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TITLE: Bible. O.T. Exodus, 28:16-26. Manuscript leaf, ca. 1175. IMPRINT: 1 leaf, on vellum. 32x20.8 cm. Matted. LOCATION: Special Collections M1091 NOTES: France. Commentary by "The Venerable Bede." Summary: This text has the better part of the description of the garments of the priests contained in the verses of Exodus 28 noted above. It is written in a large textura hand, each sentence or lengthy phrase beginning with a red or blue capital. The Biblical text is presented in a single, narrow column just under 2" wide. To its left and right is the extensive commentary of the Venerable Bede (ca. 672-735), the famous Anglo-Saxon Benedictine scholar and theologian. The commentary is written in a smaller textura hand. There is additional inter-linear commentary within the column of Bible text in an even smaller hand. In Latin. Purchased, 1999. Language: Latin Year: 1170-1180 Item CSUR99-A334 (Archives) TOPICS: Bede, The Venerable, Saint, 673-735. Bible. O.T. Exodus. Decoration and ornament, Medieval--France. Medieval and Renaissance studies--12th century--France. 12th century--France.

TITLE: Cordova: Documents, 1473-1655. IMPRINT: 12 leaves (4 documents), 2 each bound together. LOCATION: Special Collections Misc 694 NOTES: Summary: The 1473 and 1516 documents are written on vellum, with a fine script. Language: Spanish Year: 1473-1655 Item CSUR99-A304 (Archives) TOPICS: Armenta, Marina de, Sećnora. Calligraphy, Spanish. Watermarks--Spain. Cāordoba (Spain)--History. Spain--Social life and customs. Medieval and Renaissance studies--Spain--15th century. Medieval and Renaissance studies--Spain--16th century. Medieval and Renaissance studies--Spain--17th century. 15th century--Spain. 16th century--Spain. 17th century--Spain. GENRE: Receipts.

AUT: Catholic Church.
TIT: Book of Hours and Psalter.
IMP: [Bruges?, ca. 1450] 1 v. (221 leaves) vellum, 147 mm. by 102 mm.
LOC: Special Collections M579
NOTES: Summary: A Calendar (f.1); the Fifteen O's (f.7); Memorials to the Saints (f.13); the Hours of the Virgin, Use of Sarum, with Matins (f.22), Lauds (f.29) incorporating further Memorials, Prime (f.46), Terce (f.45), Sext (f.48), None (f.50), Vespers (f.52) and Compline (f.54); the Joys of the Virgin (f.58v) preceded by a long rubric telling that St. Thomas Becket had the text revealed to him by the Virgin Mary, followed by other efficacious and votive prayers ascribed to St. Jerome and Bede; the Penitential Psalms (f.69), Psalms of Degree and Litany; and, very unusually in a Book of Hours, the whole Psalter and Canticles (ff.86-221). Two full-page miniatures, eleven large illuminated initials, and twenty-six historiated initials. In Latin, gothic liturgic hand. Purchased, 1991. Nineteenth-century bookplate of L.C. Berger and Henry Hucks Gibbs (first Lord Aldenham).
TOPICS: Catholic Church Liturgy and ritual Hours. Hours, Book of. llumination of books and manuscripts- -Renaissance--Netherlands. 15th century-- Netherlands.
GENRE: Miniatures.

TIT: Miscellaneous documents, 1326-1867.
IMP: 36 items (1 linear ft.)
LOC: Special Collections M535
NOTES: Summary: Apparently unrelated documents, primarily 17th & 18th century, in French and German, but also a few in Old French, English, Italian, Latin, and Arabic. Many from Bern (some of these are related) and one each from Geneva, Paris, Kensington, & London. Includes apprenticeship papers, monetary accounts, contracts, a marriage announcement, a medical or coroner's report, and a life annuity contract. Indexes: Finding aid available. Language: French Year: 1326-1867
TOPICS: Social history--17th century. Social history--18th century. Bern (Switzerland)--Social conditions. Paleography. 14th century--France. 17th century--France. 18th century--France. 17th century- -Germany. 17th century--Switzerland.

TIT: Missa Sanctae Gauburgis, 1632.
IMP: [Perche (France)?] 2 leaves (3 p.)
LOC: Special Collections Misc 187
NOTES: Saint Walburga, born in Devonshire about 710, died in Heidenheim, Germany, 777. Invoked as special patroness against hydrophobia, and in storms, and also by sailors. Referred to as Gauburge in the region of Perche, France, thus the possible source of the Mss. Portrait of Saint Walburga on first leaf; illuminated initials. Bound in morocco by Riviere. Gift of Albert Bender, 1940. Language: Latin Year: 1632
TOPICS: Walburga, Saint, [710]-770. Illumination of books and manuscripts. 17th century--France.
GENRE: Missals.

TIT: Annotata in dilect. lossy in Schola Martisburgi ab humanissimo ac doctis: M. Bonbardo, Heraldo Rectore dictata, 1612-1619.
IMP: 1 v. (25 p. and 463 p.)
LOC: Special Collections Misc 190
NOTES: Summary: The first 25 p. are a treatise entitled "De Utilitate Dialectices;" they are followed by dated entries in various hands, possibly dealing with the Merseburg University. Primarily in German dialect; treatise is in Latin. With Hildebrand Library stamp. Hieronymous Bose is probable former owner, possibly author. Covered with medieval manuscript fragment. Language: German Year: 1612-1619
OTHER: Bose, Hieronymous.
TOPICS: Bonbardo, M. Rectore, Heraldo. Philosophy--Germany. Merseburg (Germany). 17th century--Germany.

AUT: Donatus, Aelius.
TIT: Ars minor.
IMP: [Germany, ca. 1490-1510]. 1 v. (34 p.)
LOC: Special Collections M500
NOTES: The most popular Latin primer during the Middle Ages, "was short enough to be learnt by heart from beginning to end, the master alone usually possessing a copy and dictating it section by section to the class." (Cambridge Medieval History, VIII, 690) Summary: A student's text of Donatus, with profuse lecture notes. The text included here corresponds to that given in Keil's GRAMMATICI LATINI IV, 355-364.39, ending in the chapter on conjunction, with many variant readings. Purchased, 1989. Language: Latin Year: 1490-1510
TOPICS: Education. 15th century--Germany. 16th century--Germany.

AUT: Eusebius, Johannes.
TIT: Extensive annotation in Denys Fontanon's "De morborum internorum curatione libri quatuor" 1564- 1565.
IMP: 1 v. (393 p.)
LOC: Special Collections M468
NOTES: Medical student at Montpelier, 1564-1565. Summary: Fontanon's book is interleaved with Eusebius's notes which provide a contemporary record of medical schools of Europe in the Renaissance. The bulk of the annotations appear to derive from lectures by Montpellier professors, notably the celebrated Guillaume Rondelet. Purchased, 1988. Language: Latin Year: 1564-1565
OTHER: Fontanon, Denys.
TOPICS: Rondelet, Guillaume. Education--France-- History. Medicine--France--15th-18th centuries. Science--History. Montpellier (France). 16th century--France.

AUT: Pichard, Anthoine de, 1560-
TIT: Inventaire et Threzor des tiltres et enseignements de la maison de Noble Anthoine de Pichard, escuyer Seigneur de l'eglise au Bois et de la Combe, Mareschal des logis de Monseigneur le Prince de Conde, St. Julien, 1631-1779.
IMP: 1 v.
LOC: Special Collections M246
NOTES: Summary: A record of marriages and property transactions of the Pichard family of St. Julien, France. The record was begun by Anthoine de Pichard in 1631, just after his ennoblement in 1627, the legal record of which is also preserved in these pages. After an apparent lapse of over a century, Etienne de Pichard added new entries from 1774 to 1779. Most of the entries are retrospective compilations, often transcriptions from the parish records of St. Julien, covering events from 1535-1779. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Wreden, 1987. Language: French Year: 1535-1779
TOPICS: Pichard, Anthoine de. Pichard family. Nobility--Genealogy. Social history--16th century. Social history--17th century. France--History--16th century. France--History--Henry IV, 1589-1610. France--History--Bourbons, 1589-1789. France--Social life and customs--17th-18th centuries. Saint-Julien (France). 17th century--France.

TIT: Antiphonal leaves, n.d.
IMP: 11 items.
LOC: Special Collections M150
NOTES: Summary: Leaves from different antiphonals, most unidentified as to place and/or time of creation. Provenance various. Language: Latin Year: 1400- 1799
TOPICS: Church music--Catholic Church. Music. 16th century--Italy. 17th century. 18th century.
GENRE: Antiphonaries.

AUT: Wright, Julian C, collector.
TIT: Art and photograph collection, ca. 1300. IMP: 4 linear ft.
LOC: Special Collections
NOTES: American painter. Summary: Art collection, including leaves from medieval manuscripts (some with illumination), early examples of typography, 18th and 19th century engravings, 19th century photograph albums, and 20th century illuminated manuscripts. Gift of the estate of Julian C. Wright, 1979. Language: English Year: 1300-1950
TOPICS: Cruickshank, George, 1792-1878. Grandville, J.J., 1803-1847. Rennell, Phoebe. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. 14th century. 15th century--Belgium.
GENRE: Albums Photoprints Portraits

TIT: Ludus literarum martinianus apud Halberstatenses qui ab antecessoribus in sex classes distributus est: cum modo docendi & exercitiis puerilibus in singulis classibus, 1564.
IMP: 1 item (5 leaves); 21 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 025
NOTES: Summary: Program of studies for the Latin school in Halberstadt, including the curriculum and teaching method for each of six grades. In Latin. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 manuscript census. Purchased, 1981. Language: Latin Year: 1564
TOPICS: Education--History. Halberstadt (Germany)--History--1517-1648. Germany--History--1517-1648. 16th century--Germany.

TIT: Champagne (France: Province): Documents, 1620- 1686.
IMP: 4 leaves.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 194
NOTES: In French. Gift of Leonard G. Ratner, 1963. Language: French Year: 1620-1686
TOPICS: Paleography. 17th century--France.

TIT: Flordon (Norfolk): documents, [12--]-1533.
IMP: 28 items.
LOC: Special Collections M556
NOTES: Summary: Primarily land leases and conveyances. Includes a Royal Letters Patent of Henry VIII settling a land dispute. All documents on vellum, many with fine seals. Purchased, 1990. (Sotheby sale June 19, 1990, Lot 69) Language: Latin Year: 1200- 1533
TOPICS: Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547. Paleography. England--Social life and customs. 13th century--England. 14th century--England. 15th century--England. 16th century--England.
GENRE: Conveyances. Leases. Seals.

TIT: Analysis of Aristotle's ethics, ca. 1600.
IMP: 1 v. (212 leaves).
LOC: Special Collections M530
NOTES: A humanist systematization of Aristotle's ETHICS, seemingly relfecting the teachings of the French humanist Petrus Ramus (Pierre de la Ramee, 1515-1572) who opposed Aristotle's system of logic but agreed with his system of ethics. Probably written in Paris. Summary: A list of the virtues and vices named by Aristotle, an outline of the chapters of ETHICS, a section of questions concerning the work. Purchased, 1987. Phillipps ms 9545. Language: Latin Year: 1590- 1610
OTHER: Ramus, Petrus, 1515-1572.
TOPICS: Aristotle. Philosophy, Ancient. 16th century--France. 17th century--france.

TIT: Durham. De situ Dunelmi: ms. poem.
IMP: [ca. 1660]. 5 p.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 010
NOTES: Neil Ker identifies the hand of the transcriber as that of Francis Junius, the leading Old English scholar of his day. It is not known where Junius obtained the text, there were two manuscript versions, two printed texts, and perhaps one transcription of DURHAM available to him. The transcription is evidently based on a now-lost manuscript. Only one early manuscript is now extant (Cambridge, late 12th century, Ff.i.27, page 202). Summary: 20 lines of Old English alliterative verse describing the city of Durham, England, and mentioning St. Cuthbert and the Venerable Bede. Following the poem are 2 1/2 lines in prose relating to St. Cuthbert. Dealer's correspondence with Ker, and paper by Donald K. Fry, "A newly discovered version of the Old English poem DURHAM," 1992, accompany text. In Anglo-Saxon with a Latin translation in the second column. Purchased, [1966?] Language: Anglo-saxon Year: 1640-1677
OTHER: Junius, Franciscus, 1589-1677.
TOPICS: Cuthbert, Saint, Bishop of Lindisfarne, ca. 635-687. Bede, The Venerable, Saint, 673-735. Fry, Donald K. Ker, Neil. Anglo-Saxon literature. English literature. Durham (Durham). 17th century--England.

AUT: Gibbon family.
TIT: Papers, 1519-1813.
IMP: .75 linear ft.
LOC: Special Collections M348
NOTES: Summary: 2 letters of Edward Gibbon, 1775, to the first Lady Sheffield (as Mrs. Holroyd); 2 letters by Hester Gibbon to Lord Sheffield, one referring to her nephew, the historian, 1786; One letter from Francis North to his sister Anne (later Countess of Sheffield) giving an irreverent description of Gibbon at a party at Lausanne, 1791. Also included are letters to Gibbon senior (36) together with Gibbon senior's household accounts and legal documents (ca. 200 items), 1519-. Also available on microfilm. Gift of W. B. Carnochan, 1981. Language: English Year: 1519-1813
TOPICS: Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794. Gibbon family. North, Francis, 1761-1817. Sheffield, John Holroyd, Earl of, 1735-1821. English literature--18th century. 16th century--England. 17th century--England. 18th century--England.

AUT: Jung, Theodor, Collector.
TIT: Calligraphy samples, 300-1981
IMP: 1.75 linear ft.
LOC: Special Collections M351
NOTES: Summary: Original exapmles, printed ephemera, and photographic reproductions of various calligraphic styles, 4th century to present, with emphasis on contemporary calligraphers, particularly Oscar Ogg and Raymond DaBoll. Collector. Gift of Theodore Jung. Language: English Year: 3000-1981
TOPICS: DaBoll, Raymond F. 1892- Jung, Theodore. Ogg, Oscar, 1908-1971. Calligraphy.

TIT: Medieval manuscripts: fragment collection, 11-- - 14--, and n.d.
IMP: .25 linear ft. and 1 oversize folder.
LOC: Special Collections M297
NOTES: Various donors including Albert Bender, 1935 & 1936; Fanny and Philip Duchnes, 1948; and the DeLemos estate, 1962. Some purchases. Language: Latin Year: 1100-1499
TOPICS: Music. 12th century. 13th century. 14th century. 15th century.

TIT: Geoffrey Chaucer: portrait, 14--.
IMP: 1 item.
LOC: Special Collections M453
NOTES: English poet. Purchased, 1934. Language: Undetermined Year: 1400-1499
TOPICS: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. Art, Medieval--England. English literature--15th century. 15th century--England.

TIT: Massa (Italy): Statutes, ca. 1453.
IMP: 1 v. (107 leaves).
LOC: Special Collections M445
NOTES: Phillipps' MS 8530, bought from Payne in 1835. Phillipps' sale at Sotheby's, 1 Dec. 1947 (lot 119). Purchased at Sotheby's 26 Nov. 1985 sale by Quaritch for Stanford; gift of the Library Associates. Language: Latin Year: 1453-1454
TOPICS: Italy--History--15th century. Massa (Italy). 15th century--Italy.

TIT: Bible. N.T. Gospels. Gospels and Canonical Epistles, glossed.
IMP: [Paris?, ca. 1135] 18 leaves, detached.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 305
NOTES: From a manuscript which comprised the third and fourth Gospels and The Canonical Epistles, glossed, in 105 leaves. The Gloss on St. John was composed in the eleventh century by Anselm of Laon (d. 1117) and the Gloss on the Canonical Epistles probably dates from about 1100 and may be the work of Anselm or his brother Ralph (d. 1133). Purchased, 1985. Language: Latin Year: 1125-1149
TOPICS: Anselm of Laon, d.1117. Ralph of Laon, d.1133. Bible. France--Church history--Middle Ages, 987- 1515. 12th century--France.

AUT: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.
TIT: Enarrationes in Psalmos: fragment of Psalm XXXV.
IMP: [Eastern France/Germany, ca. 825-850] 1 leaf.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 160
NOTES: Early Christian church father and philosopher (354-430). The Enarrationes in Psalmos, a series of sermon commentaries on the Psalms, was one of Augustine's most important works. Summary: A leaf from a Carolingian folio of a major patristic text. Carolingian minuscule. From the collection of Wilfred Merton; given to Eric Millar (the earliest manuscript in his collection), then as a bequest to the British Museum. Purchased by Stanford, 1986. References: British Museum. THE ERIC GEORGE MILLAR BEQUEST OF MANUSCRIPTS AND DRAWINGS... London, British Museum, 1968. Page 14, #43. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 8250-8500
TOPICS: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. Carlovingians. Christian literature, Early. 9th century--France. 9th century--Germany.

AUT: Kress von Kressenstein, Wolfgang Christoph.
TIT: Album, 1597-1601, Nuremburg.
IMP: 1 v. (390 leaves).
LOC: Special Collections M442
NOTES: Summary: Painted coats of arms together with inscriptions to the owner in various hands. Many are written at Jena or Altdorf and dated 1597-1601. Leaves 242-245 contain miniatures of the four seasons. Source unknown. Previous plate indicates the Rosenheim collection. Stamped vellum binding. Language: Latin Year: 1597-1601
TOPICS: Kress von Kressenstein, Wolfgang Christoph. Germany--History--Rudolf II, 1576-1612. Switzerland--History--1499-1648.

AUT: Bancroft, Richard, 1544-1610.
TIT: Letter, 1607 July 15, Lambeth, to [Meriel] Littleton, (being part of seven pieces pertaining to payments for visitations by the Bishop of Worcester to Halesowen between 1491 and 1608). Lyttelton family papers.
IMP: 7 items.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 159
NOTES: Archbishop of Canterbury. Summary: A threat of action in the event of Littleton's non- compliance with the Archbishop's demands for payment of dues belonging to him for his procurations. Part of the Lyttelton papers, sold individually at auction, 1978. Purchased, 1978. Language: English Year: 1491- 1608
TOPICS: Bancroft, Richard, 1544-1610. Littleton, Meriel. Lyttelton family. Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603. Great Britain--History--James I, 1603-1625. Halesowen (Worcestershire). 15th century--England. 16th century--England. 17th century--England.

AUT: Tratzinger, Adam.
TIT: Hamburgs cronica, 1557. Hamburg chronicle.
IMP: Hamburg, 1641. 1 v. (187 leaves).
LOC: Special Collections M441
NOTES: Adam Tratzinger, a descendent of a Nuremberg family, became second syndic of the City of Hamburg in 1553. From 1554 to 1558, when he left the city to take up service with the Duke of Holstein, he was highly influential in all important negotiations Hamburg conducted at that period. He completed the Hamburg chronicle, his main work, in 1557. Summary: The history from creation through the year 1555. Purchased, 1976. Contents: Bound with the chronicle are the following: Preface to the reader, by Hermann Roever, and person-by-person record of the members of the City Council of Hamburg from 1190 to 1641.--An addition to the previous record listing the names of the members of a newly established board representing the "burghers" within City Council, 1528-1644.-- Chronicle entitled Acta Hamburgensium, a year- by-year account of the first impact of the reformation in Hamburg, by Stephan Kempe to 1540, and anonymous additions to 1669. Publications: Kempe's work was published in 1861. Language: German Year: 1641- 1669
TOPICS: Tratzinger, Adam. Kempe, Stephan. Roever, Hermann. Hamburg (Germany)--History--to 1517. 17th century--Germany.

AUT: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1503-1564.
TIT: Diary, 5-11 Oct., 1562.
IMP: 1 item (5 p.).
LOC: Special Collections Misc 133
NOTES: Summary: Diary of a trip made by Ferdinand I and members of the German Imperial government from Prague to Eger, enroute to Frankfurt. Gift of Dr. Robert Binkley, 1939. Language: German Year: 1562
TOPICS: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1503- 1564. Germany--History--Ferdinand I, 1556-1564. 16th century--Germany.
GENRE: Diaries.

TIT: Statements of judgement, 1371, 1393, and 1475. Vidimus.
IMP: 3 items.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 130
NOTES: Summary: Two documents issued by persons holding the office of garde de la prevote; one statement of the judge of the court of dominus Godefridus of Spamheym. In French and Latin. Purchased, 1976. Phillipps documents, but had not been given a Phillipps number. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque National pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: French Year: 1371-1475
TOPICS: France--History--Charles V, 1364-1380. France--History--Charles VI, 1380-1422. France--History--Louis XI, 1461-1483. 14th century--France. 15th century--France.

TIT: Vita di Filippo Strozzi, Gentiluomo Fiorentino.
IMP: [Florence, ca. 1682] 1 v. (104 leaves)
LOC: Special Collections Misc 144
NOTES: The Strozzi family, long amongst the ruling nobility of Florence, was founded by Filippo (1426- 1491) and continued by his son Giambattista (1488- 1538) who was also known as Filippo. This manuscript is about the second Filippo. He became involved in intrigues against the Medicis, led attacks of Florentine exiles against Florence, was defeated, captured and ended his own life in prison. Summary: Dedicated to the author's father, the manuscript was most likely first written by one of Giambattista's sons, either Piero (d. 1558) or Leone (1515-1554), or perhaps his brother, Lorenzo (1482-1547). Purchased, 1985. Written in Tuscan Italian, several hands, in late Chancery italic style. Language: Italian Year: 1682
OTHER: Strozzi, Lorenzo di Filippo, 1482-1547.
TOPICS: Strozzi, Filippo, 1488-1538. Italy--History--1492-1559. Florence--Politics and government--1421- 1737.

AUT: Congregation of the Clergy of Venice.
TIT: Statutes, 1433-1504.
IMP: 1 v. (21 leaves); 31 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 044
NOTES: Summary: Instructions on the appointment of officers, their tenures of office, the safe-keeping of records, the celebration of feasts, etc. In Latin, rounded gothic hand. Purchased, 1982. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Many additions, marginal headings, alterations. Large initial and full-length border on folio 1, more than 50 other decorated initials. Language: Latin Year: 1433-1504
TOPICS: Congregation of the Clergy of Venice. Venice (Italy)--Church history--15th century. 15th century--Italy. 16th century--Italy.
GENRE: Statutes.

TIT: Dauphine (France): Legal documents, 1597- 1750.
IMP: 9 items (116 p.).
LOC: Special Collections Misc 105
NOTES: Property inventories, contracts, etc. for families from Bonniol, Durand, Dye, Sarrazin, and Staffort, all in the region of Dauphine. In French. Purchased, 1984. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: French Year: 1597-1750
TOPICS: Family archives--France. Dauphine (France). 16th century--France. 17th century--France.

TIT: Sermons on first three commandments and on subjection to higher powers, ca. 1600.
IMP: 1 v.
LOC: Special Collections M408
NOTES: Summary: Bound volume containing sermons on discourses on the first three of the Ten Commandments, and a sermon on subjection to the higher powers. Written by someone well-read in classical authors and theological literature, the essays seem to have been written for delivery from the pulpit about 1600 or earlier. In English. Purchased, 1984. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: English Year: 1600
TOPICS: 16th century--England. 17th century--England.
GENRE: Sermons--England--17th century.

AUT: Pseudo-Ovidius.
TIT: De Vetula.
IMP: [France?, early 14th cent.] 1 v. (38 leaves), 15 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 121
NOTES: The work is mentioned in Roger Bacon's Opus majus and thus was written prior to 1268. Summary: A hitherto unknown manuscript of an important philosophical text. The manuscript is complete and has the text in abbreviated and variant version which appears to be unrecorded. In Latin, gothic textualis script with cursive elements. Purchased, 1984. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1300- 1350
TOPICS: Ovid, 4 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Spurious and doubtful works. De vetula. Pseudo-Ovidius. De vetula. Philosophy, Ancient--France. 14th century--France. Ovidius Naso, Publius--Spurious and doubtful works De Vetula.

AUT: Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
TIT: Rhetorica ad Herennium.
IMP: [Italy, ca. 1400] 1 v. (52 leaves); 29 cm. LOC: Special Collections Misc 122
NOTES: Roman writer, 106-43 B.C. Incomplete at the beginning; of folios 6 and 7 only about 15% of the text is preserved. There are numerous interlinear and marginal notes in at least two hands. In Latin, gothic minuscule script. Purchase, 1984. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1400
OTHER: Wilson, Susan, binder. TOPICS: Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Philosophy, Ancient--Italy. 15th century--Italy.

TIT: Statuta Civitatis Massilie, 1228-1319.
IMP: [Marseille, 1265-1319] 1 v. (157 leaves); 34 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M342
NOTES: In 1252 the Territory of Provence passed from German and Italian influence to that of France when Count Charles I of Anjou married Beatrice, heiress of Provence. He moved to Marseille and brought with him his own vicar to replace the podestat. The city was permitted to retain its existing statutes provided they be recorded and mutually agreed to. In 1265, 13 years later, this manuscript was copied by a notary from earlier versions worked on during the interim. Significant additions continued to be made in later hands, the last in 1317. Summary: Composed of 3 distinct parts, the Statuta Antiqua, the Capitula Pacis (the peace treaties between Charles d'Anjou and the City of Marseilles), and the Statuta Facta Post Pacem, the statutes embrace every aspect of life in the Middle Ages. A partial list of topics include city government, courts and their operation, duties of city officials, regulation of commerce, treatment of foreigners, the public morality, import lists, and taxes. In Latin and old Provencal, rounded gothic book script. Gift, 1981. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1265-1319
TOPICS: Marseille (France)--History--Medieval period, 987- 1515. 13th century--France. 14th century--France.
GENRE: Statutes.

AUT: Baptista Mantuanus, 1448-1516.
TIT: De contemnenda morte, ad Jasonem Castellum patricium bononiensem, ca. 1500.
IMP: 1 v. (10 leaves); 23 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 119
NOTES: Italian poet, widely read in his day. Much of his work was required reading in the schools as late as the 17th century. Summary: The complete text. The manuscript opens with a four-page statement of what other authors have written on the subject. There are marginal and interlinear notes (some in German) that indicate use by a student. In Latin, with some notes in German. Purchased, 1984. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1500
TOPICS: Baptista Mantuanus, 1448-1516. Italian literature--16th century. Education, Medieval--Germany. Italy--Civilization--1268-1559. 16th century--Germany. 16th century--Italy.

TIT: Medical and astrological texts.
IMP: [North- East Italy, ca. 1450-1480] 1 v. (76 leaves); 23 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M411
NOTES: Perhaps written in The Veneto. Summary: An anthology of 15 medical and astrological texts including Guido of Bologna, Utrum Eger Liberetur aut Non, William of England, De Urina Non Visa, Caciagurea, Aphorismi, pseudo-Hippocrates, De'Astrologia, Gentile da Foligno, De Diebus Creticis, etc. In Latin. Purchase, 1985. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1450-1480
OTHER: Hippocrates.
TOPICS: Ali Abenragel. Caciaguera. Foligno, Gentile da, d. 1348. Guido of Bologna, fl. 1321. Plato of Tivoli, fl. ca. 1150. William of England. Science and civilization--Italy--15th century. Astrology--History. Medicine--15th-18th centuries. Science--History. 15th century--Italy. Codices.

AUT: Urban IV, Pope.
TIT: Letter, 1262 [June 30], Viterbo, to Ministry in Treviso. Papal bull.
IMP: 1 leaf; 23 x 26 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 123
NOTES: Born Giacomo Pantaleon; served as Pope from 1261-1264. Summary: Papal bull (mandate with hemp cord but "bulla" missing) ordering the Franciscan order of The March of Treviso to pay a special tax in support of a crusade to The Holy Land. The bull authorizes The Franciscans to collect money for this purpose throughout The March of Treviso. In Latin, chancery hand. Gift, 1979. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1262
TOPICS: Urban IV, Pope. Franciscans--Italy--13th century. Bulls, Papal. Church history--Italy--13th century. Crusades--Finance. 13th century--Italy.

AUT: William, of Conches, 1080-ca. 1150.
TIT: Dragmaticon.
IMP: [Italy, later 15th cent.] 1 v. (89 leaves); 21 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M412
NOTES: William studied in Chartres under leading Aristotelians and was closely connected with St. Bernards' brother, Thierry de Chartres. After teaching at Chartres for 20 years he became tutor in the household of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Duke of Normandy. The Dragmaticon is dedicated to the Duke and written, in part, to instruct his son Henry, the future King Henry II of England. Summary: The Dragmaticon is Williams' revision, made ca. 1144-50, of his most important work, De Philosophia Mundi. Written in dramatic dialogue form, the Dragmaticon touches on all aspects of "The science of the world," i.e. astronomy, geography, meteorology and medicine. Further, it attempts to reconcile discrepencies between church doctrine and scientific observation. In Latin, humanistic script which imitates a 12th century hand. Gift of the Associates of Stanford University Libraries, 1983. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. 24 colored drawings and diagrams. Language: Latin Year: 1450-1499
OTHER: Plantagenet, Geoffrey. Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189.
TOPICS: William, of Conches, 1080-ca. 1150. Cosmology--France--12th century. Medicine--15th-18th centuries. Science--History. 15th century--Italy. Codices.

AUT: Nicholas, of Lyra, ca. 1270-1349.
TIT: Postilla super librum Psalmorum.
IMP: [Germany, later 15th cent.] 1 v. (179 leaves); 32 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M413
NOTES: French Franciscan friar, Theologian, and professor at the Sorbonne. The colophon on the last page of this manuscript assigns the original date for the work as 1326. The scriptural commentaries of Nicholas became the authoritative interpretation of the Bible throughout Europe. Summary: Commentary on the psalms. In Latin, Gothic book hand. Gift, 1978. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 manuscript census. The book is bound with parchment-covered boards containing several line of 10th century Carolingian miniscule. The original iron clamp, ring, and three-link chain are attached to the back cover. Language: Latin Year: 1450-1499
TOPICS: Nicholas, of Lyra, ca. 1270-1349. Bookbinding, Medieval--Germany--15th century. Theology--France--13th century. 15th century--Germany. Codices.

AUT: Ovid, 43 B.C.- 17 or 18.
TIT: Metamorphoses.
IMP: [Italy, 13th cent.] 1 v. (145 leaves); 28 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M414
NOTES: Metamorphoses was written just before Ovid was banished from Rome (A.D. 8). At the time it lacked his final revision. Summary: A storehouse of mythology -- in most of the tales a human is changed into a non-human form. 15 books in hexameter. In Latin, small gothic book hand. Gift of the Associates of Stanford University Libraries, 1980. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. There are about 25 pre-13th century manuscripts of Metamorphoses and some 50 from the 13th century itself. This copy was produced in Northern Italy, probably at a university. There are marginal and inter-linear glosses that are contemporary with the text. Language: Latin Year: 1200-1299
TOPICS: Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18. Metamorphoses. Codices. 13th century--Italy.

TIT: Arganda (Spain): legal documents, 1560-1581.
IMP: .25 linear ft.
LOC: Special Collections M315
NOTES: Written primarily by the same official notary, "Don Manuel Garcia Leormano del Juzgado." Summary: Credit transactions, chiefly promissory notes, issued to farmers of Arganda and its vicinity, from 1560 to 1581. In Spanish. Purchased, 1980. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 manuscript census. On printed forms with manuscript insertions and long addenda. Language: Spanish Year: 1560-1581
TOPICS: Arganda (Spain)--Economic conditions-- 16th century. 16th century--Spain.
GENRE: Contracts.

TIT: Medieval fragments study collection, 11th-16th cent.
IMP: 130 items.
LOC: Special Collections M299
NOTES: Summary: Primarily fragments, these specimens were acquired to demonstrate the development of writing in the western world. A variety of scripts are represented, from Carolingian minuscule to the humanistic hands and the "cancelleresca." In Latin. Purchased, 1969 and 1978. Indexes: Unpublished finding aid available. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1000-1599
TOPICS: 11th century--Italy. 12th century--England. 12th century--France. 12th century--Germany. 12th century--Italy. 13th century--France. 13th century--Germany. 13th century--Italy. 14th century--England. 14th century--France. 14th century--Germany. 14th century--Italy. 14th century--Spain. 15th century--Belgium. 15th century--England. 15th century--France. 15th century--Germany. 15th century--Italy. 15th century--Netherlands. 15th century--Spain. 16th century--France. 16th century--Italy. Paleography.

AUT: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. TIT: De civitate Dei. Book VIII, ch. 2-6: fragment. IMP: [Italy, ca. 1100] 1 bifolium, 28 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 126
NOTES: Early Christian philosopher, 354-430. A converted Manichean, he came to exercise enormous influence throughout the Christian world. His most famous works include De Civitate Dei (The City of God) and his autobiography, Confessiones. In Latin, Caroline minuscule script. Purchased, 1985. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 mamuscript census. The bifolium was used in a binding. Originally from the center of a quire, the text runs continuously on all four pages. Language: Latin Year: 1100
TOPICS: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. De civitate Dei. 12th century--Italy.

AUT: Mayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc de, 1554- 1611.
TIT: Document. Paris, 22 Oct. 1589.
IMP: 1 p. accompanied by 2 transcriptions, a photo mechanical reproduction, and an engraving, 28 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 127
NOTES: The Duke was at this time in revolt against Henry IV (Henry of Navarre) a Hugenot who was not accepted as King by the Catholic party. Summary: An order to M. Cibault (incontrol of war finances) to reimburse Sieur Regnard for ransom money. In French. Purchased, 1976. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: French Year: 1599
TOPICS: Mayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc de, 1554-1611. Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610. France--History--Henry IV, 1589-1610. 16th century--France.

AUT: Biagio, Antonio.
TIT: Repertorio di Antonio di Biagio: notarial record book, 1344-1440, Italy.
IMP: 1 v. (ca. 296 leaves); 24 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M410
NOTES: Antonius Blasius (Antonio Biagio) a notary public, probably if Citta di Castello, central Italy. Summary: Notarial records. In Latin, various scripts. Purchased, 1984. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1344-1440
TOPICS: Biagio, Antonio. Citta di Castello (Italy)--History--1268- 1492. Notaries. 14th century--Italy. 15th century--Italy.

TIT Piacenza (Italy): notarial record book, 1498- 1565.
IMP: 1 item (16 leaves), 17 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 128
NOTES: Entries in two hands: notaries Bernardo Ronzoni and Nicola A. Salvagio. The fourth entry refers to Gallinus de Colombo, son of Bartolomei, who states that he has received money from G. A. Pissarono for the rent of a house in Piacenza. Proximity to the place of origin of Christopher Columbus indicates a possibility of Gallinus being a relation. Summary: Records of notarial activity in Piacenza. In Latin, notarial script. Purchased, 1977. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1498-1565
OTHER: Columbus, Christopher.
TOPICS: Colombo, Gallinus de Piacenza (Italy)--History--1492-1870. Notaries. 15th century--Italy. 16th century--Italy.

TIT: Unidentified medieval fragment.
IMP: [n.p., 11--?] 1 bifolium, 23 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 125
NOTES: In Latin. Purchased, 1985. Indexed by: Reported to:Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1100- 1299
TOPICS: 12th century--unidentified. 13th century--unidentified. Paleography.

TIT: Tax roll, 1339, France.
IMP: 1 item; 83 x 23 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 131
NOTES: Summary: A list of sixty households, the location of which are described in some detail, as well as the previous owners, for purposes of taxation. In French. Purchased, 1976. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: French Year: 1339
TOPICS: France--History--Philip VI, 1328-1350. 14th century--France.

AUT: Guicciardini, Francesco, 1483-1540.
TIT: Documents, 1521.
IMP: 4 items.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 086
NOTES: Statesman and historian of Florence. Summary: Warrant for payment, 21 July, 27 July, 2 August, and 8 August, 1521. In Latin. Purchased, 1979. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1521
TOPICS: Guicciardini, Francesco, 1483-1540. Italy--History--16th century. 16th century--Italy.

TIT: Pontoise (France): document, 1311.
IMP: 1 leaf; 29 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 132
NOTES: Apparently contemporary with the events described. Perhaps original notes prepared for the purpose of litigation. Summary: The church officials of Pontoise make known to the bailly of Senlis that villagers are abusing their wood-collecting privilege on church land and ask that it be curtailed. In French, cursive hand. Phillipps collection. Purchased, 1975. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: French Year: 1311
TOPICS: France--History--Philip iv, 1285-1314. Pontoise (France). Senlis (France). 14th century--France.

TIT: Humanist texts.
IMP: [Florence, ca. 1475.] 1 v. (48 leaves); 22 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M382
NOTES: Twelve texts, many written by leading Florentine humanists including Giovanni Boccaccio, Giovanni Nesi, Cristoforo Landino, Donato Acciaiuoli, Francesco Berlinghieri, Matteo Brocchardi, and Giovanni di Donato Cocchi. Ownership inscription of Giovanni di Bartolommeo Scala, a humanist and judge prominent in Florence, who began his career in the employ of Cosimo de Medici. Summary: Two of the texts were frequently printed; Boccaccio's Epistola Consolatoria and the pseudo-Bernard letter. The other texts are probably unpublished. In latin, humanistic cursive script. Purchased, 1978. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1470-1479
OTHER: Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91- 1153.
TOPICS: Acciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478. Berlinghieri, Francesco. Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Brocchardi, Matteo. Cocchi, Giovanni di Donato. Landino, Cristoforo, 1424-1504. Nesi, Giovanni, 1456-1506. Scala, Giovanni di Bartolommeo. Humanists--Florence (Italy). Florence (Italy)--History--1421-1737. 15th century--Italy.

AUT: Durand, Bernard, 1560-1621.
TIT: Tyrannicide.
IMP: [France, ca. 1590.] 1 v. (224 leaves); 26 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M383
NOTES: Advocate to the parliament of Burgundy, historian, and compiler of customary law, Durand was a respected legal scholar during his lifetime and after. There is internal evidence to attribute this manuscript to him but no clear signature. A dialogue is copied between "Durand" and "Bernard," the latter probably being Etienne Bernard, mayor of Dijon in 1594. Summary: Ciceronian dialogue and thesis provide the structure of this essay on the killing of tyrants, a subject much discussed following the events of the reign of Henry III and the Catholic-Protestant schism. Reference is made by the author to the work of Hubert Languet and Juste Lipse. In French, with some passages in Classical Greek. Purchased, 1979. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: French Year: 1589- 1591
TOPICS: Bernard, Etienne.
Durand, Bernard, 1560-1621. Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589. Languet, Hubert, 1518-1581. Lipse, Juste. Reformation--France--1517-1648. Rhetoric, Medieval. Ciceronianism. France--History--1517-1648. 16th century--France.

AUT: Acciaiuoli family.
TIT: Registrum privilegiorum dominourum... 1349- 1466.
IMP: [Florence, 1578] 1 v. (85 leaves); 40 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M386
NOTES: This codex was compiled in the 1570's when Donato di Roberto di Donato Acciaiuoli carried out research on his illustrious Florentine family, transcribing public and private documents, privileges, and letters which were at that time preserved in the monastery of Certosa, though later lost. The Acciaiuoli family attained high offices in the Neapolitan-Sicilian kingdom as well as in the Republic of Florence. Summary: The only extant copies of some 83 documents concerning Count Nicola Acciaiuoli and his immediate family. In latin, humanistic cursive script. Gift of the Associates of Stanford University Libraries, 1977. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1578 Item CSUR84-A206 (Archives)
TOPICS: Accarolis family. Acciaiuoli family. Acciaiuoli, Donato di Roberto di Donato. Acciaiuoli, Nicola, 1310-1365. Florence (Italy)--History--To 1421. 14th century--Italy. 15th century--Italy. 16th century--Italy. Medieval and Renaissance studies--Italy-- 14th century. Medieval and Renaissance studies--Italy-- 15th century. Medieval and Renaissance studies--Italy-- 16th century.

AUT: Bliss, Philip, 1787-1857, collector.
TIT: Medieval manuscript fragments, ca. 850-1499.
IMP: 17 items (20 leaves).
LOC: Special Collections M389
NOTES: Philip Bliss, Oxford antiquary, was one of the first collectors to recognise the historical and cultural importance of the medieval manuscript fragments. Most of the fragments came from the best known books of the Middle Ages; they survived intact in England until ca. 1520-70 at which time, particularly in Oxford and Cambridge, they were taken to pieces for use by binders as pastedowns, wrappers, fly leaves, and reinforcing strips. Summary: The leaves come from the following works, listed here in chronological order: Carolingian compilation on the Psalms (France), glossarium (Eastern France), diurnal (Germany), Sacramentary (Germany), Beneventan psalter (Southern Italy), Augustinus (Italy), grammar of the Latin language (England), secular antiphoner (Central Italy), Isaiah (England), secular breviary (France), commentary on Aristotle's Physica (England), interpretations of Hebrew names (France), theological work (Italy), Venetian guild inventory (Italy), about the proper conduct of monks (the Netherlands), elegiac verses about nature and the fates (England), and commentary on First Corinthians (England). Primarily in Latin. Purchased, 1984 and 1986. Indexes: Unpublished guide available. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 8500-1499
TOPICS: Aristotle. Bliss, Philip, 1787-1857. Carlovingians. Catholic Church. Liturgy and ritual. Psalter. Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Church music--Catholic Church--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Education, Medieval. Guilds--History--Italy. Illumination of books and manuscripts. Monasticism and religious orders--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Music. Paleography. France--History--To 987. France--History--Capetians, 987-1328. Germany--History--To 1517. England--History--Medieval period, 1066- 1485. Italy--History--476-1492. Netherlands--History--House of Burgundy, 1384-1477. 9th century--France. 9th century--Germany. 10th century--Germany. 11th century--Germany. 11th century--Italy. 12th century--England. 12th century--Italy. 13th century--England. 13th century--England. 13th century--France. 14th century--France. 14th century--Italy. 15th century--England. 15th century--Germany. 15th century--Italy. 15th century--Netherlands.
GENRE: Antiphonaries. Breviaries. Glossaries. Grammars. Liturgical books. Sacramentaries.

TIT: England: Documents, 1461-1871.
IMP: 28 items.
LOC: Special Collections M415
NOTES: Summary: A miscellaneous collection of English documents form many sources, arranged in chronological order according to the dates of the documents. Primarily in English; some in Latin. Various sources. Indexes: Unpublished guide available. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 manuscript census. Language: English Year: 1461-1871
TOPICS: 16th century--England. 17th century--England. 18th century--England. GENRE: Indentures.
Mortgages.

TIT: Album palaeographicum... 1285-1629.
IMP: 44 documents.
LOC: Special Collections M388
NOTES: Data organization: Chronological, by language. Summary: 33 French documents pertaining primarily to property or payments of money, including 2 marriage contracts (1367, 1565), a will (1409), building accounts (14th cent.), a list of purchases of wood from the royal forest of Longchamps (1409), and documents in the name of or issued by officials of the Count of Flanders (1339), the Black Prince as Prince of Acquitaine (1365), the Prioress of Poissy (1380), the Duc de Berry (1390), Charles VI (1395), and Duke Charles II of Lorraine (1598). 10 Spanish deeds relating to property in or near C_ordoba, 1400-1516, and one document (ca. 1440) from the Council of Basel referring to Agnes of Portugal and the Infante Henry of Aragon. Purchased, 1977. Indexed by: Reported to:Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Old French Year: 1285-1629
TOPICS: Agnes of Portugal. Charles VI, King of France, 1368-1422. Charles II, Duke of Lorraine. Henry Infante, of Aragon. Council of Basel. C_ordoba (Spain)--History--711-1516. 13th century--France. 14th century--France. 15th century--France. 16th century--France. 17th century--France. 15th century--Spain. 16th century--Spain. 15th century--Switzerland.
GENRE: Accounts.
Contracts. Deeds. Wills.

AUT: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
TIT: Tax document and receipt, 1592, June 27.
IMP: 1 item (3 leaves); 19x29 cm
LOC: Special Collections Misc 087
NOTES: Summary: Quenn Elizabeth I requests of John Campo of Ware for defense purposes. Receipt notation witnessed and related document attached. In English. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 manuscript census. Language: English Year: 1592
TOPICS: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. Ware (Hertfordshire) 16th century--Great Britain.

TIT: Arles (France): Deed of sale of land; 1370.
IMP: 1 item (45 lines): vellum; 40 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 090
NOTES: A document issued during the reign of Charles V, King of France. Summary: Declaration of a sale of pasture land by Guillaume Raynaud to Jean Raynaud in the territory of Arles for four florins. In Old French, with notarial sign. Purchased, 1979. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 manuscript census. Language: Old French Year: 1370
TOPICS: Charles V, King of France, 1338-1380. French language To 1500. Arles (France)--History--14th century. Notaries. 14th century--France. GENRE: Deeds.

AUT: Perugia (Italy), Court of the Podest`a.
TIT: Records, 1290-1386.
IMP: 48 folios, representing 44 cases: 23 are complete, 21 are fragmentary; .5 linear ft.
LOC: Special Collections M374
NOTES: Data organization: Arranged chronologically. These court records were written by a number of notaries whose signs (the origin of notarial seals) decorate the upper left-hand corners of many of the documents. Summary: Mainly accusations or condemnations made before, or issued by, the podest`a of Perugia. They involve cases of moral conduct, violence, robbery, armed threat, drunkenness, and disorderly conduct. In Latin. These folios once belonged to a series of codices which were, at an unknown time in the past, fragmented and dispersed. Gift of the Associates of the Stanford University Libraries, 1975. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. There is a photographic copy of one document, recto and verso; the location of its original is unknown. Language: Latin Year: 1290-1386
TOPICS: Law--History--Perugia (Italy) Podest`a--Perugia (Italy) Perugia (Italy). Notaries. 13th century--Italy. 14th century--Italy.

AUT: Edward IV, King of England, 1442-1483.
TIT: Royal pardon to Charles Pylkyngton, 1479, Lancaster.
IMP: 1 item (11 lines): vellum; 12x29 cm., folded to 8x11 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 042
NOTES: Charles Pilkington served both Edward IV and Richard III in Yorkshire and Nottingham, and received extensive grants from Richard III, including the constableship of Nottingham and the stewardship of Sherwood Forest. He does not appear in royal records after 1485, presumably because as a Yorkist he fell from favor on Henry VII's accession. Summary: Royal pardon for all murders, rapes, insurrections, felonies, conspiracies, contempts of court, concealments and forfeitures and deceptions committed before 1 January 1479. In Latin. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript survey. Purchased, 1981. Phillipps ms. 32075 (part). Portion of The Great Seal of England on vellum tag. Language: Latin Year: 1479
TOPICS: Edward IV, King of England, 1442-1483. Pilkington, Charles. Pylkyngton, Charles. England--History--Lancaster and York, 1399- 1485. Lancashire--History--Edward IV, 1461-1483. 15th century--England. GENRE: Pardons.

TIT: Catalonia (Spain): deed of land, 963.
IMP: 1 item (10 lines): parchment; 10 x 29 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 036
NOTES: Summary: Sentemirio and his wife Fluridia sell land near Castellar (Barcelona) to Bazo and his wife Tudesera for 12 SOLIDI, during the reign of King Lothair. Signed Trasollario (notary scribe and priest) and witnessed by Marazinus (deacon). In Latin, Frankish-meridional minuscule, with possibly a trace of Visigothic influence. Purchased, 1981. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 9630
TOPICS: Lothair, King of France, 941-986. Visigoths--Spain. Barcelona (Province). Catalonia (Spain). La Varella-Castellar site, Spain. Spain--History--711-1516. Notaries. Priests. 10th century--Spain. GENRE: Deeds.

AUT: Catholic Church.
TIT: Missale Romanum. Missal.
IMP: [Bologna, 1360] 1 v. (220 leaves): vellum; 28 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M376
NOTES: Missals, or Mass Books, contain the prayers said by the priest at the altar, as well as those read or sung in connection with the offering of the Mass. Summary: Included are the calendar, prayers, lessons, and chants (music). There is one miniature above the incipit and 19 historiated initials, all in the Florentine Trecento style, possibly done by Pacino di Bonaguida. The linear decoration in red, blue and purple is possibly Bolognese. In Latin, Gothic minuscule script. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1360 Item CSUR84-A187 (Archives)
TOPICS: Bonaguida, Pacino di, 14th cent. Catholic Church Liturgy and ritual Missal. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Italy. Italy--History--1268-1492. Painters. 14th century--Italy. GENRE: Miniatures. Missals.

TIT: Hereford (Hereford and Worcester): crusading tax receipt, 1308.
IMP: 1 item (7 lines): vellum; 9 x 23 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 085
NOTES: Tithes, ostensibly for papal purposes but often augmenting the royal revenue, were imposed on the clergy at various times. Clement V specifically defined the tax (imposed 1305) as being for a crusade. The official collectors were John Dalderby (bishop of Lincoln, 1300-1320) and Ralph Baldock (bishop of London, 1304-1313). Summary: Receipts issued by the bishops of Lincoln and London for 365. 15s. 3d. received from the Dean and Chapter of Hereford, being their contribution for the second year of the papal taxation for the needs of the Holy Land. In Latin. Purchased, 1978. Phillipps ms. 32081. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Seals of the bishops of London and Lincoln. Language: Latin Year: 1308
TOPICS: Baldock, Ralph, Bishop of London. Clement V, Pope, ca. 1260-1314. Dalderby, John, Bishop of Lincoln. Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Crusades--Finance. Hereford (Hereford and Worcester)--History-- 14th century. 14th century--England.

AUT: Jurado de Xodar, Luis.
TIT: Carta executoria de hidalgu_ia a pedimiento de Luis Jurado de Xodar y su hermano vecinos de Vaeca, 1591, Granada.
IMP: 1 v. (72 leaves): vellum, 32 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M384
NOTES: Summary: Letters patent of nobility granted to Luis Jurado de Xodar and his brother Francisco de Xodar, citizens of the city of Baeza. Much of the document contains transcripts of testimony. In Spanish. Gift of Mrs. Stephen Green, 1980. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript survey. Language: Spanish Year: 1591
TOPICS: Jurado de Xodar, Luis. Heraldry. Nobility--Genealogy. Baeza (Spain) Granada (Spain) Spain--Social life and customs. 16th century--Spain.

AUT: Cavendish, George, 1500-1561?.
TIT: Life and death of Cardinal Wolsey.
IMP: [England, latter half of 16th century.] 1 v. (123 leaves); 22 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M385
NOTES: One of perhaps a dozen copies of this manuscript, the work was not published until 1641 due to the then treasonable nature of the text. Summary: This copy is of particular interest on account of the family financial records (17th century) of the Harbords who originally owned the manuscript and which are to be found in the front and back of the volume. These records give values of commodities, rents, land holdings, wages of servants, labourers, etc. Also because the Harbords lived near Stratford-on-Avon and because one of the receipts is to a William Shakespeare, it is remotely possible that this was the copy Shakespeare used when writing Henry VIII. There is also a receipt to a John Milton. In English. Purchased, 1938. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Lacks the prologue, four pages of text in the beginning and one at the end. Seven loose fragments of the Harbord accounts are inserted. Language: English Year: 1580-1600
TOPICS: Cavendish, George, 1500-1561?
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Harbord family. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530. England--Biography--16th century. England--History--17th century. 16th century--England.
GENRE: Biographies.

TIT: Kent (England) Deeds, 1400-1799.
IMP: 3 linear ft. (113 items): mostly on vellum.
LOC: Special Collections M311
NOTES: The documents come almost exclusively from Kent and involve several of the same families, tenures, towns, etc., over the space of 300 years. Summary: Deeds, including conveyances, assignments, leases, and mortgages. Primarily in Latin, some in English. Purchased, 1979. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript survey. Language: Latin Year: 1400-1799
TOPICS: England--History--Medieval period, 1066- 1485. England--History--Modern period, 1485- . Kent (England). 15th century--England. 16th century--England. 17th century--England. 18th century--England.
GENRE: Conveyances. Deeds. Leases. Mortgages.

AUT: Louis II, de Ch^atillon, Comte de Blois, d. 1372. TIT: List of accounts, 1351, Chastenoi (France).
IMP: 1 item (126 lines): parchment; 110 x 14 cm. folded to 28 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 089
NOTES: At the time this account list was compiled Louis II de Ch^atillon had reached his majority and was no longer under the regency of his mother, Jeanne de Hainault. As Comte de Blois he became increasingly involved in the Hundred Years' War. Summary: A list of payments made to various men of Chastenoi by the Comte de Blois, compiled in 1351. Each figure is followed by the annotation "owed" or "paid." In Old French, written in a round and widely spaced secretary hand. Purchased, 1979. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Old French Year: 1351
TOPICS: French language To 1500. Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453. Chastenoi (France)--History--14th century. 14th century--France.
GENRE: Accounts.

TIT: Caylus (France): legal documents, 1321-1399.
IMP: 5 items.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 084
NOTES: Caylus, in the region Guyenne (now Tarn-et- Garonne). Summary: Property deeds and grants, reflecting rents, fealty arrangements, and inheritance and succession customs. In Limousin/langue d'oc, Provencal, and Latin. Purchased, 1979. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Old French Year: 1321- 1399
TOPICS: Charles VI, King of France, 1368-1422. Jean II, King of France, 1319-1364. Philip V, King of France, 1294-1322. French language To 1500. Inheritance and succession--History--France. Land tenure--History--France. Provencal language. Caylus (France)--History--14th century. France--History--14th century. Notaries. 14th century--France.
GENRE: Deeds.

AUT: Catholic Church.
TIT: Horae. Book of Hours.
IMP: [Tournai, 1486 or 1497.] 1 v. (168 leaves): vellum, 20 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M377
NOTES: Mary was the most popular expression of faith and devotion in the Middle Ages and her prayer book, the Book of Hours, was a favorite of lay persons throughout Europe. Many copies were executed by the finest artists of the period and were viewed among the rich as status symbols. Summary: Included are the following parts: Calendar, Hours of the Cross, Hours of the Holy Ghost, Hours of the Virgin, Office of the Dead, Penitential Psalms, Lessons from the Four Gospels, Litany of the Saints, and Diverse prayers. There are five miniatures and twenty large initials done in the Franco-Flemish style which followed the school of the brothers Van Eyck; the illumination also shows the influence of the School of Fouquet. In Latin and French, Gothic minuscule script. Gift of B. F. Schlesinger. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1480-1499
TOPICS: Eyck, Hubert van, 1366-1426. Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440. Fouquet, Jean, ca. 1420-ca. 1480. Catholic Church Liturgy and ritual Hours. Illumination of books and manuscripts-- Renaissance--Belgium. Belgium--History--To 1555. Hours, Books of. Tournai (Belgium). Painters. 15th century--Belgium.
GENRE: Miniatures.

AUT: Borghesi, Niccol`o, 1432-1500.
TIT: Divae Catharinae Senensis Vita. The life of Saint Catherine.
IMP: [Florence, 1500.] 1 v. (94 leaves): vellum; 22 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M381
NOTES: Borghesi was a member of a Sienese patrician family, known from the 13th century. He claimed that St. Catherine was of his family, the Benincasa. He was active in Siena politics, taught poetry and rhetoric in the university, and wrote the biographies of several saints. He dedicated this work to Agostino Barbarigo, the 74th Doge of Venice. Summary: This manuscript is the workng copy used by the Venetian printer Giovanni Tacuine for the first printed edition (1501) of SANCTAE CATHARINAE SENENSIS; it contains notations by the men who prepared it for printing. In Latin, humanistic semi-cursive script. Purchased, 1973. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1500
TOPICS: Barbarigo, Agostino, 1408-1501. Borghesi, Niccol`o, 1432-1500. Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380. Tacuino, Giovanni. Biography--Middle Ages, 500-1500. Mysticism--Middle Ages, 500-1500. Printing--History--Italy. Italy--History--1492-1559. Printers. Saints. 16th century--Italy.

AUT: Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
TIT: De officiis: Libri tres.
IMP: [Italy, latter half of the 15th cent.] 1 v. (122 leaves): 22 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M378
NOTES: Marcus Tullius Cicero lived from 106 to 43 B.C. He originally wrote De officiis for the instruction of his son Marcus. Summary: This manuscript contains the complete text of DE OFFICIIS, followed by the poetic funeral epitaphs for Cicero's tomb by the "duodecim sapientes." In Latin; the allocution on the last two leaves is partly in Italian. The script is Gothica textualis bastarda. Purchased, 1971. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. There are substantial interlinear and marginal notations by a hand different from, but roughly contemporaneous with, the text. Language: Latin Year: 1450-1499
TOPICS: Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Humanists--Italy. Italy--History--15th century. 15th century--Italy.

AUT: Virgil.
TIT: Bucolics, Georgics, and the Aeneid.
IMP: [Florence, latter half of the 15th century.] 1 v. (178 leaves): parchment; 25 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M380
NOTES: Publius Virgilius Maro, 70-19 B.C., Roman poet. Summary: Copied here are Virgil's chief works. In Latin, cursive humanistica script by Johannes Urbanus. Gift of the estate of Henry Rushton Fairclough,1940. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1450-1499
TOPICS: Urbanus, Johannes. Virgil. Italy--History--15th century. 15th century--Italy.

AUT: Catholic Church.
TIT: Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis. Book of Hours.
IMP: [Ghent, latter half of 15th cent.] 1 v. (109 leaves): vellum; 18 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M379
NOTES: Books of Hours, derived from the Church's liturgy, were used by lay persons as personal prayer books to follow, in their own manner, the Church's program of daily devotion. Summary: Included are the following parts: Calendar, Officium Sanctae Crucis, Horae de Sancto Spirito, Missa Beatae Mariae Virginis, Horae ... secundum Romanae Ecclesiae, Psalmi Poenitentiari, Vigilie mortuorum, Oratio, and, by a different hand, prayers of Saint Colette. The initials are particularly well executed, as are the borders. In Latin, with annotations in Flemish. Gothic minuscule script in three hands. Purchased, 1939. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1450- 1499
TOPICS: Colette, Saint, 1381-1447. Catholic Church. Liturgy and ritual. Hours. Illumination of books and manuscripts-- Renaissance--Belgium. Initials--History. Belgium--History--To 1555. Hours, Books of. Painters. 15th century--Belgium.
GENRE: Miniatures.

TIT: Cabourn (Lincolnshire): legal documents, [12--]- 1429.
IMP: 14 items: vellum; 22 x 26 cm or smaller.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 043
NOTES: The documents relate to one, or possibly two, families of Cabourn (Lincolnshire). The spelling of the names vary, appearing as: de Turs, de Thurs, de Thures, de Thornton, Thornton, Tourny, and Tourney. Summary: The documents include land grants, conveyances of property, and a quit claim of debts. In Latin. Indexes: Unpublished guide available. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1200- 1429
TOPICS: de Thornton family. de Thures family. de Thurs family. de Turs family. Thornton family. Tourney family. Tourny family. Family archives. Cabourn (Lincolnshire). Lincolnshire. 13th century--England. 14th century--England. 15th century--England.
GENRE: Conveyances. Land grants.

TIT: Libro di Ricordi: ledger, 1450-1458, North Italy.
IMP: 1 v. (40 leaves), 24 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M371
NOTES: The names mentioned indicate a location in or near Padua. Summary: A ledger recording chiefly loans and repayments with the corresponding disbursements and deposits made during the years 1450 to 1458. There are recurring references to loans made to a Colegio dal Pozzo. In Italian and Latin, mercantile minuscule script. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Purchased, 1978. Language: Italian Year: 1450- 1458
TOPICS: Colegio dal Pozzo. Padua (Italy). 15th century--Italy.
GENRE: Ledgers.

AUT: Catholic Church. Pope (1484-1492: Innocent VIII). TIT: Visitation of the monastery of Lavega, Spain, 1491. IMP: 1 item (77 lines): vellum; 35 cm. folded to 14 x 34 cm. LOC: Special Collections Misc 080 NOTES: Summary: Pertains to the visitation and reformation of this monastery made at the request of Catholic Majesties Don Hernando (Ferdinand V) and Do¹na Isabel (Isabella I) and with the authorizations of Pope Innocenzo VIII and the Cistercian Order. The official visit was carried out by Abbot Peter of Clairvaux. The manuscript describes the observance of the devine offices and liturgical procedures. The signatures and seals are not present. Purchased, 1980. In Latin, with title in Spanish on verso. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1491 TOPICS: Ferdinand V, King of Spain, 1452- 1516.
Innocent VIII, Pope, 1432-1492.
Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504.
Peter, Abbot of Clairvaux.
Cistercians--History.
Visitations, Ecclesiastical.
Clairvaux (Abbey)--History.
France--History--Charles VIII, 1483- 1498.
Lavega (Spain).
Spain--History--Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516.
15th century--France.
15th century--Spain.

AUT: Adriani, Marcello Virgilio.
TIT: Letter, 1507 June 25, Florence, to Francesco Vettori.
IMP: 1 item (2 leaves); 29 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 076
NOTES: The recipient of this letter, Francesco Vettori (1485-1528), a humanist, was the intimate friend of Machiavelli. Summary: Written on behalf of the Florentine Republic, this letter instructs Vettori to travel to Germany where he is to gain an audience with Emperor Maximilian and attempt to learn the intents of the Emperor vis `a vis Rome. Purchased, 1978. In Italian, Italic hand. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Italian Year: 1507
TOPICS: Adriani, Marcello Virgilio. Machiavelli, Niccolo, 1469-1527. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519. Vettori, Francesco, 1474-1539. Florence (Italy)--History--1421-1737. 16th century--Italy.

AUT: Boethius, d. 524.
TIT: De consolatione philosophiae: manuscript fragment.
IMP: [Northern Italy, 135-] 1 item (34 leaves); 26 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 079
NOTES: Boethius, a Roman philosopher, wrote this work while in prison at Pavia where he was finally executed without trial, having been accused of conspiring against the Roman ruler, Theodoric. Summary: This copy is probably the work of several scribes. The interlinear and marginal spaces have substantial glosses made by contemporary readers and/or teachers. Some scribal errors are corrected. While the script actually appears to be 13th century, the appearance of a posthorn watermark indicates a date after the mid-1350s. In Latin, with some glosses in Italian, Gothica rotunda script. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1355
TOPICS: Boethius, d. 524. Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths, 454?-526. Italy--History--1268-1492. 14th century--Italy.

AUT: Petrus Comestor, 12th cent.
TIT: Historia scholastica: manuscript fragment.
IMP: [Northern France, end of 12th cent.] 2 conjugate leaves (a total of 8 columns of 56-60 lines each): vellum; 24 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 082
NOTES: Petrus Comestor ("Pierre le Mangeur") was a native of Troyes, born ca.1100-1110. A synthesizer, his work diffused rapidly throughout Europe and remained a dominant standard text in the curricula of the rapidly growing universities of Europe. Summary: These two leaves represent the New Testament portion of the "Historia." It was a paraphrase of the historical and exegetical portions of Holy Writ, completed by reference to classical and other ancient sources. In Latin, highly abbreviated early Gothic minuscule. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1175-1199
TOPICS: Petrus Comestor, 12th cent. Bible--History of Biblical events. 12th century--France.

AUT: Carthusians.
TIT: Breviary.
IMP: [France, between 1410 and 1417]. 1 v. (240 leaves): parchment; 10 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M373
NOTES: Summary: Written for the Carthusian house of Val de la B_en_ediction in Villeneuve-les-Avignon. In Latin. Gift of Haskell Norman, 1977. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1410- 1417
TOPICS: Carthusians. Catholic Church. Liturgy and ritual. Breviary. France--Religion. Villeneuve-les-Avignon (France) Monasticism and religious orders--Middle ages, 600-1500. 15th century--France.
GENRE: Breviaries

TIT: Fragment of a religious text.
IMP: [Northern Italy?, 1200?] 1 item (4 p.): vellum; 26 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 083
NOTES: Summary: A fragment of an unidentified devotional text treating the dangers of worldly temptations occasioned to the believer in the Christian life by the vices of the world. In Latin, rounded Carolino-Gothic textata hand. Purchased, 1979. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 ms. census. Language: Latin Year: 1200-1201
TOPICS: Religious thought--Middle ages, 600-1500. Italy--Church history--13th century. 13th century--Italy.

AUT: Medici, Luigi Bivigliano de', 16th century.
TIT: Account book, 1530.
IMP: 1 v.(30 pages); 13 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 081
NOTES: Luigi Bivigliano de' Medici was sentenced on November 10, 1529 for aiding and favoring Philibert de Chalon, Prince of Orange, in his incursions in the Magello during the siege of Florence in 1529. In Latin. Gift of Robert Gros, 1980. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1530
TOPICS: Medici, Luigi Bivigliano de', 16th century. Florence (Italy)--Siege, 1529-1530. 16th century--Italy.
GENRE: Account book.

AUT: Bertrandi, Antoine.
TIT: Conferment of guardianship, 1439 May 21, Carpentras.
IMP: 1 item (32 lines) with attachment (8 lines); 27 x 30 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 078
NOTES: Bertrandi was iudex maior of Carpentras. Summary: This document confers upon Antoine Andrarie, second husband of Leonete (whose first husband, Jean Malicanis, has died) the guardianship of the children of her first marriage. All were of the village of Caderousse. The attachment is probably a docket slip. It is a contemporary copy, the original presumably remaining in the Carpentras city archives. In Latin. Purchased, 1978. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1439
TOPICS: Bertrandi, Antoine. Carpentras (France)--History. France--History--Charles VII, 1422-1461. 15th century--France.

AUT: Silva family.
TIT: Done usite del nostro colonello de Silva...: visto per tute le litti con li conti del colonello: Italian family records, 1296-1507.
IMP: n.p., 1608. 1 v. (56 leaves); 32 cm.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 077
NOTES: Data organization: Documents arranged in eight groups by the compiler in 1608. Summary: Accounts and legal documents such as wills, testaments, and dowries; apparently constituting a family archive which traces the source of the family's fortune. In Italian and Latin, various cursive hands as well as formal chancery script. Purchased, 1979. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre- 1600 manuscript census. Language: Italian Year: 1296-1608
TOPICS: Silva family.
Family archives--Italy.
Registers of birth, etc.--Italy.
13th century--Italy.
14th century--Italy.
15th century--Italy.
16th century--Italy.
GENRE: Wills.

AUT: Lionardo Venturi, Francesco di, 16th cent.
TIT: Account book, 1572-1578, Tuscany.
IMP: 1 v. (184 p.); 34 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M372
NOTES: Summary: Account book kept by Francesco di Lionardo Venturi between 1572 and 1578, recording commercial transactions with members of the Ginori, Pucci, and Pollaiuolo families, as well as his own relatives, agents in Lyon and Paris, and many others. In Italian, written in a variety of hands. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Purchased, 1979. Language: Italian Year: 1572-1578
TOPICS: Ginori family. Lionardo Venturi, Francesco di, 16th cent. Pollaiuolo family. Pucci family. Italy--History--16th century. Tuscany (Italy) 16th century--Italy.
GENRE: Account books

AUT: Vespucci, Antonio, 1449-1534.
TIT: Autograph legal document signed, 1480 September 2-28, Florence.
IMP: 1 item (228 lines): vellum roll in case; 171 x 25 cm. rolled to 25 x 8 cm.
LOC: Special Collections M370
NOTES: Antonio Vespucci (1449-1534) was the brother of the famous explorer, Amerigo Vespucci. Both were sons of Anastasio and grandsons of another Amerigo. Both probably studied (Amerigo certainly did) under their uncle Giorgio Antonio, whose pupils also included Lorenzo de' Medici. Summary: The document treats the disposition of property confiscated from the conspirators who rose up in the power struggle in April 1478, in which the Pazzi family and a few allies attacked Giuliano and Lorenzo de' Medici in the church of Santa Maria del Fiore. Giuliano was killed, Lorenzo slightly wounded, and as a result, most members of the Pazzi family were executed or, at best, exiled, and their properties confiscated. However, one prominent member of the Pazzi, Guglielmo, son of Antonio, remained loyal to the Medici and subsequently amassed great wealth. In this official act, the procurators and syndics of the Florentine Commune appointed to dispose of the property, sold certain pieces to various citizens (including members of the Frescobaldi and Cavalcanti families), for the account of Guglielmo d'Antonio. In Latin with a short note in Italian. Notorial cursive script. Purchased, 1978. Indexed by: Reported to: Biblioth`eque Nationale pre-1600 manuscript census. Language: Latin Year: 1480
TOPICS: Medici, Lorenzo de', 1449-1492. Vespucci, Antonio, 1449-1534. Cavalcanti family. Frescobaldi family. Pazzi family. Pazzi Conspiracy, 1478. Florence (Italy) Italy--History--15th century. 15th century--Italy.
GENRE: Roll.

TIT: Medieval fragment, n.d.
IMP: 1 folio.
LOC: Special Collections Misc 257
NOTES: Latin Year: 1450
TOPICS: Illumination of books and manuscripts. Paleography. 15th century--France.