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1.
Amulet : [Italy?], ca. 18th century

Call Number:
Hebrew +93:12
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Amulet, manuscript, ink on vellum. This amulet includes the names of the angels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel in each corner and prayers for protection from the many dangers that threaten life such as childbirth, fire and water. What is of particular interest is that it also contains a special prayer for the protection of love and lovers addressed to the angel Ahavi'el (loosely translated as God is my beloved). On the four corners are kabbalistic diagrams in the form of a square with grids. In the center are also kabbalistic formulae in micrography in the shape of a circle
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy. and Italy
Subject (Topic):
Amulets (Judaism), Religious articles, Religious life and customs, and Jewish art and symbolism
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Amulet : [Italy?], ca. 18th century, קמע : [איטליה?], בערך המאה ה18

2.
Genealogy of old Connecticut families, [ca 1880].

Creator:
Andrews, Gad, 1803-
Call Number:
LWL Mss Vol. 31
Image Count:
308
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of genealogies of families of Curtiss, Barnes, Newell, Potter, Woodruff, and Hart in Connecticut, particularly from the towns of Southington and Farmington. The volume includes copies of wills; land deeds; detailed accounts of where they resided; and personal anecdotes, including family members' involvement in religious activities; the American Revolution; and the Civil War. The manuscript notes the marriage of Hawkins Hart of Wallingford to Mary Widow of Street, "grand daugthter of Rev John Eliot the Apostle to the Indians, Author of a translation of the Bible into the Indian language ..."
Description:
In English., Tipped in: dealer's description of manuscript., Seventeen leaves at the beginning left blank., Laid in at p. 178: newspaper clipping of "the only complete record now existing of citizens of Southington who enlisted in the late War of the Rebellion.", Laid in at p. 341: small square of embroidered cloth., Paper blind-embossed stamp: Congress J. Smith., and Binding: machine-grain black morocco.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and Missouri
Subject (Name):
Andrews, Gad, b. 1803., Barnes family., Curtis family., Hart family., Newell family., Potter family., Woodruff family., and Yale College (1718-1887)
Subject (Topic):
Alumni and alumnae, Genealogy, History, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Genealogy of old Connecticut families, [ca 1880].

3.
Gleanings in prose and verse, 1799

Creator:
Taylor, Joseph
Call Number:
Osborn fc185
Image Count:
378
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 390 entries in verse and prose, which present satirical as well as sentimental and elegiac perspectives on the subjects of love, women, religion, and death. Titles include A reflection on death; On the death of a mother; Written in consequence of the execution of a young man for forgery, by Mrs. Taylor; Hymn by Miss Scott; To a lady who sung in too low a voice; On kissing; On female neatness after marriage; Advice to a young lady lately married; Unbeliever's creed; Sir Isaac Newton's creed; and numerous humorous epigrams and epitaphs. Several anonymous poems are labeled "Forton Prison" and dated 1795; the collection also includes poems by Tobias Smollett, Samuel Bishop, Samuel Rogers, Samuel Butler, and William Cowper
Description:
In English., 16-page index at beginning of manuscript., Title from title page. Also on title page: Vol 1., Laid in: newspaper clipping from the Daily Telegraph dated April 16, 1974., and Binding: half calf over paper-covered board; back cover missing. In gilt on spine: Gleanings.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Bishop, Samuel, 1731-1795., Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680., Cowper, William, 1731-1800., Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727., Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855., Taylor, Joseph., and Forton Gaol.
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Verse satire, English, Women authors, Women, Conduct of life, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Gleanings in prose and verse, 1799

4.
Mizrah plaque : Jerusalem, 697 [1936 or 1937].

Call Number:
Hebrew MSS suppl 79 7 (Oversize)
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Printed on paper, dated 697 (1936 or 1937). At the top of the document are the words "Jerusalem" in Hebrew and in English. In the center is the word "Mizraḥ". At the center of the document is an oval enclosing a biblical map of Israel with the tribal settlements indicated by Roman numerals, which correspond to the names of the tribes listed in a chart on the side of the map. On both sides of the oval are lists of modern Jewish settlements designated by Arabic numerals. Around the oval are depictions of holy sites in the land of Israel. These sites include Tiberias, Hebron, Jerusalem and Safed. Above are illustrations of the two port cities of Israel, Jaffa and Haifa, with an image of Solomon's Temple in the middle
Description:
In Hebrew, Yiddish and English.
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem. and Jerusalem
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mizrah plaque : Jerusalem, 697 [1936 or 1937]., מזרח : ירושלים, ‪697 [1936 or 1937]‬.

5.
Shiviti plaque : Warsaw, Poland, [early 20th century?].

Call Number:
Hebrew MSS suppl 79 5 (Broadside)
Image Count:
6
Abstract:
Printed on paper with a green background. The document is in very poor shape and is pasted onto a hard backing. On the top are depicted the 12 tribes of Israel in a semi-circle, and immediately below is a six-pointed star with the traditional Hebrew shiviti statement: "I have set the Lord always before me". This statement is so faded as to be barely legible. On either side of the star are two circles. On the right side is a map of the Israelite travels in the desert and on the left a, map of the tribal settlement of Canaan. Below each circle are multiple scenes from biblical narrative history. These scenes include the Exodus from Egypt, the tabernacle in the desert, Jonah and the whale, and many more. In the center are two scenes from the Temple in Jerusalem. On the lower right corner of the document there is a statement in Russian, saying that the document was approved by the censor in Warsaw
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Poland, Warsaw., and Warsaw (Poland)
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Shiviti plaque : Warsaw, Poland, [early 20th century?]., שויתי : וארשה, פולין, [המאה ה20?]

6.
[Political miscellany], [17th century].

Call Number:
Osborn b297
Image Count:
327
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of political material, the bulk of which consists of petitions and Parliamentary speeches made in 1640 and 1641. The grievances cited in a petition by "the Citizens of London" at York include "imposicions upon Merchandise imported and exported. The urging and levying of ship money...the great concourse of Papists and their adherents in London...The seldome calling and sodaine dissolving of Parlmt. without redressing your subjects grevances;" and a petition of "the Lay-Catholiques Recusants of England" begs for relief from persecution. Issues discussed in Parliament during this time include the trial of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, the Oath of allegiance to the Church of England, and the question of episcopal government. The manuscript also contains a satirical piece titled "Observations of Holland" which declares, "It is excellent for desparring Lovers, for each corner affoords a Willow; But if Justice should condemne one to bee hang'd on any other Tree, he may live long, and confident," followed by a similarly satirical piece on Scotland. A sermon "preacht at St. Gyles in Edinburgh...1638...by James Rowe" declares "The Kirk a Scotland cau'd a smeld as weele, as any Kirk ith the Warld. Than the Kyrk a Rounie smelt sa strang that at furst she cau'd a tauld yee, she taisted o the cheare o Babylon. But now bring in the stinkenest Papery under her Neese, and it wull savour as sweat as an Aple." The manuscript concludes with "The Oath all are to take, or to suffer as Papists" and a petition from "severall grammer schooles in and about the Cyty of London."
Description:
In English., Partial table of contents at beginning., Initials stamped on front and back covers: "T. D.", and Binding: full sheep.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, Netherlands, and Scotland
Subject (Name):
Arundel and Surrey, Thomas Howard, second earl of, 1585-1646., Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641., and Great Britain. Parliament, 1640-1641.
Subject (Topic):
Catholics, Episcopacy, Satire, Sermons, Ship money, History, Politics and government, Religious life and customs, and Description and travel
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Political miscellany], [17th century].