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1. Lettera con relatione del Moscovita
- Creator:
- Barberini, Raffaello, 1532-1582
- Published / Created:
- [between 1500 and 1600]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 1011
- Image Count:
- 50
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper
- Description:
- In Italian.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Barberini, Raffaello, 1532-1582.
- Subject (Topic):
- Italian letters and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lettera con relatione del Moscovita
2. Chroniques de Hainaut
- Creator:
- Baudouin d'Avesnes
- Published / Created:
- [between 1300 and 1315]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 339
- Image Count:
- 759
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment (trimmed) of Baudouin d'Avesnes (d. 1289; Lord of Beaumont and son of Margaret of Flanders), Chroniques de Hainaut. Continues to ca. 1131
- Description:
- In French., Script: Written in fine gothic textura. Corrections made over erasures., One fine historiated initial, 4-line (f. 4r): orange, pink and blue with white filigree; a king seated in conversation with three men, the figures orange, pink, and blue against a ground diapered in gold and blue with crowns in white; on a blue ground with white floral filigree framed in gold; curling vine serifs, red and green, extending into a 3/4 vine border, blue and pink, with red, blue, green and white leaves with some knots and gold cusping; large gold dots; two dogs, one with a bone, in lower margin. Two coats-of-arms in upper and lower margins. One fine calligraphic initial, 5-line, f. 197r, divided red and blue with particolored penwork, red and blue, with flourishes and a cascading column of I's, alternating red and blue and extending 3/4 length of inner margin. 4- to 2-line initials, red or blue, with blue or red penwork, dots and large flourishes, one on f. 4r with a cascading column of I's as above. 1-line initials, red or blue, with penwork, as above. Numerous crude marginal drawings in brown ink. Notes to rubricator, arts. 1 and 3., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Diced brown calf over heavy wooden boards which are possibly original.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Hainaut (Belgium)
- Subject (Name):
- Baudouin d'Avesnes.
- Subject (Topic):
- French literature, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Chroniques de Hainaut
3. [Portrait of Jerôme Duquesnoy] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Brookshaw, Richard, 1736-, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1779]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 485 842 C76 IV Copy 3
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Jerome du Quesnoy, half-length directed to left, looking towards the viewer, pointing with left hand across breast to a sculpted bust in front of him, wearing a dark suit with cloak and plain white collar, with shoulder-length dark wavy hair."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Hanc veram effigiem Hieronimi du Quenoÿ sculptoris egregii ad imitationem fabulae A. Van Dyck ad vivum depictae R. Brookshaw fet. Bruxellis anno salutis 1779 and Hic ille est quondam fratri vix dispar in arte ...
- Description:
- Title supplied by cataloger., Engraved text at bottom of plate giving the name of the sitter and production details: Hanc veram effigiem Hieronimi du Quenoÿ sculptoris egregii ad imitationem fabulae A. Van Dyck ad vivum depictae R. Brookshaw fet. Bruxellis anno salutis 1779., Four lines of verse in Latin beneath image, followed by the monogram "ATSS": Hic ille est quondam fratri vix dispar in arte, felix! infelix attamen igne perit; non periisse, abiisse scias; sua fama celebris, arte manet; redut; nam rediviviis adest., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 31 x 24 cm., and Bound in after page 206 in volume 3 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of: A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Duquesnoy, Hieronymus, 1602-1654,
- Subject (Topic):
- Sculptors and Flemish
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Portrait of Jerôme Duquesnoy] [graphic].
4. Laudum inter papam Clementem et illustrissimum Ducem ferrariae
- Creator:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558
- Published / Created:
- [circa 1531-1535]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 727
- Image Count:
- 18
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), Laudum inter papam Clementem et illustrissimum Ducem ferrariae, the arbitration of the conflict between Pope Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici, 1523-1534) and Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1505-1534), Ghent, 1531 April 21.
- Description:
- In Latin and Italian., Script: copied by one hand writing Humanistica Cursiva., Contemporary copy of the charter, granted by Charles V, Roman Emperor (1500-1558), by which he arbitrated in the conflict between Pope Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici, 1523-1534) and Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1505-1534), Ghent, 1531 April 21., and Binding: the leaves are part of a volume formerly in the possession of Thomas Phillipps, containing mostly copies of documents related to the affairs of the Medici dukes of Tuscany Alessandro (1531-1537), Cosimo I (1537-1574) and Ferdinand I (1587-1609).
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558.
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval and D'Este, Alfonso
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Laudum inter papam Clementem et illustrissimum Ducem ferrariae
5. [Journal], 1835
- Creator:
- Collins, Anthony
- Call Number:
- Osborn d410
- Image Count:
- 120
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript journal of a London wine merchant's travels in France, Germany, Switzerland and the Low Countries during the summer and fall of 1835, accompanied as far as Switzerland by a boy, Alfonzo Pipon. The diary documents travel and hotel conditions; social events and contacts with British residents in various cities; business plans and trade fairs; and encounters with members of the British and Continental aristocracy, Although they witnessed part of the "Grand Review" by Louis Philippe on July 28, 1835, Collins and Pipon only heard reports of Fieschi's assassination attempt shortly after. The entries for the following week include descriptions of the mood of Paris, the lying in state of the assassination victims, and a brief interview between a deputation of British residents and the King, who spoke in English "expressing great affection for the English Nation.", Entries for the Swiss and German portion of the tour are illustrated with printed scenes and describe the natural beauties of the region in detail, comparing Berne to Somersetshire; a difficult and storm-plagued boat trip to see the Griesenbach Falls; the arrival of the Queen of Naples in Zurich; and an archery contest at the William Tell school, The journal concludes with lists of the letters of introduction carried by Collins; his addresses while traveling; and a chart of distances and conveyances for the entire journey, and Tipped in: folding lithograph with scenes concerning the Fileschi assassination attempt, printed August 12, 1835; 8 sepia aquatints of Swiss views; 2 prints of Lucerne; plan of Karlsruhe; small map of Low Countries
- Description:
- Inscribed "To Mrs. Collins, Bramford" (his mother) with a letter dated "25th December 1835.", Inside front pastedown has illuminated coat of arms with the motto "Dum spiro spero.", and Binding: crimson half-morocco with marbled boards.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe., Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Germany., France., Netherlands, and Switzerland
- Subject (Name):
- Fieschi, Giuseppe Marco, 1790-1836. and Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850.
- Subject (Topic):
- Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Wine and wine making, Description and travel, Politics and government, Commerce, and Views
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Journal], 1835
6. Narrative of a few days' residence in Belgium in June 1815, and of a visit to the Field of Waterloo, [ca. 1817].
- Creator:
- Eaton, Charlotte A. (Charlotte Anne), 1788-1859
- Call Number:
- Osborn d182
- Image Count:
- 220
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand with many corrections , excisions, and pasted-in additions, of a diary recording a journey to Belgium coinciding with the Battle of Waterloo. The author, traveling with her brother John and sister Jane, as well as Sir Neil Campbell, Knight of Elba; Major Wiley, aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington; and Mr. Littleship, an English merchant, records her journey by steam packet from Ramsgate to Ostend on June 10, 1815. She describes their difficulty convincing the sentry to allow them to enter the garrison of Ostend; praises their hotel once they arrive; visits Ghent; and finds Brussels "new and amusing." She breakfasts with Major Llewellyn in Brussels two hours before the Battle of Waterloo, and the remainder of the diary consists of a description of her experience during the battle, including her and her companions' efforts to dine and sightsee without mentioning public events; their attempts to obtain information about the battle's progress; the exodus from Brussels by "masters and servants, ladies and stableboys, valets and soldiers"; and reports of the battle's outcome and After the battle, she is evacuated to the Netherlands, where she comments unfavorably on the character and habits of the Dutch inhabitants. Several weeks later, she returns to Brussels and visits Waterloo
- Description:
- Charlotte Ann (Waldie) Eaton (1788-1859) was a writer. In June 1815 she visited Brussels, the headquarters of Wellington's army, with her brother John and sister Jane. Her account of the battle was first published as Circumstantial Detail By a Near Observer in The Battle of Waterloo (1815). In 1817, her family published a more extended account based on her own experiences titled Narrative of a Residence in Belgium, During the Campaign of 1815, and of a Visit to the Field of Waterloo. By an Englishwoman. In 1820, after a visit to Italy, she anonymously published the popular and acclaimed Rome in the Nineteenth Century. Her other published works include The Days of Battle, later published as Waterloo Days; Continental Adventures; and At Home and Abroad., In English., Written on page removed from volume: Journal of Four Months' Absence from England, in the Summer of 1815: including a Tour in Flanders, Holland, and France., Written on title page: Narrative of a few days' residence in Belgium, in June 1815. and of a visit to the Field of Waterloo. by an Englishwoman., Pasted on flyleaf: Lubbok Bookbinder St. N. C. Yd. Newcastle., Bookplate of Charles Edward Thynne Eaton and signature of Wilfred Eaton, 1897 on the title-page., Marbled endpapers., and Binding: half morocco over marbled boards; gilt decoration.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Belgium and Netherlands
- Subject (Name):
- Eaton, Charlotte A. 1788-1859. (Charlotte Anne),, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821., Waldie, John, 1781-1862., and Watts, Jane (Waldie), 1793-1826.
- Subject (Topic):
- Travelers' writings, English, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Description and travel, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Narrative of a few days' residence in Belgium in June 1815, and of a visit to the Field of Waterloo, [ca. 1817].
7. Moralia in Job
- Creator:
- Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
- Published / Created:
- 1388 January.
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 1152
- Image Count:
- 381
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment containing a possibly unique French translation of the Prologue and first five books of the Moralia in Job, copied in Chimay
- Alternative Title:
- Moralia in Job. French
- Description:
- In Middle French., Script: written in a single gothic bookhand., and Binding: nineteenth-century full blue calf, gold-tooled.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604.
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Moralia in Job
8. Maison Hilwerue a Anuers dit l hostel Rubens 1684 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Harrewijn, Franciscus, 1700-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [between 1715 and 1764]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of Rubens' house in Antwerp in 1684. View of the courtyard and the garden seen through a gate at centre; the house front at right richly decorated with statues, busts and friezes, a dog in its open doorway; a plainer building with small fountain and open door at left; ornamental gate at centre surmounted by statues of Mercury and Minerva, a tall fountain of a shepherd in a grotto at its right corner, the garden with ornamental covered seat and trees seen through its arches; a caption below inscribed on architectural structure with central cartouche showing a dolphin."--British Museum online catalogue and "This is one of two plates by Harrewyn depicting Rubens' house; the other (Hollstein 14, Schneevoogt 226.28, second plate) gives a view from the courtyard towards the house 'Parties de la maison Hilwerue a Anuers 1692'."--British Museum online catalogue, curator's comments
- Alternative Title:
- Maison Hilwerue à Anvers dit l'hostel Rubens 1684
- Description:
- Title engraved at bottom of image., Early state, before portrait roundel added in top center. For the later state, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: R,5.3., Place of publication based on printmaker's country of residence. See British Museum online catalogue., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: R,5.2., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 64 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Antwerp (Belgium)
- Subject (Name):
- Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes & haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Maison Hilwerue a Anuers dit l hostel Rubens 1684 [graphic]
9. Parties de la Maison Hilwerue a Anuers 1692 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Harrewijn, Franciscus, 1700-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [between 1715 and 1764]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of Rubens' house in Antwerp in 1692. View of the garden and the back of the house with several figures in different parts; the back wall richly decorated with statues, busts and friezes, a dog in front of a closed doorway; an outer staircase visible through a collonade at right; the garden with ornamental covered seat at left; an ornate summer-house at the back of the garden; a church in far distance; three smaller images at bottom showing the interior of the chapel, the façade of the house and the interior of the master bedroom; after Jacques van Croes."--British Museum online catalogue and "This is one of two plates by Harrewyn depicting Rubens' house."--British Museum online catalogue, curator's comments
- Alternative Title:
- Parties de la Maison Hilwerue à Anvers 1692
- Description:
- Title engraved within banner in upper left corner of image., Artist from British Museum online catalogue., Place of publication based on printmaker's country of residence. See British Museum online catalogue., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: R,5.1., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Tipped in at page 67 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Antwerp (Belgium)
- Subject (Name):
- Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes & haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Parties de la Maison Hilwerue a Anuers 1692 [graphic]
