Manuscript on parchment of a Diploma for a doctorate in Theology accorded to Iosephus Prudentius from the University of Padua, June 1598
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written by Franciscus de Oddis, in an elegant italic., On f. 1r, a full vine-scroll border, in purple ink with grapes and highlights in gold, outlined in double purple lines; a 5-line initial, gold, with purple and gold vines. Headings and names of persons in humanistic bookhand or square capitals, in gold., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Brown leather wrapper, gold-tooled.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Padua (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment for a diploma for the doctorate in medicine accorded to Petronius Fabracius de Minerbio
Description:
Script: copied in Humanistica Cursiva Formata, the top line in Capitalis, the second line in Humanistica Textualis Formata. The letters on the top line are alternately written in blue and gold, the second line and the names in gold., Manuscript on parchment for a diploma for the doctorate in medicine., and In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Bologna (Italy).
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper of Minuccio Minucci, 1) Discorso alla santita di Papa Sisto Quinto. 2) Fondamenti chi si hanno inclinatione del duca Augusto Elettore di Sassonia alle religione cattolica
Description:
In Italian.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
August, Elector of Saxony, 1526-1586., Minucci, Minuccio, 1551-1604., and Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590.
Manuscript on paper of a treatise in the form of a Prologue to a comedy by an unknown member of a newly founded Tuscan Academy
Description:
In Italian., Script: Copied by one hand in late Humanistica Cursiva; the first word of the centered title in Capitalis., and The original foliation shows that the present treatise is only a small part of a codex of unusually large size, the content of which is unknown.
Manuscript on paper of 1) Note on the reign of the first Doge of Venice, Pauluccio Anafesto (697-717). 2) History of Venice from its legendary foundation to 695. 3) Alphabetical list of Venetian noble families, with their coats of arms and notes on their history. 4) History of the Doges of Venice up to Francesco Venier, elected 1554, d. 1556, with their coats of arms
Description:
In Italian., Script: Copied by two hands. A (ff.IIr and 1r-84v): Gothica Cursiva Libraria/Currens; B (ff. 85r-170r): Humanistica Cursiva Currens., Painted coats of arms, those in art. 3 in decorative cartouches. Large decorative painted initials for each family name., The top and the lower corners of the final leaves badly damaged by moist, with loss of some text., and Binding: Date? Pasteboard.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Italy., and Venice (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Heraldry, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, Nobility, and History
Manuscript on parchment of Battista Guarino, Epistola ad Iohannem Bertuccium, dated 1467 in Ferrara
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in a stylized humanistic cursive script much influenced by printing, below top line; heading in humanistic bookhand., Plain 1-line initial, f. 1r, in blue. Heading in red., and Binding: Nineteenth century, Paris. Light brown goatskin with a gold-tooled title ("B. Gua./ Episto.") and doublures. Edges gilt. Bound by Chambolle-Duru (Paris, 1863-1915).
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Bertucci, Giovanni Battista. and Guarini, Battista, 1434-1513.
Subject (Topic):
Latin letters, Medieval and modern and Manuscripts, Medieval
