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1. Document, Giovanni Contarini to Donato Soranzo
- Alternative Title:
- Venice letter and Letter, Venice to Damascus, 1402
- Subject:
- Earthquakes, Natural disasters, Buildings, Politics and government, and Crime
- Creator:
- Contarini, Giovanni
- Contributor:
- Soranzo, Donato
- Location:
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- August 30, 1402
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Doc.Lat.7
- Extent:
- 1 page ; 22.5 x 30 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Syria--Damascus and Italy--Venice
- Coordinates:
- 45.43713, 12.33265 and 33.5102, 36.29128
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Letter written in pen and brown (possibly iron gall) ink on linen chain-and-laid, medium weight, cream-coloured paper with watermark.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provenance:
- The letter was donated to UVic by Brian Pollick in November 2018.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- personal correspondence, manuscripts (documents), letters (correspondence), transcripts, and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-072
- Fonds Title:
- Early Documents collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC577
- Is Referenced By:
- Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/doc-lat-7.phpArchival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/early-documents-collection-2
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-11
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 DPI Tiff (1/20; 246; tone copy4; camera height 650) by PD. Migration metadata by KD.
- Keyword in Context:
- Transcript available<br/>~P~ffiLA~ION OF LETTER Donate Soranzo (recipien~) In the name of Christ 1402 on Augus~ 30 in Venice ,.,,,~= ("f\ a, J;l"'"'."N h"'l"'".-!:nc."~"'. 't./" ~.,-\.,.,..:...,~.,.,+ha ,.,.,.,_,....r'l t.'.•1o.+.f'>me. n 0 ,c.A -,..'\T -"' .... >~--.3.·----.s-- 4c,r· #' ....
2. 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
- Location:
- 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.
3. Philip II of Spain, Letter
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Medieval and Politics and government
- Creator:
- Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
- Contributor:
- Pérez, Antonio, -1611
- Location:
- Language:
- spa
- Date Created:
- 1578
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Doc.Brown.9
- Extent:
- 1 page folio ; 283 x 207 mm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Spain
- Coordinates:
- 40, -4
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- A few small holes caused by ink corrosion, in clear and legible condition with good signatures. Seal legend, partially visible on paper used to protect wax at time of sealing. Two modern stamps in blue ink from (or referring to commerical collections of) Damiano Muoni,...
- 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:
- manuscripts (documents), correspondence, and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1989-069; Item: 10
- 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.pdfSpecial Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Transcript:
- Transcription by Emma Fanning, as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), April 2015.
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
- Keyword in Context:
- Transcript available<br/>Victoria, McPherson Library, Doc.Brown.9 Acc. 1989-069, Item #10 Letter in Spanish from King Philip II of Spain to Antonio de Zúñiga y Sotomayor, 3rd Marquis of Ayamonte and Governor of the Duchy of Milan, countersigned by Antonio Perez Spain (San Lorenzo de El Esco...
4. 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.pdfSpecial Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
5. Life and Genuine Character of the Rev. Dr. S---t written by himself
- Alternative Title:
- Verses on the death of Dr. Swift.
- Subject:
- Politics and government and Parody
- Creator:
- Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745
- Contributor:
- Publisher:
- London: Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick Lane, and fold by the Bookfellers, 1733
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1733
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR1171 Z5 1733
- Extent:
- 19 pages ; 34 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Great Britain
- Coordinates:
- 54.75844, -2.69531
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Dedication to Pope, signed: L.M.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- From the Print Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pamphlets and poems
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-09-16
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on OptickBook Plustek A300 at 600DPI Tiff (PD). Metadata by KD.
6. The Beasts Confession to the Priest : on observing how most men mistake their own talents
- Alternative Title:
- The Beasts' Confession and The Beasts Confession to the Priest, on observing how most men mistake their own talents. Written in the Year 1732.
- Subject:
- Politics and government and Parody
- Creator:
- Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745
- Contributor:
- Publisher:
- Dublin : Printed by George Faulkner, MDCCXXXVIII
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1738
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR3724 B4 1738
- Extent:
- 22 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- Great Britain
- Coordinates:
- 54.75844, -2.69531
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- From the Print Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pamphlets and poems
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-09-16
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on OptickBook Plustek A300 at 600DPI Tiff (PD). Metadata by KD.
7. Opinions of several gentlemen of the law, on the subject of negro servitude, in the province of Nova-Scotia
- Subject:
- Slavery--Law and legislation, Enslaved persons--Legal status, laws, etc., Enslaved persons, Politics and government, Law, Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc., Slavery, Slave trade, Court decisions and opinions, Enslaved persons--Social conditions, and History
- Publisher:
- St. John [N.B.] : Printed by John Ryan ..., 1802.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1802
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: HT1056 N6 O6
- Extent:
- 25 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 23 cm.
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada and Nova Scotia
- Coordinates:
- 45.00015, -62.99865 and 60.10867, -113.64258
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- From the Print Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- books
- Date Digitized:
- 2004-07-12
- Technical Note:
- 800 dpi TIFF. Metadata by KD.
8. Inquiry into the state of slavery in ancient Greece
- Alternative Title:
- Students' cabinet library of useful tracts,vol. I, no. VII; Edwards' Inquiry into the state of slavery in ancient Greece, Edwards' inquiry into the state of slavery in ancient Greece, and Students' cabinet library of useful tracts ; v. 1, no. 7
- Subject:
- Slavery--Law and legislation, Enslaved persons--Legal status, laws, etc., Enslaved persons, Slave labor, Politics and government, Ethics, Ancient, Slavery (Greek law), Civilization, Ancient, Slavery, History, Social conditions, Law, Greek, Enslaved persons--Social conditions, and History, Ancient
- Creator:
- Edwards, B. B. (Bela Bates), 1802-1852
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh : Thomas Clark, 1835.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1835
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 33 pages ; 17 cm.
- Geographic Coverage:
- Greece
- Coordinates:
- 39, 22
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Pages are also numbered 289-319.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- From the Print Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- books and tracts (literary genre)
- Date Digitized:
- 2009-11-09
- Technical Note:
- 150 dpi JPEG. Metadata by KD.
9. The knight of Gwynne, no. 01
- Alternative Title:
- The knight of Gwynne : a tale of the time of the union / with illustrations by "Phiz".
- Subject:
- Culture conflict--Political aspects, Political corruption, Intergroup relations, Corruption, Politics and government, and Irish
- Creator:
- Lever, Charles, 1806-1872
- Contributor:
- Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- January 1847
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4884 K5 1847
- Extent:
- 66 pages
- Edition:
- First edition in original pink printed wrappers.
- Geographic Coverage:
- England and Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312 and 53, -8
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 20 parts in 19. Illustrations.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-01/2022-03
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300, 600dpi. Cropped and size reduced for Vault using Photoshop. Metadata by KD.
10. The knight of Gwynne, no. 02
- Alternative Title:
- The knight of Gwynne : a tale of the time of the union / with illustrations by "Phiz".
- Subject:
- Culture conflict--Political aspects, Political corruption, Intergroup relations, Corruption, Politics and government, and Irish
- Creator:
- Lever, Charles, 1806-1872
- Contributor:
- Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Location:
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- February 1847
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Resource Type:
- Still Image
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4884 K5 1847
- Extent:
- 56 pages
- Edition:
- First edition in original pink printed wrappers.
- Geographic Coverage:
- England and Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312 and 53, -8
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 20 parts in 19. Illustrations.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-01/2022-03
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300, 600dpi. Cropped and size reduced for Vault using Photoshop. Metadata by KD.