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Illuminated manuscripts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Handwritten manuscripts that have been decorated with gold or silver, brilliant colors, designs, or miniature pictures. Although prevalent in Islamic and Asian societies, the longest tradition of illuminating manuscripts was in Christian medieval Europe, from the 6th-16th centuries, when the art was superseded by printed illustrations. Generally, the manuscripts were both 'historiated', or decorated with relevant paintings, and 'illuminated' in its original sense, meaning decorated with calligraphic initial capital letters using gold leaf. Over time, the term 'illuminated' came to refer to any illustration or decoration in a manuscript. Illuminated manuscripts played a major role in the development of art, partly because of the manuscript's portability in carrying artistic developments from one region to another.

Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript on heraldry, written throughout in one hand of the late 15th or early 16th century.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.6.5
Scope and Contents The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) `De insigniis et armis` by Bartolus de Saxoferrato (folio 1). The text has been printed by Sir Edward Bysshe in the notes to his edition of ‘De studio militari’ by Nicholas Upton, pages 6-17.(ii) `De studio militari` by Nicholas Upton, (folio 12). The text corresponds with that of Bysshe`s edition except for the omission of the sections `De ardea` and `De fasiano` (pages 175, 195). A passage at the beginning of book 1,...
Dates: Late 15th century-early 16th century.

Manuscript, possibly from Mount Athos, of St Dorotheus and the sermons of Isaias, with an account of the miracle performed by the Virgin at Blachernae.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.21
Scope and Contents (i) St Dorotheus: letter (folio 1; ‘Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca’, ‘Auctarium’ 2116z, ‘Patrologia Graeca’, lxxxviii, 1613); beginning of life of St Dositheus, differing from the version below, folio 17 verso (folio 5); teachings 21 (folio 5 verso; ‘Patrologia Graeca’, lxxxviii, 1812), 18 (folio 11; ‘Patrologia Graeca’, lxxxviii, 1804, ‘Oeuvres spirituelles’, 504), 16 (folio 13 verso; ‘Patrologia Graeca’, lxxxviii, 1793, ‘Oeuvres spirituelles’, 488); life of St Dositheus (folio 17 verso,...
Dates: Late 10th century-early 11th century.

Manuscript, probably written by Giovan Marco Cinico, of the Latin translation by Francesco Griffolini (formerly attributed to Francesco Accolti) of the spurious letters of Diogenes and Phalaris.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.6.10
Scope and Contents The volume is now confused and imperfect, but it is clear that originally there were two compilations: Diogenes with prefatory material (sections (i), (ii), (v), (vi)), and Phalaris with prefatory material (beginning lost, sections (iv), (iii)). The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Elegy dedicating the translation of Diogenes to Pius II, beginning `Ad uaticani praeclara palatia petri` (folio 1).(ii) Title of the translation of Diogenes (folio 3...
Dates: 2nd half of 15th century.

Manuscript, written by Antonio di Mario, of Jerome’s translation of ‘Chronici Canones’ by Eusebius, with the continuation by Prosper.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.1.1.5
Scope and Contents

Subscription on folio 75 verso; ‘Ego Antonius Marii filius et Florentinus civis absolvi V. Idus Mai MCCCCXXVI quo tenpore ducalis illustrisque dominatio Venetorum simul cu(m) nostra repu(bli)ca Florentina colligatione facta pro earu(m) libertate tuenda adversus tyran(n)idem

Duce(m) Mediolanense(m) qui an(n)is iam elapsis iniquissime et iniuste contra dictam nostra(m) re(m) p(ublic)am Flo(renti)na(m) bellu(m) fecerat viriliter atq(ue)fortiter dimicabant Valeas qui legas’.

Dates: 1426.

Manuscript, written in Italy, of the epitome by Junianus Justinus of 'Historiae Philippicae' by Trogus Pompeius, and of the prologues to that work.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.4.11
Scope and Contents The epitome begins on folio 1, and the prologues on folio 163.The text is apparently contaminated from the [?] and [?] classes.Headings in red. A large initial on folio 1 in blue, red, and gold and a border of flowers and leaves in red, brown, green and blue; in the centre of this at the root is a coat of arms, azure three thistles on a chevron or. Initials of each book and prologue alternately red and blue (except that those of books xx and xxi are both blue and...
Dates: 15th century.

Manuscripts from Blairs College Library.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.221
Dates: 1177, 15th century-1924.

Microfilm chiefly of photographs and prints of works of Phoebe Anna Traquair.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.915
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Photographs of and printed articles concerning murals of Phoebe Anna Traquair, [1890-1948] (MS.8123);

Illuminated manuscript, 1895-1897, by Phoebe Anna Traquair of ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (MS.8127);

Collotype prints of an illuminated manuscript, 1890-1892, by Phoebe Anna Traquair of ‘In Memoriam’ by Alfred Tennyson (MS.8128).

Dates: [1890-1948.]

Microfilm of 14th century copy of the ‘Historia Anglorum’ of Henry of Huntingdon, 12th century; and, late 14th century manuscript of the ‘Chronicle’ of Walter of Guisborough.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.454
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: English manuscript, 14th century, of the ‘Historia Anglorum’ of Henry of Huntingdon, 12th century (Adv.MS.33.5.2);

Manuscript written in England in the late 14th century by several hands of the ‘Chronicle’ of Walter of Guisborough (Adv.MS.33.5.3).

Dates: 12th century, late 14th century.

Microfilm of early 14th century manuscripts containing works of Justinian.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.176
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Early 14th-century manuscript, 1330-1335, containing the 'Volumen' and 'Liber Feudorum' of Justinian, with the 'Glossa Ordinaria' of Accursius, and some miniatures of Andrea da Bologna (Adv.MS.10.1.4 (i));

Early 14th-century manuscript, 1310-1320 containing Books 39-50 of the 'Digesta' of Justinian, with the 'Glossa Ordinaria' of Accursius (Adv.MS.10.1.4 (ii)).

Dates: 1310-1335.

Microfilm of manuscripts concerning orders of Collars and first statutes of the Ordre de Saint-Michel.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.843
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: ‘Original institutions of the princely orders of collars’ by Sir William Segar, [1603, or after] (Adv.MS.31.4.5), 25 frames;

Manuscript, 1469-1476, containing the first statutes of the Ordre de Saint-Michel drawn up in 1469, but not those of 1476. (Adv.MS.31.7.15), 26 frames.

Dates: 1469-1476, [1603, or after].

Microfilm of manuscripts of Statius, Virgil, Ovid and Claudian.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.534
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Two originally separate manuscripts, 12th century-13th century, of Statius and Virgil, bound together from at least the late 14th century, when the volume was in the Library of Dover Priory (Adv.MS.18.5.12);

Two originally separate manuscripts, late 12th century-13th century, of the ‘Fasti’ by Ovid and of major poems of Claudian, the former of which belonged to Leicester Abbey, bound together from at least the 16th century (Adv.MS.18.5.13).

Dates: 12th century-13th century.