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Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Separated Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Series I. Sermons and Religious Manuscripts, 1678-1914
Series II. Spanish Language Manuscripts, 1515-1841
Series III. Other Manuscripts, 1301-1928
Series IV. Music Manuscripts, circa 1550-circa 1910
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Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary:
A Preliminary Inventory of Its Bound Manuscript Collection in the
Manuscript Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
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Creator: |
Austin Presbyterian Theological
Seminary |
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Title: |
Austin Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, 1902- |
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Dates: |
1301; 1515-1928 |
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Abstract: |
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research
Center acquired a significant collection of books and manuscripts from the Austin
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in the early 1980s, generally of a rare and
fragile character and not closely related to the current programs of the seminary.
The majority of materials include sermons and religious manuscripts, Spanish
language manuscripts, and music and other manuscripts. |
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RLIN Record ID: |
TXRC07-A3 |
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Extent: |
22 document boxes, 1 oversize box (10 linear feet) |
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Languages: |
English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Italian,
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Repository: |
The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities
Research Center |
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center acquired a significant collection of
books and manuscripts from the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in the early
1980s. The seminary’s library was pressed for space to house its growing collection,
and the material transferred to the Ransom Center, generally of a rare and fragile
character, was not closely related to the current programs of the seminary.
The collection is organized in four series: I. Sermons and Religious Manuscripts,
1678-1914, II. Spanish Language Manuscripts, 1515-1841, III. Other Manuscripts,
1301-1928, and IV. Music Manuscripts, circa 1550-circa 1910. Within the first three
series, items have been arranged alphabetically by author, or by title if no author
is discernible. In Series IV arrangement is chronological. Titles have been supplied
if none were present, and these are given within brackets. The range of languages
found among the manuscripts is broad: English, Spanish, Latin, Hebrew, German,
French, and Italian are all represented by multiple works.
Series I embraces collections of English-language sermons and lectures from the
seventeenth to the nineteenth century, along with several related manuscripts in
other languages. The materials are, in the main, in their original bindings.
The manuscripts found in Series II are divided into two subseries. Subseries A.
Cartas Ejecutorias, 1515-1805, contains fourteen examples of these royal documents
confirming noble descent. The specimens held in the collection are on paper or
vellum; most of these are decorated with armorial devices, religious art, and
initials in color. Several are in contemporary leather, others in original vellum;
some bear tax stamps. Subseries B. includes other Spanish language collections of
archival material and genealogical documents dating from circa 1600 to 1841.
Series III embraces an extremely variegated assortment of manuscripts, including two
seventeenth century British legal documents, a nineteenth century Italian treatise
on pyrotechnics, an eighteenth century work on disorders of the head, and a
two-volume sixteenth century history of Zurich, Switzerland. The oldest manuscript
found here is a royal privilege of King Ferdinand IV of Castile dating from 1301 and
written in Old Spanish.
Represented in the final series are several manuscripts of West European origin,
dating from the sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries along with a substantial
group of Hebrew scores in Latin transliteration created in L’viv, Ukraine and
London. These latter were composed at least in part by Eduard and Herman
Darewski.
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Elsewhere in the Ransom Center are housed the several hundred printed books acquired
along with the present manuscript collection. These titles generally comprise
religious history, theology, and sermons, as well as some British history and
classical literature. The center’s Vertical File collection contains materials
withdrawn from these books. |
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Purchase, 1982
Bob Taylor, with the assistance of Sidney Tibbetts, 2007
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Series I. Sermons and Religious Manuscripts, 1678-1914 |
| Box.Folder |
| 1.1 |
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Archdeaconries of Colchester and Essex. Notes from the Minute
Books of the Archdeaconries : Colchester, vol. IX, A.D. 1540, [mimeo and
handwritten] |
| Box.Folder |
| 1.2 |
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Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624. The Clavis, or, An Explanation
of Some Principal Points and Expressions ..., [text in English and
French; notes in French on leaves laid in, 17--?] |
| Box.Folder |
| 1.3 |
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Catechisme en Français; inscribed: Conte Edoardo della
Marmora; booklabel of the Biblioteca della Marmora, [1792?] |
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| 1.4 |
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Cormier, Hyacinthe-Marie, 1832-1916. Tres Símbolos
ó Compendios de la Vida Religiosa ... Traducido del Francés,
1914 |
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| 1.5 |
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Crosnier, ____. Pratique Univeselle [sic] pour la Conduite de
l’Ame ..., 1699 |
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| 2.1 |
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[English Sermons, delivered at Rotherham, Masborough, and
elsewhere, 1806?] |
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| 2.2 |
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[English Sermons, circa 1705] |
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| 2.3 |
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[English Sermons, 49 in number; circa 1695] |
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| 2.4 |
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Ethica, seu Moralis, [16--?; inscribed: Lud. Foucault]
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| 2.5 |
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Hodge, Charles, 1797-1878. Questions on Lectures on Theology by
Charles Hodge ... Princeton, 1850-51, J. R. M., [Given by Ella King
Wilson, 1944, to Robert F. Gribble] |
| Box.Folder |
| 3.1 |
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Lambertenghi, Antonio. Filosofia Morale del Padre Prof[esso]re
Lambertenghi anno 1776 |
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| 3.2 |
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Lexicon Ecclesiasticum ... in Usum J. B. A. Platevoet de Valejo
Dixmudsis, [Münster, Westphalia], 1729 |
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| 3.3 |
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Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850. Lectures of Dr. Miller, [copied by S.
D. and D. T. Stuart, 1833-36; Given to the Seminary by Rev. R. L.
Dabney] |
| Box.Folder |
| 3.4 |
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Notes on Church history, cent. III, chap. 1-4th, [circa 1840?]
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| Box.Folder |
| 3.5 |
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Peirce, John. A Sermon Preach’d ... May the 8th 1720 |
| Box.Folder |
| 4.1 |
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Pullen, William. [Biblical Commentaries. Signed at front: William
Pullen, Barrhead, 1819] |
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| 4.2 |
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Schweinitz, David von, 1600-1667. Meditations sur la Mort ...
Traduit en François [and based on the edition] Imprimé a Berlin
dans l’Année 1699. [Epitre at front signed: Henry Charles
Ragueneau, Beverley, 15 septembre 1758] |
| Box.Folder |
| 5.1-3 |
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Sturm, Christoph Christian, 1740-1786. Reflections on the works
of God in nature, and Providence for every day in the year. 3 volumes,
[ca. 1820] |
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| 6.1 |
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Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862. Dr. Thornwell’s Lectures
[copied by John M. Robinson, ca. 1860; with 3 letters from Presbyterian
ministers, 1864, laid in] |
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| 6.2 |
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Tractatus de Gratia [religious commentary in Latin, 17--?;
inscribed: Unus ex libris Michaelis MacCartan; inscribed: Ex libris
Hughili (?) MacCartan] |
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| 6.3 |
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Vox Fletus and Vox Clamoris ... [a paraphrase from the Book of
Isaiah; title page is signed Eugenia Clayton; the author’s Epistle
Dedicatoria is initialled R.F., 1678; signed at front: Tho. Clayton;
genealogical notes of Eugenia Clayton (?) at end of text] |
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Series II. Spanish Language Manuscripts, 1515-1841 |
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Subseries A. Cartas Ejecutorias, 1515-1805 |
| Box.Folder |
| 6.4 |
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Barcenas, Pedro de. [Carta Ejecutoria on behalf of Pedro de
Barcenas and Melchior de Barcenas]. Granada, 15 noviembre 1580;
vellum leaves and wraps, initials |
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| 6.5 |
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[Carta Ejecutoria mentioning Gonçalo de Ayora de Torquemada
and others of “la villa de las Posadas”]. [No place given], 24 junio
1585; on vellum, with two pages of religious and armorial art,
initials (all of superior quality), bound in blue velvet
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| 7.1 |
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[Carta Ejecutoria on behalf of unidentified persons of “la
villa de Medellín”]. Granada, octubre 1515; vellum leaves
and wraps, ornate initial and border on first leaf, other initials
throughout |
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| 7.2 |
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Gadea, Cristobal Francisco. [Carta Ejecutoria]. Seville, 14
septiembre 1754; 3 vellum leaves in color (one armorial, two
religious), bound in gold-stamped red leather |
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| 7.3 |
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Gonçales, Pedro. Executoria de Hidalguia de Sangre ... de
Pedro Gonçales Vecino de llugar de Alberite. Valladolid, 24
noviembre 1628; vellum leaves and wraps; frontispiece, royal arms,
initials |
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| 7.4 |
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Gonçales de Rio, Pedro. [Carta Ejecutoria concerning
Pedro Gonçales de Rio and Rodrigo Salçedo de Rio].
Valladolid, 15 marzo 1548; vellum leaves and wraps, ornate initial
and border on first leaf, other initials throughout |
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| 7.5 |
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Gutierrez, Diego. Sentencia y Carta Executoria de Hidalguia
Apedimiento de Diego Gutierrez Vecino de la Villa de
Caçual. Valladolid, 5 abril 1565; vellum leaves and wraps;
initials |
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| 7.6 |
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Herriega, Juan. [Carta Ejecutoria]. Granada, 16 enero 1556;
vellum leaves and wraps; armorial title-page, initials |
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| 8.1 |
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Hospital General de Santa María de la Ciudad de Plasencia.
Ejecutoria para que el hospital pueda tener botica pública. Madrid,
28 noviembre 1805; on paper, in vellum-covered boards |
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| 8.2 |
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Pamagua, Juan. [Carta Ejecutoria]. Granada, 25 agosto 1568;
vellum leaves and wraps, ornate armorial leaf on vellum mounted at
front |
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| 8.3 |
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Perea, Sebastian de. [Carta Ejecutoria on behalf of members
of the Perea family of Carmona]. Granada, 11 junio 1672; on vellum,
with 3 leaves in color (two armorial, one religious), initials,
bound in gold-stamped brown leather |
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| 8.4 |
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Ramos Alvarez de Arellan, Felipe Santiago. [Carta
Ejecutoria]. Quesada, 16 febrero 1643; 3 vellum leaves in color
(armorial, religious, title), vellum wraps |
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| 8.5 |
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Saleçan, Tomás de. [Carta Ejecutoria on
behalf of “Thomas de Saleçan” of Seville]. Madrid, 20 mayo
1689; 4 pages vellum with armorial headpiece in color followed by
106 numbered leaves on paper beginning “Dionissio de Salezan,” bound
in gold-stamped red leather |
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| 8.6 |
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Tiedra, Pedro de. Executoria original de Hidalguia de Pedro
de Tiedra Vecino de la Ciudad de Salamanca. Valladolid, 12 diciembre
1554; vellum leaves and wraps, never illuminated |
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Subseries B. Other Spanish Language Manuscripts, 1600?-1841
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| 9.1 |
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Archivo Municipal de Valladolid. Inventario de los
privilegios y franquezas de Valladolid que se hallaron en los
archivos. Compiled by Geronimo de Vitoria, Geronimo de Salazar, Juan
Fanega, and Gomez Fanega, [17--?] |
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| 9.2 |
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Cuaderno donde están las baronias de la Casa Real de
Portugal y Casa de Santa Eufemia y Casa de la Guardia. Escriptas en
15 fojas. Sacadas de las historias y anales de Aragón. 1641
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| 9.3 |
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Historia del Duende de Palacio y de la Corte, [after 1737;
inscribed: Gregorio Escosura] |
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| 9.4 |
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Melendez, Francisco. Memoria de las escrituras y papeles que
yo Gabriel Melendez al presente hallo en mi poder de Fran[cis]co
Melendez mi señor y padre que a la gloria, [16--?]; on paper, in
vellum wraps, indexed at front |
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| 9.5 |
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Molinillo y Cepero, Pedro María. [Documents relating to the
ancestry of Pedro and of his sister María del Desconsuelo]. Granada,
1841; on paper, with armorial leaf in color, tax stamps, bound in
gold-stamped russet leather |
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| 9.6 |
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Ortigosa y Cantalejos, Valentin. Testimonio de las
informaciones de legitimidad, nobleza, y literatura del Lic. Dn.
Valentin Ortigosa y Cantalejos. Mexico City, 1809; on paper with tax
stamps and notarial seals, pedigree on folio sheet inserted at end,
bound in half leather with marble boards and printed endpapers
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| 10.1 |
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Papeles Varios. [spine title; comprises Cartas
Primera-Quarta, together with Carta de un Académico
á uno de sus Amigos Sobre las Impugnaciones de la Historia
de Fr. Gerundio ..., [17-- ; ex libris Valentin Ruiz-Senén]
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| 9.7 |
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Tavira, Fernando de. [Detached vellum leaf with text
concerning Fernando de Tavira el viejo, 15--?] |
| Box.Folder |
| 9.8 |
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Yniguez de Valdosera, Diego. [Documents and depositions
relating to the family of Diego Yniguez de Valdosera “de la villa de
Villoslada”], 1783; on paper and with tax stamps dated 1783
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Series III. Other Manuscripts, 1301-1928 |
| Box.Folder |
| 11.1 |
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Anatomia Corporis Humani, [17--?] |
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Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575. Histori von den Tigurineren und
der Statt Zürich Sachen |
| Box.Folder |
| 10.2 |
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Vol. 1, copy 1 |
| Box.Folder |
| 11.2 |
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Vol. 2, copy 1 |
| Box.Folder |
| 12.1 |
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Vol. 2, copy 2 |
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Capbreu original de Molins de Rey; Parroquia de Santa Cruz del
orden y quadra de S.n Bartolome, 1718; text in Latin, title from caption
of index, on paper and with tax stamps dated 1718, bound in
blind-stamped russet leather, with clasps |
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Castile (Kingdom). Sovereign (1295-1312 : Ferdinand IV). [Royal
Privilege of Ferdinand IV to the Dominicans (or Franciscans?) in the
Kingdom of Leon, 1301, Reconfirming the Rights and Privileges Granted in
1285. Written in Old Spanish, chancery hand, on vellum] (*oversize,
removed to box 23) |
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| 12.3 |
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Catechismo de Cortigiani, [17--?] |
| Box.Folder |
| 12.4 |
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Celesia, Paolo. Guaderno di Greco di Paolo Celesia [scholastic
notes], 1887 |
| Box.Folder |
| 13.1 |
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Il Conclave del 1774 : Dramma per Musica da Recitarse nel Teatro
delle Dame nel Carnevale del 1775 |
| Box.Folder |
| 14.1 |
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De Morbis Capitis, [17--?] |
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| 13.2 |
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De Oblig[atio]nibus que ex Delicto Nascuntur, 1663 [“Ad usum
Antonii ex Dnis de Passano ...”] |
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| 13.3 |
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Des Vertus, 1775. [French text; stamped: De l’Institut de
Sourds-Muets de Lyon, D. Comberry Fondateur et Directeur; ex libris
Maurice Darantière] |
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| 14.2 |
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Epitome Romanae Historiae a Romulo ad Carolum Magnum ...
Abregé de l’Histoire Romaine depuis Romulus jusqu’a
Charlemagne, [Latin and French on facing pages, 17--]
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| 14.3 |
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Fraterna monitione della Francia al Italia, [16--?]; caption
title, on paper, disbound |
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| 14.4 |
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[French poems by Hugo, Racine, and others; illuminated text on
vellum; inscribed: Pour ma chére Florence avec mes meilleures
affections, Marcelle Holdey] |
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| 14.5 |
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[German-English phrase-book in 2 volumes; inscribed: James Watts,
January 1872-May 1874] |
| Box.Folder |
| 14.6 |
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[Home Remedies : copybook with handwritten remedies and with
printed and handwritten slips laid in, British, 18--?] |
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Hurlstone, William. [Deed of Sale to Samuel Nicholas of Property
at Deal, Kent, 28 September 1619; text in Latin, on vellum, with wax
seal attached] (*oversize, removed to Box 23) |
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| 15.1 |
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Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701. Relazione della Vita, e Morte, di
Sisto V, [17--, engraved portrait of Sixtus at front; bookplate of
Fintray House Library] |
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| 15.2 |
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[Long Island Property and the Morris Family : Transcribed Deeds,
1639 to 1843; front cover embossed with name: Zborowsky] |
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| 15.3 |
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M[anu]s[criptum] de Nummis, [binder’s title for German text on
medals and coins, 18--] |
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| 15.4 |
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Manuscrit Latin du XVIIe siècle : Physique
Générale, De Caelo, In Libros Metheororum Aristotelis,
Institutio Astronomica, [title from dealer’s catalog description]
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| 16.1 |
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Manuscritti Diversi, [spine title; half-title: Il Concerto nelli
Sconcerti overo il Parnasso Transfigurato, 17--] |
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| 16.2 |
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Le Patrie e Luoghi Dove Nacquero o Morirono li Pittori Contenuti
nell’ Abecedario Pittorico del P.M. Orlandi Car’o, [geographical index
to Orlandi’s Abecedario Pittorico, 17--] |
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Pecellin, Rodrigo. Executoria para la Provision de Media Racion
en d. Rodrigo Pecellin. Una Bula sobre el Mismo Asunto. Otra idem idem.
[Three Latin documents, one dated 1563, relating to Pecellin. The vellum
documents are sewn into a paper folio, from which the title has been
taken. One document retains its wax and wood seal] (*oversize, removed
to Box 23) |
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| 16.3 |
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Porzio, Camillo, 1526?-1580? La Congiura de Baroni del Regno di
Napoli contra il Re Ferdinando I. Napoli, 28 Decembre 1705, [Ex libris
Iacobi Iosephi Comitis de Mahony; inscribed: Ex libris ... Pennacchio]
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| 16.4 |
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St. John, Orford. The Impatient Age, [poems, with illustrations,
circa 1928] |
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| 16.5 |
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[Scrapbook of Christmas and New Year’s Cards, Together with other
Chromolithographs, circa 1900] |
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| 17-18 |
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Siri, Vittorio, 1608-1685. Memorie Recondite di Vittorio Siri
dall’anno 1601 sino all anno 1640, [in two volumes] |
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| 16.6 |
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Sonzogno, Cesare, fl. 1846. L’Arte di Fare i Fuochi d’Artifizio.
Seconda edizione. Milano, 1823, [handwritten transcription] |
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| 19.1 |
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Terreno sul Castello d’Altafronte di [?]ieta di Bagnesi, [16--?];
text in Latin and Italian, on paper and in portfolio with title “Bagnesi
copie di documenti (1290-1371)” |
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| 19.2 |
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Troubadour Français, [illustrated verses, circa 1820]
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| 19.3 |
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Vita e morte della Caterina Canacci, e d. Bartolomeo suo figlio
seguita in Firenze l’anno 1638, [circa 1800?] |
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| 19.4 |
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Wellford, Richard. [Indenture between Wellford and Thomas Warren,
1640] |
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Fragments, leaves, miscellany |
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Series IV. Music Manuscripts, circa 1550-circa 1910 |
| Box.Folder |
| 20.1 |
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Processional for Holy Week; Purification of the BVM, Italy,
[15--?] |
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Franciscan antiphonals, Italy, [16-- or 17--] |
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Music primer and tenor part book, John Paine Jr., Chelsea, 1771
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A 4-part harmony book, England, [circa 1820] |
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| 20.6 |
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Liturgical chant book for Vienne, France, 1829 |
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Hebrew song books, in Latin transliteration, from L’viv and
London, [circa 1880-circa 1910] |
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| 23 |
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