Manuscript on paper of epistolary forms extracted from an unidentified Aurea gemma de arte dictandi
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks, in gutter: unidentified bull's head., Script: Written in hasty batarde script by a single scribe., Crude initials, 3- to 2- line, headings, underlining, paragraph marks, in red., and Binding: Nineteenth century, France. Semi-limp vellum case made from French document, with only dorse visible.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Education, Humanistic, Latin letters, Medieval and modern, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Rhetoric
Manuscript on paper, composed of two distinct parts. Part I: Agostino Dati (1420-78), Elegantiolae. Part II: Pier Paolo Vergerio, De ingenuis moribus
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks, in gutter: Part I: similar in design to Piccard Waage VII.261-66 and similar to Piccard Werkzeug IV.1162-63; unidentified crossed arrows and balance within a circle. Part II: similar to Piccard Waage V.378 and similar in design to Piccard Waage VII.261-66; unidentified bull's head and same unidentified balance in a circle as in Part I., Script: Part I (ff. 1-48): Written in humanistic bookhand, below top line. Part II (ff. 49-77): Written by multiple scribes in different styles of humanistic bookhand., Part I: 3-line red initial, f. 1r, with penwork designs extending length of inner margin. Headings, marginalia, paragraph marks, initial strokes, in red, through f. 39r only., and Binding: Eighteenth century, France. Tan, mottled sheepskin; gold-tooled spine and red label with title: "Passio/ M. S. XIII. S".
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Dati, Agostino, 1420-1478.
Subject (Topic):
Education, Humanistic, Latin letters, Medieval and modern, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper of a collection of extracts primarily on virtues and vices
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: unidentified letter (?), in gutter., Script: Written in a calligraphic and sometimes flamboyant humanistic cursive script by a single scribe, below top line., Large decorated initial, f. 2r, 16-line. Body of initial formed of intricate interlace bands, yellow and brown washes, against paper and yellow and brown ground; exhibits strong shading. Display script in red and blue. Rubrics (pale red) in text in humanistic bookhand., and Binding: Fifteenth century, Italy. Strips cut from a parchment manuscript (text washed) are adhered around the fold of each quire. Original sewing on three kermes pink, slit straps. The parchment sides are sewn with the first and last quires.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Commonplace-books, Education, Humanistic, Manuscripts, Medieval, Vices, and Virtues
Manuscript on paper of excerpts from works of Greek and Roman history and philosophy (Greek works translated into Latin); religious tracts; and Italian strambotti
Description:
In Latin, with Greek headings and Italian poems., Watermarks, in gutter: unidentified hunting horn, crossbow, animal (?); in outer margin, trimmed: unidentified mountain in a circle surmounted by cross., Script: Written by a single scribe in a neat humanistic script with many cursive elements; later additions by several hands., Headings and initials often highlighted in red or ochre; some paragraph marks in same colors., and Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Rigid vellum case; paper label with title on spine: "Excerpta De Vetustioribus script. Latinis et Grecis, Saecul. XV".
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Education, Humanistic, Literature, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Strambotto
Manuscript on paper (thick, rough) of passages drawn mainly from Aristotle on natural and moral philosophy, logic, music, metaphysics, physics, ethics, and politics. The main portion of the codex (ff. 44r-294r) was written in Cracow in 1422 by a student of Magister Paulus de Worczin
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: unidentified bull's head., Script: Written primarily (ff. 44-294) by a single person in a cramped running script, with many abbreviations and in a more elegant display script for some headings and colophon; several other writers are responsible for arts. 1-4., Plain initials, headings, and paragraph marks, in red, for ff. 1r-29v. Spaces left for initials and rubrics on ff. 44r-294r., and Binding: Fifteenth century. Original sewing on three double, twisted, tawed thongs which are laced into wooden boards of unequal shape and thickness. Plain, wound endbands sewn on tawed cores are laced into the boards from the spine edge. The cover is adhered to the square spine and kermes pink placemarks to the fore-edge. One quarter covered in brown calf, blind-tooled with lines forming triangles, and very small flowers. One fastening, the catch on the upper board, the brown calf strap attached to the lower with a metal plate. Parchment labels at head of front board. Lower joint repaired, strap wanting.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Kraków (Poland)
Subject (Name):
Aristotle.
Subject (Topic):
Education, Humanistic, Learning and scholarship, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Philosophy
