Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of an abridgement of a work by John Foxe (1516-87), including a discussion against Papists and a history of England's rulers, important religious figures, and those burned as heretics
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Foxe, John, 1516-1587. and Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Protestant authors, Doctrines, Christian martyrs, Church history, Persecution, History, Kings and rulers, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript on parchment (thick) of 1) Notes on the baronial Clare family of Gloucester, in chart format, from a manuscript contemporary with or slightly earlier than the main text (art. 3). Name of the appropriate King of England appears on the left i...
Description:
In Middle English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Clare family. and Edward IV, King of England, 1442-1483.
Subject (Topic):
English literature, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
Manuscript on parchment of 1) Dares Phrygius, De excidio Troiae historia, in the Latin translation ascribed to Cornelius Nepos, followed by the lists of those killed by the heroes on both sides. 2) Geoffrey of Monmouth (Galfredus Monemutensis, d. 1154...
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Great Britain, Normandy (France), and Troy (Extinct city)
Subject (Name):
Dares, Phrygius. and Benedictines.
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Latin literature, Medieval and modern, Literature, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
Manuscript on paper (unidentified watermark) of a List of English Knights with Blazons. The names of the knights are arranged by counties. The manuscript was originally part of a larger manuscript
Description:
In French.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Heraldry, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
Manuscript on paper and parchment (trimmed) of 1) Grantz Geantz, a poem explaining the origin of the Giants that occupied England before the arrival of Brutus and the Trojans. 2) A Latin summary of art. 1. 3) Roman de Brut, a chronicle of England from...
Description:
In Anglo-Norman, English, and Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Anglo-Norman literature, Church history, English literature, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing about 50 notes and extracts from various works on ancient and contemporary English history; character sketches of classical personages in the manner of Plutarch; and epigrammatic verses in Latin and En...
Description:
In English and Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., Romulus, King of Rome., Solon, approximately 630 B.C.-approximately 560 B.C., William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087., and Theseus, King of Athens.
Subject (Topic):
English wit and humor, English poetry, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Latin poetry, Names, Personal, History, Kings and rulers, and Politics and government
