Manuscript, on parchment, in unidentified hand, containing a collection of texts by Aristotle: Physica (f. 1r), De caelo (f. 74r), De generatione (f. 131v), De anima (f. 151v), De memoria (f. 177r), De sensu (f. 180r), De somno (f. 189r), De longitudine et brevitate vitae (f. 198r), Meteorologica (f. 218r), Metaphysica (f. 251v). Also includes Costa Ben Luca's De differentia spiritus et animae (f. 200r), Nicholas of Damascus' De plantis (f. 206r), Pseudo-Aristotle's Liber de causis (f. 332r), and Nicholas of Amiens' Ars fidei catholicae (f. 335v).
Alternative Title:
Opera varia
Description:
In Latin., Title devised by cataloger., Script: southern gothic textualis., Layout: 2 columns of 37 lines., Decoration: contains 12 historiated initials: the Lord separating water and earth (f. 3), the Lord creating Heaven and earth (f. 74), the soul delivered rom the body (f. 151), five men at a table (f. 180), man sleeping (f. 189), the living and the dead (f. 198), young men in front of a tree (f. 206), the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise (f. 206), meteors falling from heaven (f. 218), Christ appearing to a philosopher (f. 261), philosopher visited by angels (f. 332), dispute between two monks and a young man (f. 335r). Also, 29 ornamental initials in red, blue, and polished gold. Titles and subheadings in red and blue; rubrication., Binding: 20th-century brown leather half-binding over wood. Includes metal clasps and leather straps closing on the front cover. Remnants of the previous blind-stamped brown leather binding preserved separately., Note by Frater Nicolaus de Probstdorf: Isti libri naturales deputati sunt ad usum fratris Nicolay de Probstdorf lectoris. Et sunt empti pro II marcis argenti., and Also available on microfilm.
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, Medieval, Medicine, Manuscripts, and Philosophy
Manuscript, on parchment, in unidentified hand, of a collection of works by and commentaries on Hippocrates. Includes Hippocrates' Aphorismi (translated by Constantinus Africanus) and Prognostica with commentaries by Galen; Galen's commentary on Hippocrates' De regimine acutorum (translation attributed to Constantinus Africanus and Gerard of Cremona); and a commentary by ʻAlī ibn Riḍwān on Galen's Tegni (translated by Gerard of Cremona). Diagram with a classification of all nature on f. 143v. Copious contemporary marginal notes throughout
Alternative Title:
Articella and Hippocrates Aphorismi, Prognostica, De regimine acutorum : cum comment. Galeni ; Ali Ibn Ridwan Commentum super Tegni Galeni
Description:
In Latin., Title from headings., Script: southern gothic textualis., Decoration: eight-line initials in red ink with blue flourishing. Text commented upon is underlined in red., Layout: 2 columns of around 50 lines., Binding: 15th-century blind-tooled brown leather binding, with metal furniture (originally 10, now 4) and clasps (closing on the front cover, wanting). Manuscript note on front cover with shelfmark: h188. Rebacked., Pagination added in modern pencil., This manuscipt was formerly believed to have been written in an Italian university (Padua). There is no evidence to support this., and Also available on microfilm.
Subject (Topic):
Articella, Medicine, Arab, Medicine, Manuscripts, and Medicine, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment, in unidentified hand, containing Gilbertus Anglicus' complete Compendium medicinae. Includes later table of content on back pastedown
Description:
In Latin., Title assigned by cataloger., Script: gothic textualis., Decoration: one- and two-line initials in red and blue ink. Rubrication throughout., Layout: 1 column of around 38 lines., Binding: 15th-century light-brown leather binding, with metal furniture and clasps (closing on the front cover). Unidentified coat of arms blind-tooled on front cover. Manuscript note on front cover., In folding case: 35 cm., and Catchwords on the bottom left within a decorative frame.
Hugo, Argentinensis, approximately 1210-approximately 1270
Published / Created:
[ca. 1300]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 14
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
368
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single scribal hand, of this widely popular theological work dealing with the creation, the fall of man, the Incarnation, grace, the sacraments, and the Four Last Things
Description:
In Latin., Work formerly attributed to Albertus Magnus (1193?-1280); now attributed to Hugh Ripelin of Strasburg (Hugo Argentinensis) and dated to 1268., Ownership inscription on rear flyleaf: "Mastre Roger Walle off Lychfeld Chanone.", Layout: double columns of 30 lines., Script: gothic script., Decoration: Rubricated. Initials in red and blue ink with penwork decoration. F1r decorated with a small historiated initial in gold containing drawing of a man's face., and Binding: early limp tawed leather wrapper.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280., Hugo, Argentinensis, approximately 1210-approximately 1270., Walle, Roger, of Lichfield., and Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Doctrines, Eschatology, Fall of man, Grace (Theology), Incarnation, Manuscripts, Medieval, Sacraments, Catholic Church, and Theology
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on paper, containing an extract of Dioscorides' De materia medica, a medico-botanical dictionary arranged alphabetically
Alternative Title:
Medico-botanical dictionary / extracted from Dioscorides ; manuscript written in Greek during the 15th Century
Description:
In Greek., Title devised by cataloger., Script: Italian 16th-century hand., Layout: single column of 30 lines., Binding: vellum, over paper boards. Spinal title: Dioscorides De plantis Graece Manuscrip., and Volume was likely produced in Venice between 1539 and 1542 or Guillaume Pellicier, bishop of Montpellier and ambassador to Venice.
Subject (Topic):
Botany, Medical, Manuscripts, Greek, Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, and Manuscripts
Cassiodorus, Senator, approximately 487-approximately 580
Published / Created:
[circa 1250]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 7
Image Count:
200
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on parchment, in two scribal hands, containing the text of this commentary on the Song of Solomon by Cassiodorus (fols. 1-26). This is followed by unidentified commentaries on the same text (fols. 26-64). The volume concludes with a copy of the Biblia Beatae Virginis (fols. 64-96).
Description:
In Latin., Commentary by Cassiodorus attributed to Bede in incipit (fol. 1r)., Erased ownership inscription: "Liber monastery Sc Marie ... Ste. ... wiknne.", Bookplate of Portsmouth Cathedral on front pastedown, with deaccession stamp dated 1941., Layout: double columns of 38 lines., Script: gothic script., Decoration: rubricated., and Binding: medieval binding, pink doeskin over wooden boards; remains of metal clasps on lower board.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Cassiodorus, Senator, approximately 487-approximately 580. and Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on paper, containing Stephanus of Athens' On urines or Expositio in librum magni Sophistae de urinis (ff. 1-27) and Olymnios of Alexandria's Critical days or De diebus criticis liber (ff. 29-41).
Alternative Title:
On urines / Stephanus of Athens ; and Critical days / Olymnios of Alexandria : manuscripts written in Greek around 1540
Description:
In Ancient Greek., Title from heading., Script: Italian 16th-century hand., Decoration: rubrication throughout., Layout: single column of 21 lines., Binding: vellum, over paper boards. Spinal title: Stephani et Olymnii Varia medica, Graece manuscript., Volume was likely produced in Venice between 1539 and 1542 or Guillaume Pellicier, bishop of Montpellier and ambassador to Venice., and Also available on microfilm.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Greek, Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, Manuscripts, and Urine
Manuscript, in unidentified hand, on paper, containing pseudo-Meletius' De natura hominis eiusque compositione, also known as Constitution of man's body
Alternative Title:
Meletii monachii de natura et hominia structura, Meletiou monachou peri fyseōs kai tēs tou anthrōpou kataskeuēs, Meletii monachi de natura hominis eiusque compositione, Constitution of man's body : in Greek, and Μελετίου μοναχοῦ περὶ φύσεως καὶ τῆς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου κατασκευῆς
Description:
In Ancient Greek., Title from titlepage., Script: Italian 16th-century hand., Decoration: rubrication throughout., Layout: single column of 21 lines., Binding: vellum, over paper boards. Spinal title: Meletius, De natura et structura hominis, Graece manuscripta., Author also known as Meletius the monk or Meletius of Tiberopolis (Tiberiopoli, Phrygia)., Volume was likely produced in Venice between 1539 and 1542 or Guillaume Pellicier, bishop of Montpellier and ambassador to Venice., and Also available on microfilm.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Greek, Medicine, Greek and Roman, Medicine, and Manuscripts
Anno. M. cccc. lxxxi. Quarto Idus dece[m]bris [10 December 1481]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 622
Image Count:
122
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Expositio in artem veterem Porphyrii et Aristotelis and Praeclarissimi viri Gualterii Burlei Anglici sacre pagine professoris excellentissimi super artem veterem Porphyrii et Aristotelis expositio sive scriptum feliciter incipit
Description:
BEIN Beinecke MS 622: Rubrication and large initial in blue (a1r), BEIN Beinecke MS 622: Provenance: Inscription of the Premonstratensian abbey of Weissenau, Baden-Württemberg: Monasterij Augiae Minoris. Purchased on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund., BEIN Beinecke MS 622: Binding: Brown pigskin over pasteboard, the covers framed with a gold-tooled fillet. Rebacked. Spine with five raised bands and 19th-century red leather label with gold-tooled inscription in Gothic letters "Gualt. Burley 1481"., BEIN Beinecke MS 622: Number 1 of 2 items bound together. Item extent: 1 item (ii + 119 + 48 + ii leaves)., Signatures: a-n⁸ o-p⁶ q⁴ (a1 and q4 blank)., Title from incipit at head of a2r., Imprint details from colophon on q3v., Burley's commentary on Aristotle's and Porphyrys' works on logic., and Initial spaces.
Publisher:
Arte ac impensa Ioannis herbort Alemani ... impressum uero uenetiis
Subject (Name):
Aristotle, Aristotle., Porphyry, approximately 234-approximately 305., and Gilbert, de La Porrée, approximately 1075-1154.
Subject (Topic):
Criticism and interpretation, Philosophy, Ancient, and Logic