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  • Pro rege infirmo

    Alternative Title:
    Book of hours : a decorated prayer book
    Subject:
    Catholic Church, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Prayers and devotions, Fidelis, of Sigmaringen, Saint, 1577-1622, Manuscripts, Latin, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic, Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Sacred music, Joseph, of Leonessa, Saint, 1556-1612, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Devotional literature, Felix, of Cantalice, Saint, 1515-1587, Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270, Books of hours, and Christian saints
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    fre and lat
    Date Created:
    1600s
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.10 and Call Number: BX2080 P76 1610
    Extent:
    27 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, music ; 26 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    France
    Coordinates:
    46, 2
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    In near-contemporary leather and paper binding. Coat of arms affixed to front board depicts a knight's helmet above a green-painted shield, presenting a rooster resting atop a castle flanked by two lions and three f...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Purchased from Hindman on the Medieval Manuscripts Fund.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    manuscripts (documents), leather bindings (bookbindings), scores (documents for music), illuminated manuscripts, decorated initials, religious texts, and books of hours
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/ms-lat-10.php
    Date Digitized:
    2023-03-10
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI 600 DPI TIFF (1/20; 263; copy4 tone; camera height 1200) by PD. Metadata by KD.

  • Shakespeare's Second folio, 1632

    Alternative Title:
    Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies. Published according to the try Originall Copies. The Second Impression.
    Subject:
    Tempest (Shakespeare, William), Othello (Shakespeare, William), King Henry IV (Shakespeare, William), Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare, William), Measure for measure (Shakespeare, William), Love's labour's lost (Shakespeare, William), All's well that ends well (Shakespeare, William), Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare, William), Timon of Athens (Shakespeare, William), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William), Coriolanus (Shakespeare, William), King Richard III (Shakespeare, William), Hamlet (Shakespeare, William), King Richard II (Shakespeare, William), King Lear (Shakespeare, William), Two gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare, William), King John (Shakespeare, William), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare, William), Henry V (Shakespeare, William), Comedy of errors (Shakespeare, William), As you like it (Shakespeare, William), Winter's tale (Shakespeare, William), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare, William), Twelfth night (Shakespeare, William), Merry wives of Windsor (Shakespeare, William), Midsummer night's dream (Shakespeare, William), Cymbeline (Shakespeare, William), Macbeth (Shakespeare, William), Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare, William), Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William), King Henry VIII (Shakespeare, William), and Much ado about nothing (Shakespeare, William)
    Creator:
    Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
    Contributor:
    Droeshout, Martin, 1601-, Milton, John, 1608-1674, and Cotes, Thomas, -1641
    Publisher:
    London, Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard. 1632.
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1632
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    1 volume (419 pages)
    Edition:
    Second edition and Second impression
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Includes an engraved title page portrait of the author signed: Martin Droeshout, sculpsit, London.Contemporary clippings describing auctions selling the first Shakespeare folio among other details and a card with "...
    Physical Repository:
    British Columbia. Legislative Library
    Collection:
    Early Printed Books
    Provenance:
    From the Legislative Library of British Columbia's collection.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    drama (literary genre), plays (performing arts compositions), books, collected works, folio (book format), and fiction (general genre)
    Date Digitized:
    2017-02-27/2017-03-13
    Transcript:
    Contents _archival-image-number/title/(printed page number):_005 title page with portrait_006 dedication_007 To The Great Variety of Readers_014 Contents / Tempest (1)_024 Two Gentlemen of Verona (20)_033 Merry Wives of Windsor (39) _044 Measur...
    Technical Note:
    Received from Legislative Library late February 2017. Scanned from 27 Feb - 13 Mar. 600 dpi TIFFS. Edge of book approx 10 1/4" from front edge of scan deck. 1/20; 263 ISO; Bent 5 tone. Size 10.33 x 12.69 (adjusted to 12.95) @ 450 camer...

  • Shahnameh, Fragment

    Alternative Title:
    Šāhnāme, شاهنامه, Fragment of Shahnameh (Dastan-ɘ Bæhram ba Kɘshavarz َ داستانَبهرامَباَکشاورز ), and Abu al-Qasim Ahmad, Fragment
    Subject:
    Calligraphy, Persian, Persian poetry, Shāhnāmah (Firdawsī), Epic poetry, Epic literature, Persian, and Persian literature
    Creator:
    Firdawsī
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    per
    Date Created:
    1551 to 1650
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: MS Victoria 1998-034
    Extent:
    1 leaf ; 345 x 222 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Iran
    Coordinates:
    32, 53
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Indigenous Iranian paper in Nasta’liq script.
    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), poetry, epic poetry, and fragments (object portions)
    Fonds Title:
    Arabic Manuscripts Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC119
    Is Referenced By:
    Fragmentarium: https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-ypcz and Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/ms-victoria-1998-034.php
    Date Digitized:
    2022-10-12
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.
    Keyword in Context:
    Transcript available
    1 Term Project for English 503: Introduction to Manuscript Studies and Archival Methods Summer 2022 Sohrab Mosahebi Dr. A.W. Boyarin Table of Contents 1. Ms-Victoria-1992-037-1: ....................................................................................

  • James I, Document

    Subject:
    Manuscripts, Medieval and Court records
    Contributor:
    James I, King of England, 1566-1625
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    1600s
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Doc.Lat.2
    Extent:
    1 page; with seal
    Geographic Coverage:
    England
    Coordinates:
    52.16045, -0.70312
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    seals (marks) and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    1993-022
    Fonds Title:
    Medieval Studies Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC070
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/medieval-studies-collection 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.

  • 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 ...

  • Early modern French legal document (1634)

    Subject:
    Law
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    fre
    Date Created:
    1634?
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    1 leaf ; 22 x 48 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Double sided.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    documents (object genre), manuscripts (documents), legal documents, and autographs (manuscripts)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2023-028
    Fonds Title:
    17th Century Document collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC688
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/17th-century-document-collection-2
    Date Digitized:
    2024-08
    Technical Note:
    600 DPI TIF, scanned on Betterlight TTI by PD/LG. Metadata by KD. RBMS CVRMC used in keyword field.

  • Hebrew language and grammar

    Subject:
    Hebrew language and Hebrew language--Grammar
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    gre, heb, and lat
    Date Created:
    approximately 1600 to approximately 1700
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.4 and Call Number: PJ4563 H43
    Extent:
    10 leaves (five paper bifolia); 13-17 cm; manuscript on paper, fragmentary
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Manuscript fragment on paper. Worn, stained and damaged in keeping with presumed former use as stiffeners in the wrapper of a bound book.--bookseller's description. Main text Latin with significant use of text in He...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Purchased by Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin from Thomas A. Bredehoft of Chancery Hill Books (Morgantown, West Virginia) May 2015. Purchased from Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin, 2015.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    manuscripts (documents)
    Fonds Title:
    Medieval Studies Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC070
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized:
    2018-08-27
    Technical Note:
    Scanned using OpticBook 3600 scanner @ 600dpi; 24-bit uncompressed TIFF by JFrederick. 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 benef...
    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.
    Location:
    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 cont...
    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.

  • 17th Century Latin Document with Large Seal

    Subject:
    James I, King of England, 1566-1625, Manuscripts, Seventeenth century, and Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    lat
    Date Created:
    1600s
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Shelf Mark: Doc.Lat.6
    Extent:
    1 sheet ; 38.5 x 50 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    England
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Written in a court hand., Large, red wax seal is intact and hangs from the document, approx 10 cm diameter.,
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    seals (marks), manuscripts (documents), and legal documents
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2019-070, Item: 3
    Fonds Title:
    Early Modern Manuscripts collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC599
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/doc-lat-6.php and Special Collections Fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/early-modern-manuscripts-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2020-02
    Technical Note:
    Files 001 & 002 front and back under glass with sealFiles 003 & 004 back and front under glass without seal (flatter, to minimize wrinkles)Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 dpi TIFF (1/15; 263; bent5 tone; height 700) by PD. Metadat...