Manuscript fragment on parchment of Conversio Sanctae Justinae
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: only six lines of the homily initials "I" are preserved; the shaft of the letter is half red and half yellow on a geometric ground of blue and pale purple, with vine-stem decoration in red; 1-line initials are in brown uncials with occasional rustic capital forms (D, Q, M) and enlarged minuscule forms (n); punctuated with the punctus and the punctus interrogativus.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Saints, and Lives and legends
Manuscript, on paper with a table of contents on a single parchment leaf, in a single hand, containing the "Summer" portion of this Dominican-compiled German legendary
Description:
In Middle High German., Bookseller description available., Layout: Double columns of mostly 35 lines., Script: German cursive., Decoration: some rubrication. Three-line and one-line capitals in red., and Binding: tooled and stamped brown leather over wooden boards; four-compartmented spine. Remains of metal clasps with leather straps.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Christian saints, Manuscripts, Medieval, Saints, and Lives and legends
Title from captions in Latin and English below image., Text below Latin title: E tabula Dominichini Zampieri, 6 pedes et 10 pollices alta, 5 pedes lata, in aedibus regiis Kensingtonii conservata., Text below English title: From the painting of Dominichino Zampieri, 6 feet 10 inches high, by 5 feet wide, in the Royal Palace of Kensington., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
In three columns with largest woodcut and title above all three; columns are separated by rules., Verse begins: "God rest you merry gentlemen,", 'Carol I' precedes first line., Contains four carols: 'God rest you merry gentlemen'; 'The moon shines bright'; 'The first good joy our Mary had'; 'When Joseph was an old man'., Roman Catholic ornaments surround text: Virgin Mary mother of our blessed saviour, Mary Magdalen who washed our saviours feet, Susanna, Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist, Mary mother of James, Queen Esther., Mounted on leaf 28. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Davenport, 6 George's Court, St. John's-lane, West Smithfield
Manuscript fragment, on parchment, in a single hand, of text from the "Lyfe of Sylvester" in the Gilte Legende
Description:
In Middle English., From Takamiya MS 45: Doheny Collection of single leaves., Layout: double columns of forty lines., Script: English bookhand., and Decoration: initials in blue with red penwork.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
English prose literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Saints
Zacharias writes the name of his son John on a tablet
Description:
Title from item., Alternate title supplied by curator., Date derived from printmaker's date of death., Place of publication based on printmaker's place of residence., From: The Life of John the Baptist., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
John, the Baptist, Saint., Zacharias (Father of John the Baptist)., and Elizabeth (Mother of John the Baptist), Saint.
Subject (Topic):
Childbirth, Medicine in the Bible, Postnatal care, Mothers, Saints, Infants, Midwifes, Bathing, Writing, and Cooking
Vuibert, Rémy, approximately 1600-1652, printmaker
Published / Created:
1639.
Call Number:
Print10172
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Cure of one possessed by the Devil
Description:
Title from item., Date and place of publication from item., In lower margin: cum Privil. Regis Christmi. ; Thren. 4., Sheet trimmed., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Cripples; Miracle cures.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Exorcism, Medicine in the Bible, Demons, Temples, Disabled persons, Crutches, Saints, and Children
Manuscript volume, in the hand of an unidentified nun at the monastery of Scala Coeli in Genoa, containing copies of Italian translations from the Revelationes, Sermo Angelicus, and other texts from the Liber Caelestis of Saint Bridget. On the colophon, the scribe identifies herself as a professed nun of the Order of Saint Bridget, and states that the work was completed on July 26, 1626. The manuscript also includes circa 27 contemporary devotional engravings placed throughout the text, many with identifiable artists and publishers from Italy, France, the Netherlands, and elsewhere. The engravings depict Christian figures, including the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, the archangel Michael, and various saints; and scenes from the New Testament, including from the lives of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ
Description:
Bridget of Sweden (approximately 1303-1373) was a mystic and saint. She experienced visions beginning in childhood, the records of which were gathered and translated into Latin. They are collectively known as the Revelationes and Liber Caelestis., The Birgittine convent known as Scala Coeli was founded in Genoa, Italy, circa 1406. Nuns at the convent translated the writings of Saint Bridget into Italian., In Italian; colophon in Latin., Title from first leaf., Includes table of contents on six leaves at end., Colophon, leaf 317r., and Binding: Contemporary red leather over wooden boards; front and back covers have blind tooled rules and rolls, with a central figure of a female saint and the letters "M S B G" tooled in gold; spine with raised bands and a blind tooled flower in each compartment; front edge originally had two leather straps with brass clasps, and is now lacking one strap and clasp. Later (19th century?) paper spine label with manuscript inscription: "[illegible] S. Brigid. Cavate dei libri delle sue rivela[tion]. Opera di una monaca della ordine stisso[?] per comodite delle Sorelle 1626".
Subject (Geographic):
Italy., Italy, and Sweden
Subject (Name):
Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373., Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373, Jesus Christ, John, the Baptist, Saint, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, and Michael (Archangel)
Subject (Topic):
Devotion to, Devotion, Nuns, Saints, and Religious life and customs
Title from item., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., Text in image left: Quele polastre sono di S. Antonio., Saint Anthony Abbot was appealed to when one was afflicted with skin disease., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356.
Subject (Topic):
Miracles, Erysipelas, Saints, Sick persons, Swine, Bells, Fire, and Chickens
Horthemels, Fré́déric, approximately 1688-1738, printmaker
Published / Created:
[ca. 1729-1738]
Call Number:
Print00882
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Birth of St. John the Baptist
Description:
Title from item., Copy is trimmed with loss of imprint. Information supplied from British Museum copy., Text from untrimmed copy: Naissance de St. Jean. / D'Après le Tableau de Jacques Tintoret, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr. Crozat / peint sur toile, haut de 5. pieds 1. pouce, large de 8. pieds 2. pouces., From the Recueil Crozat., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Breastfeeding.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
John, the Baptist, Saint., Elizabeth (Mother of John the Baptist), Saint., and Zacharias (Father of John the Baptist).
Subject (Topic):
Childbirth, Medicine in the Bible, Postnatal care, Wet nurses, Servants, Infants, Breast feeding, Saints, Basins, Cats, and Chickens
