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  • Codex Pollick (Book of Hours)

    Alternative Title
    Book of Hours (use of Rome).
    Subject
    Books of hours, Prayers and devotions, Catholic Church, and Manuscripts, Medieval
    Creator
    Anonymous
    Contributor
    Mariano del Buono di Jacopo
    Language
    lat
    Date created
    approximately 1480 to approximately 1490
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.3 and Call Number: BX2080 M37 1480
    Extent
    1 volume: 184 folios, 183 leaves, 109 x 74 mm (11cm)
    Geographic Coverage
    Italy--Florence
    Coordinates
    43.77925, 11.24626
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Complete folios, mostly in gatherings of 10; written on fine vellum in dark brown ink; some catchwords, rubrics in burnished gold leaf or liquid gold; Sixteenth-century chagrin (or galuchat ?) binding, gauffered and gilt edges, with a strap and pin closing...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Chiefly gift of Brian Pollick, Victoria, B.C., 2013.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents), illuminated manuscripts, and books of hours
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized
    2014-10-30/2014-11-01|2014-11-05/2014-11-07|2014-11-17/2014-11-18
    Transcript
    Transcriptions completed by UVic students as part of coursework for manuscript studies classes with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL) and are available here: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/ms-lat-3_rev.pdf
    Technical Note
    Metadata by KD.

  • Letter from Norman Douglas, January 17, 1928

    Subject
    Authors and Authors, English--Correspondence
    Creator
    Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    January 17, 1928
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 page ; 21 x 27 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Italy--Florence
    Coordinates
    43.77925, 11.24626
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten in black ink. Letterhead reads "C/O Thomas Cook Via Tornabuoni Florence"
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    20th Century Manuscripts
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents), correspondence, and letters (correspondence)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 1997-073
    Fonds Title
    Norman Douglas collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC194
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/norman-douglas-collection
    Date Digitized
    2025-03
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file by MT. Metadata by KD.