Manuscript copy, made in the 18th century, sometime after 1723. "Un des quelques MS complets de l’ouvrage devenu celebre sous le titre de Testament du cure Meslier.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church --Controversial literature
Subject (Topic):
Atheism, Christianity --Controversial literature, and Religion --Controversial literature
Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Formulas, recipes, etc, Herbs--Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Unnumbered copy of limited first edition of Jean Cocteau's L'ode à Picasso (Paris: La Belle Edition, 1919), heavly annotated by Cocteau. Laid in: business card of Louis Broder, with autograph manuscript note, signed.
Description:
Formerly owned by Louis Broder. Purchased from John McWhinnie on Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2008.
Collection of six letters from Asger Jorn to Edouard Jaguer and nine black-and-white photographs. Letters discuss the avant-garde art movements COBRA and the Internationale des Artistes Expérimentaux, artists affiliated with these groups, including P...
Description:
Asger Jorn (1914-1973), Danish artist.
Subject (Name):
Alechinsky, Pierre, 1927-, Bay, Lars, Cobra (Association), Corneille, 1922-2010, Dotremont, Christian, 1922-1979, Internationale des artistes expérimentaux, Jaguer, Edouard, 1924-2006, Jorn, Asger, 1914-1973, and Silkeborg kunstmuseum
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Arts, Modern--20th century, and Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--Europe
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville journals, 1778-1782.
Container / Volume:
Box 2 | Folder 18
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
The second set, dated 1781 Mar 22 - 1782 May 1, is written in nine notebooks. The journals begin with the departure of the fleet from Brest for the Antilles, where it stayed until August, when it sailed to the North American coast to provide assistanc...
Description:
Bougainville, French naval commander under d'Estaing and de Grasse in the American Revolution. He commanded the ship-of-the-line Guerrier under d'Estaing, and as rear-admiral commanded the Auguste under de Grasse.
Subject (Geographic):
Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.)--Maps, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives, West Indies--History--1775-1783, and Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781
Subject (Name):
Estaing, Charles Henri,--comte d',--1729-1794 and Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse,--comte de,--1722-1788
Dupin, Louise Marie Madeleine Fontaine, 1707-1779 Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
Published / Created:
[17--]
Call Number:
GEN MSS VOL 225
Image Count:
27
Abstract:
Autograph manuscript draft of an essay on the Salic law, with additions and corrections in the hand of Madame Louise Dupin. This manuscript is one of a series of essays written by Rousseau at the request of Madame Dupin in preparation for a book whic...
Description:
Modern[?] foliation in pencil. Most versos blank, not digitized.
Recueil des histoires de Troie. English and Recueil des histoires de Troye
Description:
[A]3r text begins: and zeland and thus whan alle thyse thynges cam ..
Subject (Geographic):
Troy (Extinct city)--Romances--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Bedford, Francis,--1799-1883--Binding., Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492, printer, Mansion, Colard, active 15th century, printer, Newton, A. Edward--(Alfred Edward),--1864-1940--Bookplate., Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing,--1811-1877--Bookplate., Ricci, Seymour de,--1881-1942--Autograph., and Rosenbloom, Charles J.--Bookplate.
Subject (Topic):
Incunabula in Yale Library and Incunabula in Yale Library--Single leaves
