Manuscript on parchment (trimmed) of 1) Unidentified preface. 2) Sallust, Bellum Catilinae. 3) Unidentified scholia on Sallust, Bellum Catilinae. Although the commentary of Beinecke MS 358 belongs to the medieval school tradition rather than to the Renaissance tradition, neither the text of this article or of art. 5 below resembles closely any medieval texts currently known. 4) Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum. 5) Unidentified scholia on Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in batarde, with scholia in a smaller version of the same hand., One miniature, 12-line, f. 74v, a T-O mappa mundi, in a red and gold frame, slightly waterstained at the edges. One 4-line initial, f. 3r (pink), and one 3-line initial, f. 57r (blue), both with white highlights, filled with red and blue ivy on gold against a gold ground. Twenty 2-line initials, gold, filled with pink and blue against pink and/or blue grounds, square or irregular, with white filigree. Capitals stroked in yellow, red or blue between ff. 1r and 26v; in yellow for the remainder of the text. Borders were perhaps added later (between 1425 and 1450) on folios with initials only; between ff. 1r and 57r, flowering vines, gold, green and blue with gold dots in lines above, below or in written space; blue and gold acanthus mixed with flowering vines, red, pink, blue, and green with gold ivy in line above written space and in inner margin within rulings for scholia; on a few folios, outer vertical bounding line reinforced in red with small acanthus terminals. Between ff. 57v and 162v pink, blue and/or green acanthus, with flowering vines, pink, blue and green, with gold ivy and dots, disposed as above; on f. 85v vertical bounding line repainted as a green stem with lopped off stalks. Lemmata underlined in red., and Binding: 18th-19th centuries. Limp vellum case with title in ink. Rodent damage.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catiline, approximately 108 B.C.-62 B.C. and Sallust, 86 B.C.-34 B.C.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Jugurthine War, 111-105 B.C., Latin literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Scholia
Manuscript on parchment of Lucan, Bellum civile, with scholia. Preceded by Epitaphium Lucani, 4 lines only
Description:
In Latin., Script: Main text written above and below top line in a small early gothic bookhand by two scribes. Scribe 1) ff. 1r-37r; Scribe 2) ff. 37v-91v. First letter of each verse written to left of text between double rulings or on middle of three rulings; right-hand margin justified. Scholia, primarily at beginning of codex, written in a contemporary hand., Decorative initials, red or blue, 12- to 4-line, with simple designs in opposite color, for each book. Rubrics added sporadically. Plan of Brindisi appears in the margin of f. 15v (II.610) to illustrate Caesar's siege of the city; on f. 47v is a schematic circular drawing of Paulus in the center, surrounded by Pelion, Ossa, Otrix, Pindus and Olympus., Rubbing, staining, trimming of leaves, and worm holes result in some loss of text and scholia., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Light brown pigskin, blind-tooled, with brass fastenings.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Rome
Subject (Name):
Lucan, 39-65.
Subject (Topic):
Historical poetry, Latin, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, Scholia, and History
A design for a carriage showing a side view and a view from the back with a scale; there is also a third view, from the undercarriage with the parts identified in alphabetic order (A-Z,&). On the left edge is the key (Renvoi du Plan) with the descriptions of the lettered parts
Description:
Title etched below image., Imprint from first plate in this series. Date of publication from Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris., "A.P.D.R.", Number 3 in a series of six plates, identified by an "D" in the upper right corner of the plate. Series title etched above image no.1 in this series: Cahier de six Berlines à l'Angloise. Series number etched in lower right corner., The draftsman Janel worked from 1760 to 1790; see: Guilmard, D. Les maítres ornamentistes. Paris: E. Plon, 1880-1881., and Housed in a cloth clamshell case with leather label "Staatswagen" with other prints in this series. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Chez Chéreau, rue des Mathurins
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
Carriages and carts, Carriages & coaches, English, French, and German
A design for a carriage showing a side view and a view from the back with a scale; there is also a third view, from the undercarriage with the parts identified in alphabetic order (A-Y). On the left edge is the key (Renvoi du Plan) with the descriptions of the lettered parts
Description:
Title etched below image., Imprint from first plate in this series. Date of publication from Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris., "A.P.D.R.", Number 2 in a series of six plates, identified by an "D" in the upper right corner of the plate. Series title etched above image no.1 in this series: Cahier de six Berlines à l'Angloise. Series number etched in lower right corner., The draftsman Janel worked from 1760 to 1790; see: Guilmard, D. Les maítres ornamentistes. Paris: E. Plon, 1880-1881., and Housed in a cloth clamshell case with leather label "Staatswagen" with other prints in this series. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Chez Chéreau, rue des Mathurins
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
Carriages and carts, Carriages & coaches, English, French, and German
A design for a carriage showing a side view and a view from the back with a scale; there is also a third view, from the undercarriage with the parts identified in alphabetic order (A-Z). On the left edge is the key (Renvoi du Plan) with the descriptions of the lettered parts
Description:
Title etched below image., Imprint from first plate in this series. Date of publication from Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris., "A.P.D.R.", Number 5 in a series of six plates, identified by an "D" in the upper right corner of the plate. Series title etched above image no.1 in this series: Cahier de six Berlines à l'Angloise. Series number etched in lower right corner., The draftsman Janel worked from 1760 to 1790; see: Guilmard, D. Les maítres ornamentistes. Paris: E. Plon, 1880-1881., and Housed in a cloth clamshell case with leather label "Staatswagen" with other prints in this series. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Chez Chéreau, rue des Mathurins
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
Carriages and carts, Carriages & coaches, English, French, and German
A design for a carriage showing a side view and a view from the back with a scale; there is also a third view, from the undercarriage with the parts identified in alphabetic order (A-Y). On the left edge is the key (Renvoi du Plan) with the descriptions of the lettered parts
Description:
Title etched below image., Imprint from first plate in this series. Date of publication from Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris., "A.P.D.R.", Number 6 in a series of six plates, identified by an "D" in the upper right corner of the plate. Series title etched above image no.1 in this series: Cahier de six Berlines à l'Angloise. Series number etched in lower right corner., The draftsman Janel worked from 1760 to 1790; see: Guilmard, D. Les maítres ornamentistes. Paris: E. Plon, 1880-1881., and Housed in a cloth clamshell case with leather label "Staatswagen" with other prints in this series. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Chez Chéreau, rue des Mathurins
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
Carriages and carts, Carriages & coaches, English, French, and German
A design for a carriage showing a side view and a view from the back with a scale; there is also a third view, from the undercarriage with the parts identified in alphabetic order (A-Z, &). On the left edge is the key (Renvoi du Plan) with the descriptions of the lettered parts
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Paris., "Avec privilege du roy.", Number 1 in a series of six plates, identified by an "D" in the upper right corner of the plate. Series title etched above image. Series number etched in lower right corner., The draftsman Janel worked from 1760 to 1790; see: Guilmard, D. Les maítres ornamentistes. Paris: E. Plon, 1880-1881., and Housed in a cloth clamshell case with leather label "Staatswagen" with other prints in this series. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Chez Chéreau, rue des Mathurins
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
Carriages and carts, Carriages & coaches, English, French, and German