximately 1461-
Subject (Topic):
Latin language, Grammar, and Manuscripts, Medieval
