The first and last pages and page 15 are blank., Includes, in Latin, his Divinae institutiones, liber 7; De ira Dei; and De creatione hominis., and Med: Later Italian binding. Described by Scott Husby, 2010.
Publisher:
Ulrich Han (Udalricus Gallus) and Simon Nicolai Chardella
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Greek and Roman, Philosophy, and Theology
In Latin., Script: Written in italic script by Piero Cennini (b. 1444)., Fine border and initials by Mariano del Buono. 3/4 white-vine border, f. 2r, infilled green, pink, and blue, against a blue ground, with white dots; putti and birds; at the periphery, flowers, gold dots, and hair-spray, especially profuse in lower margin; supported by a trellis, gold, which expands at regular intervals to form roundels. In upper margin, a blossom with fruits, in lower margin, in separate roundels, a hound chasing a stag, against deep landscape backgrounds. Between roundels with animals, the arms of Joannes Vitez, bishop of Gran, in a complex braided roundel, infilled green and blue with white and yellow filigree, and supported by four putti, two of which play musical instruments. One historiated initial, f. 1r, gold, Cicero reading a book, against a blue ground with stylized clouds, all against a green ground with yellow filigree. Thirty-two 7-, 6-, 5-, and 3-line initials, gold, with white-vine infilled green, pink, and blue, with white dots, against blue ground, with vines extending into margin, gold dots and hair-spray. Twelve 4- and 3-line initials, following f. 178, gold, against pink and blue or pink and green grounds, with white and/or yellow filigree. Following initials, one line of square capitals in brown or alternating red and brown. 1-line square capitals in text., The entire codex, including the binding, is in an excellent state of preservation., and Binding: Fifteenth century. Resewn on seven tawed, slit straps laid in channels and nailed into wooden boards. The spine is square, the edges gilt. Covered in ruby-red goatskin, blind-tooled with concentric panels. The rectangular central panel is reduced to a square with rope interlace and the central ornament is a four-pointed star protruding from a quatrefoil within a circle. Five foliate brass catches on the lower board. Stubs of green fabric clasp straps on the upper board. Rebacked; headbands and a gold-tooled spine added. Two catches and all clasps wanting.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Subject (Topic):
Classical literature, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Philosophy
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
"Izdanīe vtoroe ispravlennoe, umnozhennoe, i soderzhashchee Istorīi︠u︡ slovesnosti drevnikh i novykh narodov, pravila slovesnosti voobshche i kazhdago roda krasnori︠e︡chīi︠a︡ i poėzīi v osobennosti." and "Sīi︠a︡ Istorīi︠a︡ slovesnosti i pravila sostavleny... Sreznevskim."--v. 1, preface.
Publisher:
Tip. Ivana Glazunova
Subject (Topic):
Russian poetry, Russian literature, History and criticism, Literature, and Philosophy
"Izdanīe vtoroe ispravlennoe, umnozhennoe, i soderzhashchee Istorīi︠u︡ slovesnosti drevnikh i novykh narodov, pravila slovesnosti voobshche i kazhdago roda krasnori︠e︡chīi︠a︡ i poėzīi v osobennosti." and "Sīi︠a︡ Istorīi︠a︡ slovesnosti i pravila sostavleny... Sreznevskim."--v. 1, preface.
Publisher:
Tip. Ivana Glazunova
Subject (Topic):
Russian poetry, Russian literature, History and criticism, Literature, and Philosophy
"Izdanīe vtoroe ispravlennoe, umnozhennoe, i soderzhashchee Istorīi︠u︡ slovesnosti drevnikh i novykh narodov, pravila slovesnosti voobshche i kazhdago roda krasnori︠e︡chīi︠a︡ i poėzīi v osobennosti." and "Sīi︠a︡ Istorīi︠a︡ slovesnosti i pravila sostavleny... Sreznevskim."--v. 1, preface.
Publisher:
Tip. Ivana Glazunova
Subject (Topic):
Russian poetry, Russian literature, History and criticism, Literature, and Philosophy
Manuscript on parchment of Thomas Aquinas, Summa contra gentiles, ending abruptly
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in neat gothic bookhand by a single scribe., Red and blue split initial, 10-line, at beginning of text (p. 11) with fine penwork flourishes within body and length of inner margin, in red, blue, and purple. Similar initials, 6- to 3-line, without penwork extensions, on pp. 68, 130, 284. Small initials, 5- to 2-line, alternating red with purple penwork and blue with red, throughout. Headings in red; running titles in red and blue; paragraph marks alternate red and blue., and Binding: Fifteenth century. Sewn on five double, tawed thongs laced into flush oak boards through tunnels in the edge and pegged with rectangular pegs. The back board is cracked and mended. The spine is square and lined with tawed skin. Plain, wound endbands sewn on twisted, tawed skin cores laced into the boards. Added embroidery is sewn through the cover and shows on the spine and the edge, with whip-stitching around the entire endband. Covered in kermes pink tawed skin with corner tongues. Two strap-and-pin fastenings, the pins on the lower board. Five foliate bosses on each board. A pin, straps and two bosses wanting. Original front pastedown: incomplete alphabetical index, 14th century, of subjects from amor through uita (no entries for x). Original back pastedown, also contemporary with main text: fragment of a theological text on the biblical prophets, on recto; unfinished diagram of the books of the Bible, divided into categories in mandata diuisio, in exempla diuisio, in ammonitiones diuisio, in reuelationes diuisio (with material from Old Testament only), on verso.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. and Dominicans.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Philosophy, Scholasticism, and Theology
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of about 36 essays and verse translations on various subjects. The collection begins with an essay titled "Character & Design of the Author," which compares his collection of works to the Spectator, Tatler, and Guardian. In addition to subsequent essays which address such topics as "A Vision on human Life," "Against ignorant Pretenders to Politicks," and a letter "on the present state of the Theatre from Will. Drama," the manuscript also contains verse translations of classical works such as those of Silius Italicus and Theocritus.
Description:
Binding: half calf., In English., and Table of contents at beginning of manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Intellectual life--18th century
Subject (Name):
Hardwicke, Philip Yorke,--Earl of,--1720-1790, Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius, and Theocritus
Subject (Topic):
English periodicals, English poetry--18th century, Philosophy, and Theater--England
Manuscript on paper in two parts. Part I: Aristoteles, Topica. First folio of De sophisticis elenchis inserted after f. 137. Many folios replaced on 16th-century paper. Part II: 1) Heraclius (attributed author), Brontologion (Rules for interpreting thunder). 2) Ezra the Prophet (attributed author), Prognosis (Weather prophecies). 3) Stories from the Old Testament. The 2 parts of the book were probably bound together in Venice about 1500
Description:
In Greek., Headings in red., and Binding: Eighteenth century. Italian blind-tooled calf with unidentified arms in gilt on both covers.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Aristotle.
Subject (Topic):
Classical literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, Philosophy, and Science, Medieval
