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  • Armorial Manuscript

    Subject:
    Genealogy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Heraldry, Courts and courtiers, and Devices (Heraldry)
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    enm and lat
    Date Created:
    approximately 1580
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Brown.Eng.2
    Extent:
    272 leaves; quarto, 180 x 133 mm (approximately 13 x 18 x 4.5 cm)
    Geographic Coverage:
    England
    Coordinates:
    52.16045,-0.70312
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Attractive illuminated late sixteenth-century manuscript in ink, with many coloured armorial illustrations within shields, bound in later red morocco gilt.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    illuminated manuscripts
    Archival Item Identifier:
    1989-070-5
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized:
    2019-10-24
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 dpi TIFF (1/20; 303 (some at 283); copy 4 stops; camera height 500). Mylar used to hold pages down during scans as needed. Metadata by KD.

  • Sixtus IV, Papal Bull

    Alternative Title:
    Sixtus IV, Born Francesco della Rovere, 1414-84. Pope
    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval and Catholic Church
    Creator:
    Sixtus IV, Pope, 1414-1484
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    October 18, 1471
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Doc.Brown.10
    Extent:
    1 page oblong folio on vellum; 285 x 525 mm; with lead bulla of Sixtus IV
    Geographic Coverage:
    Italy--Rome
    Coordinates:
    41.89193, 12.51133
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    In Latin in a good italic hand, with an attractive calligraphic first line. The lead bulla of Sixtus IV in fine condition is attached by the original pink and yellow plaited cords. A few small holes not affecting the se...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    seals (marks) and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    1989-069-5
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php. and Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf
    Date Digitized:
    2012-02-23
    Transcript:
    Transcription completed by Seth Johnson, with corrections and amendments by Kenna Bathea, as part of coursework for a manuscripts studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), December 2016, available here: https://www.uvic.ca/librar...
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Leaf from a Medieval Book of Hours, Fragment

    Alternative Title:
    Book of Hours – Fragment
    Subject:
    Prayers and devotions, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    1476 to approximately 1500
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Fragm.Brown.Lat.8
    Extent:
    1 leaf ; 160 x 110 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    France--Paris
    Coordinates:
    48.85341, 2.3488
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Vellum, 8 four-lined noted staves. Mounted.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    manuscripts (documents), illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, and fragments (object portions)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2003-018; Item: 3
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Fragmentarium: https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-g58a and Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/fragm-brown-lat-8.php
    Date Digitized:
    2020-02-12
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI by PD. Metadata by KD.
    Keyword in Context:
    Transcript available
    Victoria, University of Victoria Libraries, Fragm.Brown.Lat.8 Acc. 2003-018, item #3 Book of Hours (1 leaf, Use of Paris) France (Paris?) s. XV3/4 fol. r1-v18 Audiuit dominus et misertus… Holocaustum et pro peccato non. Book of Hours: Use of Paris, M...

  • Elizabeth I, Privy Council Letter

    Alternative Title:
    Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England
    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval, Great Britain. Privy Council, Politics and government, and Tyrone's Rebellion (1597-1603)
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Banbury, William Knollys, Earl of, 1547-1632, Nottingham, Charles Howard, Earl of, approximately 1536-1624, Dorset, Thomas Sackville, Earl of, 1536-1608, Dorset, Charles Sackville, Earl of, 1638?-1706, North, Roger, Baron, 1530-1600, Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron, 1540?-1617, Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, Salisbury, Robert Cecil, Earl of, 1563-1612, Popham, John, Sir, 1531?-1607, and Fortescue, John, Sir, 1531?-1607
    Location:
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    January 15, 1599
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Doc.Brown.8
    Extent:
    2 pages folio ; 336 x 463 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Ireland and England--Norfolk
    Coordinates:
    52.66667, 1 and 53, -8
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Folded once, letter on the two sides of one of the resulting leaves, the address on one side of the other leaf. Seal tear professionally repaired. With integral address leaf.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    correspondence and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    1989-069-11
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized:
    2012-02-23
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Leaf from a Medieval Book of Hours, Fragment

    Alternative Title:
    Illuminated Leaf from a Medieval Book of Hours
    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval, Catholic Church, Prayers and devotions, and Books of hours
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    approximately 1475
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Fragm.Brown.Lat.5
    Extent:
    1 leaf; vellum; 175 x 115 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    France--Rouen
    Coordinates:
    49.44313, 1.09932
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Latin Gothic script with gold initials and line fillers. Mounted.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    fragments (object portions), manuscripts (documents), and illuminated manuscripts
    Archival Item Identifier:
    2003-018-5
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php. and Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf
    Date Digitized:
    2012-02-23
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Medicinal and Culinary Miscellany

    Alternative Title:
    Fifteenth-century leaf from a medicinal and culinary miscellany (fol. 38)
    Subject:
    Formulas, recipes, etc.--Manuscripts and Manuscripts
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    ita and lat
    Date Created:
    1300s to 1600s
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Brown.It.1
    Extent:
    33 leaves; 30 x 22 cm.
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Folio with old 17th-century foliation 31-62, modern foliation in pencil, on paper with the exception of one leaf of reused medieval parchment (36). Paper quality and size inconsistent, some watermarks visible. Bound in ...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Purchased by Bruce and Dorothy Brown from Maggs Bros. Ltd, London, July 1992.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    miscellanies and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1992-044-2
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized:
    2012-02-23
    Transcript:
    Catalogue and preliminary identification of watermarks by Natasha O'Reilly, with the assistance of Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Boyarin, December 2016, available here: h...
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.
    Keyword in Context:
    Transcript available
    Kerri ENSH483 Final Project Victoria, University of Victoria Libraries, Ms.Brown.It.1 Acc. 1992-044 Fifteenth-century leaf from a medicinal and culinary miscellany (fol. 38) Italy s. XV2 This study was completed by ENSH MA student Kerri Li for a manuscript ...

  • Leaf from a Medieval Book of Hours, Fragment

    Alternative Title:
    Illuminated Leaf from a Medieval Book of Hours
    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval, Catholic Church, Prayers and devotions, and Books of hours
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    approximately 1450 to approximately 1500
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Fragm.Brown.Lat.6
    Extent:
    1 leaf; vellum; 144 x 103 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Italy--Italy, Central
    Coordinates:
    42.83829, 12.24145
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Latin Gothic script with large initial 'D'. Mounted.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    fragments (object portions), manuscripts (documents), and illuminated manuscripts
    Archival Item Identifier:
    2003-018-4
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php. and Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf
    Date Digitized:
    2012-02-23
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • English Pre-Reformation Genealogical Roll

    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval and Genealogy
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    approximately 1472 to 1520?
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Brown.Lat.1
    Extent:
    Genealogical roll on parchment; 9 membranes/skins attached by glue; measuring 7560 x 432 mm total (about 21 feet x 5 inches)
    Geographic Coverage:
    England
    Coordinates:
    52.16045, -0.70312
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Written on 9 skins, in red and black, marginal border of hair-line stems and heavy bell-like flowers. 2.8 mm decorative borders adorn each side in multicolor pigments (pink, blue, green, red, yellow, and grey, with gold...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    The roll was donated to the University of Victoria in 1989 by Bruce and Dorothy Brown, who purchased it from Maggs Bros Ltd (London). It is unknown when Maggs acquired the roll. Markings on the top and bottom of the dorse side indicate it was once sold for 4 guineas (a currency discontinued in the UK in 1816) and later for £70.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    scrolls (information artifacts) and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    1989-069-6
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php. and Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf
    Date Digitized:
    2017-02-14
    Transcript:
    Transcription of membranes 1-3 by Sophie Boucher, Brynn Fader, Rebekah Prette, and Molly Trepanier, in collaboration with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), as part of coursework for her manuscript studies class, April 2015, is available her...
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Wax Seal of Edward VI

    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval and Seals (Numismatics)
    Creator:
    Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    1547 to 1553
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Seal.Brown.1
    Extent:
    Dark green wax seal; diameter 147 x 10-17 mm thickness; over two vellum tags (250 x 36 mm).
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    65 x 15 mm portion missing from upper edge with loss of text on both sides; square hole (2 1/2 mm) in right margin [to test for melting point?].
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Antique Shop in Hartingford Bury, U.K. Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    seals (marks)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    1989-069-7
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized:
    2012-02-23
    Transcript:
    Latin text: "[break]DEI GR[ ]TIA MAGNAE BRITANNIA [blank portion] FRANCIAE ET HIBER.REX FIDEI DEFENSO [back at break]"; Text: "[break]FIDEI DEFENSOR MAGNVS BRITANNIAE [illegible portion] HIBERNIAE REX FIDEI [back at break]"....
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Leaf from a Medieval Gradual, Fragment

    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval and Graduals (Chants)
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    approximately 1500
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Fragm.Brown.Lat.10
    Extent:
    1 leaf; paper; 130 x 85 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    France
    Coordinates:
    46, 2
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    8 four-lined note staves. Mounted.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    fragments (object portions) and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    2003-018-6
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized:
    2012-02-23
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.