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  • Text from Psalms

    Alternative Title
    Bible. Psalms, CXVIII, 64-72. and Text from Psalm 118, verses 64-72.
    Subject
    Manuscripts, Medieval, Bible. Psalms, History, Bible. Psalms, CXX-CXXXIV, Bible, Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), and Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
    Language
    lat
    Date created
    1175? to 1200?
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Shelf Mark: Fragm.Lat.24 and Call Number: ND3358 P7T59
    Extent
    1 leaf (text on both sides) ; vellum ; 260 x 170 mm
    Geographic Coverage
    Italy and Northern Italy
    Coordinates
    45.20543, 8.96233 and 42.83333, 12.83333
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Purchased from Phillip J Pirages
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    illuminated manuscripts, psalters (books), fragments (object portions), and manuscripts (documents)
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php
    Date Digitized
    2018-09-28
    Transcript
    Main text transcribed below in Latin with English translation following. Glosses and interlineation not translated.118:63 [final words only] ...custodientium mandata tua. [... keep your commandments].118:64 -- Misericordia tua Domine plena est terra: iustificationes tuas...
    Technical Note
    300 dpi jpeg. Metadata by KD.

  • Memoriale de prerogativa imperii romani

    Alternative Title
    Reminder of the Prerogative of the Roman Empire
    Subject
    Early works, Kings and rulers, State, The, England. Parliament, Europe--Holy Roman Empire, Politics and government, Bishops, History, and Manuscripts
    Creator
    Alexander, von Roes, active 13th century
    Contributor
    Regino, of Prüm, approximately 840-915
    Language
    lat and enm
    Date created
    1457 to 1490
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: DD126 A44 1457 and Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.9
    Extent
    95 folios, preceded by a single and followed by 2 paper flyleaves : illuminations, portrait, coats of arms ; 23 x 17 cm.
    Geographic Coverage
    France, Rome (Empire), Germany--Cologne, Germany--Bavaria, and Germany
    Coordinates
    50.93333, 6.95, 51.5, 10.5, 41.8925, 12.48499, 46, 2, and 49, 11.5
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Bound in deerskin over wood boards, back sewn on four bands (not its original binding, although binding is a period binding, here reused), front and back covers worn, cracking along the upper joint. Damaged in the upper and inner margin, opening folio and edges of many...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Purchased from Les Enlumieres
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    early works, illuminated manuscripts, and manuscripts (documents)
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php
    Date Digitized
    2019-11-19
    Transcript
    Transcription of fol. 15r (start of the 25 October 1460 Act of Accord) by Shaylene Keddy, as part of coursework for a manuscript studies course with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), December 2018, is available here:...
    Technical Note
    600 dpi TIFF. Item scanned on TTI/Betterlight (1/20; 283; bent5 tone profile; camera height 500). Metadata by KD.

  • Terrier of the Town of Karben

    Alternative Title
    Terrier [Land-Holdings] of the Town of Karben (Hesse, Germany)
    Subject
    Terriers (Law), Land tenure, Villages, Landowners, History, Manuscripts, Cities and towns, and Land titles
    Language
    ger
    Date created
    1483
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: HD1251 T37 1483 and Shelf Mark: Ms.Ger.2
    Extent
    6ff ; parchment ; 358 x 133 mm
    Geographic Coverage
    Germany--Karben, Germany--Karben--Kloppenheim, Germany, and Germany--Hesse
    Coordinates
    50.55, 9, 51.5, 10.5, 50.23521, 8.75789, and 50.23329, 8.75138
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    "apparently complete, with the exception of the original seal which lacks (collation i6), written in brown ink in batarde cursive for the text and in Gothic textura in red ink for the date, on 40-45 long lines (justification 110 x 270-290 mm.), with initials stroked...
    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) and legal documents
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.phpFrom Les Enluminures website: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/MsGer2.pdf
    Date Digitized
    2020-02-11
    Transcript
    Transcription completed by Cameron Young, with reference to a prior draft transcription by Johannes Schmidt and Seamus Reid, as part of coursework for a manuscript studies course with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), December 2016, available here:...
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight TTI at 600 dpi 11 Feb 2020 (1/20; 303; bent 5, camera height 800) scanned under glass. Metadata by KD.

  • Nuremberg Chronicle

    Alternative Title
    Incunabulum, 1493
    Subject
    Liber chronicarum (Schedel, Hartmann) and History
    Creator
    Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514
    Contributor
    Koberger, Anton, approximately 1440-1513
    Language
    lat
    Date created
    1493?
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Shelf Mark: Inc.Lat.4
    Extent
    1 leaf ; 45.5 x 32.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Germany--Nuremberg
    Coordinates
    49.45421, 11.07752
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Illustrations.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    encyclopedias, fragments (object portions), incunabula (books), and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2010-014, Item: 1.4
    Fonds Title
    Sandra Mattia collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC436
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inc-lat-4.phpSpecial Collections fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sandra-mattia-collection
    Date Digitized
    2022-08-15
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI - 1/15; 283; bent5; camera 800 - 600DPI tiff archival scans by PD. Metadata by KD.

  • Property Register, County of Leiningen

    Alternative Title
    Taxation Records, County of Leiningen., Court Records from Lautersheim (Rheinland-Pfalz)., and Regulations from Grunstadt (Rheinland-Pfalz) for Payment of Agrarian Dues.
    Subject
    History, Land tenure, Landowners, Villages, Manuscripts, Cities and towns, and Land titles
    Language
    ger
    Date created
    1497 to 1498
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Ger.1 and Call Number: HD1251 P76 1498
    Extent
    65 leaves (collation: i8 + ii4 + iii8 [6 + 2 interleaved singletons, following 13 and 16] + iv16 + v13 [12 + 1, after folio 48] + vi2 + vii14; paper; an unfoliated paper slip interleaved between fols 5-6); modern foliation in pencil, top, outer corner, recto, 1-65 ; 22 x 16.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Germany--Worms, Germany--Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and Germany--Leiningen (Principality)
    Coordinates
    51.5, 10.5, 50.1333, 7.56667, 49.63278, 8.35916, and 49.66667, 7.5
    Chronological Coverage
    14XX
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Item is very brittle, binding is uneven (loose in places, tight in others); no covers. "Written in one main hand, in black ink, in a German administrative cursiva, with sixteenth-century additions by several hands, and addenda in an eighteenth-century hand on ff. 42v...
    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), early works, records (documents), and tax records
    Is Referenced By
    From Les Enluminures website: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/MsGer1.pdfSpecial Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php
    Date Digitized
    2020-01-22/2020-01-23
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight TTI 600 DPI TIFF (1/20; 263; bent5 tone; camera height 500). Metadata by KD.

  • Notarial records of Pietro Gori Michelangelo (Codex Kemp)

    Subject
    Family archives, Renaissance, History, Women, Law, Manuscripts, Social conditions, Families, Family history, Family records, Land titles, Notaries, Landowners, and Dowry
    Creator
    Michelangelo, Pietro Gori
    Date created
    1510 to 1521
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: CS769 M63N67 1510 and Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.5
    Extent
    i + 31 folios (collation i² + ii¹⁰ + iii¹⁰⁺¹ + iv⁸) ; parchment, 225 x 170 mm
    Geographic Coverage
    Italy and Italy--Siena
    Coordinates
    43.31822, 11.33064 and 42.83333, 12.83333
    Chronological Coverage
    15XX
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Housed in a modern handmade box covered in dark burgundy cloth. "Bound in wood boards, faded and slightly worn red leather strap with intact lettered ("E.M.") brass clasp with pin and eylet, channels of support visible, faded and slightly worn red leather...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Purchased from Les Enluminures
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents), records (documents), and notarial documents
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php
    Date Digitized
    2020-01-21
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight TTI 600 dpi tiff (1/20; 263; bent5 tone; camera height 500). Metadata by KD.

  • Ad physiologum

    Alternative Title
    Tou hagiou patros hēmōn Epiphaniou, Episkopou konstanteias Kyprou, Eis ton physiologon; tou autou eis ta Baia logus = Sancti Patris nostri Epiphanii, episcopi Constantiae Cypri, Ad Physiologvm. Eiusdem in die festo palmarum sermo. D. Consali Ponce de Leon Hispalensis,...
    Subject
    History, Sermons, Physiologus, Bestiaries, Sermons, Greek--Manuscripts, Sermons, Greek, Bible, Palm Sunday, and Early works
    Creator
    Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403
    Contributor
    Ponce de León, Gonzalo, 1530-approximately 1590
    Publisher
    Antverpiae : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, architypographi Regis, 1588.
    Language
    gre and lat
    Date created
    approximately 1588
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: BR65 E653H3 1588
    Extent
    16 unnumbered pages, 124 pages, 11 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Includes index. Illustrations.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Early Printed Books Collection
    Provenance
    Gift of Beryl Rowland estate.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    books
    Is Referenced By
    Indexed in: Plantin press 1126
    Date Digitized
    2001-01-22
    Technical Note
    600 dpi tiff. Metadata by KD.

  • The survey of London : contayning the orignall, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, methodically set downe : with a memoriall of those famouser acts of charity, which for publicke and pious uses have beene bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors, as also all the ancient and moderne monuments erected in the churches, not onely of those two famous cities, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) foure miles compasse

    Alternative Title
    The survey of London : contayning the orignall, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, methodically set downe : with a memoriall of those famouser acts of charity, which for publicke and pious uses have beene bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and...
    Subject
    History, Early works, Social conditions, Cities and towns, Antiquities, Historic buildings, Architecture, Travel, Manners and customs, and Buildings
    Creator
    Dyson, Humphrey, -1633, Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633, and Stow, John, 1525?-1605
    Contributor
    Dyson, Humphrey, -1633, Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633, and Bourne, Nicholas, -1660
    Publisher
    London : Printed by Elizabeth Purslowe, and are to be sold by Nicholas Bourne, at his shop at the south entrance of the Royall Exchange, 1633.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1633
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: DA680 S87 1633
    Extent
    8 unnumbered pages, 939 [that is 943], 29 unnumbered pages : coats of arms; 35 cm (folio)
    Edition
    [Fourth]
    Geographic Coverage
    England--London
    Coordinates
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Chronological Coverage
    16xx/17xx
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    The words "survey" and "London" in the title are xylographic; Leaf A1v bears the arms of London; Paging irregular; no. 527-534 repeated, no. 653-654 and 771-772 omitted; Text and register appear continuous despite pagination; Variant of title page...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Early Printed Books Collection
    Provenance
    Gift of Janelle Jenstad (2014).
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    books
    Is Referenced By
    Indexed in: ESTC, S117597; STC (2nd ed.), 23345
    Date Digitized
    2013-05-03/2013-05-14
    Technical Note
    600 dpi TIFF. Scanned on Plustek by SC and KM. Metadata by JTP and KD.

  • Doctoral diploma granted to Franciscus Dionysius Van der Hagheby by the University of Rome, 1682

    Alternative Title
    Doctoral Diploma, University of Rome and Franciscus Dionysius Van der Haghe : Doctoral diploma granted by the University of Rome 1682.
    Subject
    Diplomas, Education, Università di Roma, Universities and colleges, History, and Manuscripts
    Creator
    Van der Haghe, Franciscus Dionysius
    Contributor
    Università di Roma
    Language
    lat
    Date created
    April 11, 1682
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: LF3733 D4V35 1682 and Shelf Mark: Doc.Lat.5
    Extent
    1 sheet ; parchment ; 44 x 61 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Italy and Italy--Rome
    Coordinates
    41.89193, 12.51133 and 42.83333, 12.83333
    Chronological Coverage
    16XX
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    "One sheet, written in an elegant italic script in thirty long lines, framed on three sides with a gold rule, headings and names in gold capitals, one six-line gold initial, stamp in the lower margin with the initials “S. B.” and motto “Elevat Et Illustrat,” folded,...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Purchased from Les Enluminures, Ltd.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    diplomas and manuscripts (documents)
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.phpFrom Les Enluminures website: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/DocLat5_full.pdf
    Date Digitized
    2020-02-13
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI by PD (1/20; 263; copy4 stops; camera height 700). 600 dpi TIFF. Item stored folded, unfolded and scanned under glass. Metadata by KD.

  • Georgius Secundus, Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rex

    Alternative Title
    George II legal instrument manuscript, circa 1730.
    Subject
    Land titles, Land tenure--Law and legislation, History, Land tenure, Legal instruments, and Early works
    Creator
    George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760
    Contributor
    Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754, Andrew, Sarah, and History of Tom Jones (Fielding, Henry)
    Language
    lat
    Date created
    approximately 1730
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 leaf (manuscript on vellum(?)) : engraving ; 66 x 90 cm.
    Geographic Coverage
    Great Britain and England--Lyme Regis
    Coordinates
    54, -2 and 50.72654, -2.93477
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Early Printed Books Collection
    Provenance
    Prof. Emeritus John Tucker.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    legal documents, legal instruments, and manuscripts (documents)
    Date Digitized
    2016-06-09
    Technical Note
    600 dpi JPEG. Metadata by JTP and KD.