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  • Book of Hours (Use of Troyes)

    Subject:
    Prayers and devotions, Books of hours, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Catholic Church
    Creator:
    Duc de La Valliere
    Contributor:
    Master of the Troyes Missal
    Location:
    Language:
    lat and fre
    Date Created:
    approximately 1460 to approximately 1470
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.8 and Call number: BX2080 T76 1460
    Extent:
    1 volume; parchment, 163 x 120 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    France--Troyes
    Coordinates:
    48.30073,4.08524
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Bound in nineteenth century red morocco; gilt-stamped border of vine leaves with corner flowers on front and back; spine with four raised bands and gilt stamping; all edges gilt. Inscription on front flyleaf: "Ce M...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Purchased by University of Victoria in 2017 from Les Enluminures.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    illuminated manuscripts
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php
    Date Digitized:
    2019-07-30/2019-08-06
    Transcript:
    List of contents (updated from bookseller description) and transcription of fols. 76r 87r (French prayers) by Mary Johnson, as part of coursework for a manuscript studies course with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), December 2018, is avail...
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on TTI/betterlight system at 600 dpi TIFF (camera height 600, 1/20; 303; bent5). Book rested on cradle; pages held in place as needed by clear acetate. Scanned 30 July - 6 Aug 2019 PD. Metadata by KD.

  • 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
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    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 ...
    Technical Note:
    300 dpi jpeg. Metadata by KD.

  • 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
    Location:
    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, gauffere...
    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.

  • Fall of Princes

    Alternative Title:
    John Lydgate, Fall of Princes and "Fall of Princes", Manuscript
    Subject:
    Mythology, Fate and fatalism, Poetry, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
    Creator:
    Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    approximately 1431 to approximately 1438
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Eng.1
    Extent:
    122 folios ; 260 x 350 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Paper and parchment., Two columns per page (90 x 300mm, 60-70 text lines per column)., and Previous...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Sold at Sotheby's 14 July 1947 (lot 181), and purchased by University of Victoria from the family of the 1947 buyer in 1977.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    1977-005
    Fonds Title:
    Medieval Studies Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC070
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/medieval-studies-collection, University of Victoria Lydgate MS Fall of Princes Website: http://spcoll.library.uvic.ca/Digit/lydgate/lydgatems/contents.htm, and Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/ms-eng-1.php
    Date Digitized:
    2012-03-16
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.
    Keyword in Context:
    Transcript available
    Victoria, University of Victoria Libraries, MS Eng.1 Accession No. 1977-005, Drawer 5A/08 John Lydgate’s Fall of Princes (imperfect) England s. XIVex This document contains transcription of folios 1r-25vb31 (Book I.120-6734), 26rb-29rb8 (Book I.6833-Book...

  • Nicolas de Lyra Incunabula

    Alternative Title:
    Nicolas de Lyra. REPERTORIUM IN POSTILLAM Incunabula and Nicolas de Lyra. REPERTORIUM IN POSTILLAM... NICOLAI DE LYRA SUPER VE[TUS] ET NO[VUM] TESTA[MENTUM.]
    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval
    Creator:
    Nicholas, of Lyra, approximately 1270-1349
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, April 19, 1494.
    Location:
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    April 19, 1494
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    155 leaves ; 8.75 x 6.5 inches
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Dealer's Condition Report:Binding with several chips, lacks 2 brass corner-pieces, one clasp restored. Gutters renewed (as rebacked), final leaf with marginal chipping and with paper repair (no loss of text), title ...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    incunabula (books) and manuscripts (documents)
    Date Digitized:
    2020-11-30/2020-12-16
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on TTI/Betterlight by PD. 600 DPI TIFF; 1/15; 263;bent5 tone; camera height 900. Metadata by KD.

  • 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.

  • Qur'an with part of Surat al-Qamar, Fragment

    Alternative Title:
    MS Leaf on Vellum from a Qur'an, North Africa
    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval and Qurʼan
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    ara
    Date Created:
    900s
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: MS Victoria 1992-037-1
    Extent:
    1 leaf ; 22.5 x 16.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    North Africa
    Coordinates:
    32.95337, 9.97559
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Written In Dark Brown Kufic Script, Vowels In Red Dots. Text: Surah 54, vv. 17-32 [from Maggs Bros. export license] Mounted between two pieces of cardboard, using paper hinges. Clear plastic in cut-out of top piece of c...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection, officially transferred to the University of Victoria on June 27th, 1996. Earlier provenance: Acquired through Maggs Bros. Rare Books, London, April 1992, who gave as the ultimate origin of the fragment ‘North Africa’.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    manuscripts (documents) and fragments (object portions)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1992-037, Item: 1
    Fonds Title:
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC017
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/ms-victoria-1992-037-1.php, Fragmentarium: https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-35el, and Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/bruce-and-dorothy-brown-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2012-02-23
    Transcript:
    Description and Transcription by Sohrab Mosahebi as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin, June 2022 available here: https://www.uvic.ca/library/assets/docs/mosahebi_quran_and_shahnameh.pdf
    Technical Note:
    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.

  • Gregory the Great, Dialogi [Dialogues]

    Subject:
    Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Manuscripts, Medieval, Dialogi (Gregory I, Pope), Christian saints, Legends, and Miracles
    Creator:
    Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    approximately 1320 to approximately 1330
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Call Number: BR65 G54 1320 and Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.6
    Extent:
    98 folios; poor-quality parchment; 16 x 12 x 2 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Italy--Italy, Central
    Coordinates:
    42.83829,12.24145
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    "Bound in nineteenth-century half parchment over pasteboard, with a smooth spine bearing a brown leather label with gilt stamped inscription, “S. GREG. / DIALOG. / CODEX / SEC. XV,” similar identification on front ...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Purchased by University of Victoria in 2017 from Les Enluminures.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    illuminated manuscripts
    Is Referenced By:
    From Les Enluminures website: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/MsLat6_full.pdf and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized:
    2019-10-21/2019-10-23
    Transcript:
    Transcription* by Jonathan Harmsworth and Asha Stewart, December 2018: fols. 1r-2rb9 and textual notes for fols. 1r-2rb9 and by Sarah Adam, December 2018: summary description, transcription of fols. 21r-23v, textual notes for fols. 21r-23v, pal...
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 dpi TIFF (1/20;303;copy 4 stops; camera height 500)Item scanned in acrylic cradle and mylar used to hold pages down during scans. Work completed 21-23 Oct 2019 - PD. Metadata by KD.

  • Untitled (Illuminated Initial)

    Subject:
    Lettering, Manuscripts, Medieval, Hymns, and Initials
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    approximately 1500
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Legacy Art Gallery Accession No. U009.16.300 and Shelf Mark: Fragm.Lat.29
    Extent:
    1 fragment ; 15 x 14.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Italy--Verona
    Coordinates:
    45.4299, 10.98444
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Made with gold leaf, tempera, and shell gold on vellum.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    One of two medieval manuscript fragments collected by Sydney Wayne Jackman and originally donated to the Legacy Art Gallery. Transferred to UVic Special Collection from the Legacy Art Gallery, 2021.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    illuminated manuscripts, manuscripts (documents), and fragments (object portions)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2022-006; Item: 1
    Fonds Title:
    Sydney Wayne Jackman collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC650
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sydney-wayne-jackman-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-10-21
    Technical Note:
    Scanned concurrently on Betterlight TTI (1/20; 283; copy4 tone; camera height 900) by PD. Metadata by KD.