Manuscripts

Horo Koromo Suikō : [manuscript]

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Description: Descriptions, commentary, explanations, etc., of a variety of garments and hoods worn by warriors, court members, foreigners, etc.; several illustrations throughout - a few illustrations in black; brief postscript by one Yoshino Toshihide 吉野俊秀; minor worming.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1773
Call number: mssHM 81224
Creator: Ise, Sadatake (1717-1784)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Dimensions: 28 x 19 cm

Sanyō-ki : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Begins with numerous titles for those who work in the mines, followed by vocabularies of instruments, minerals, etc.; many illustrations of tools, maps, diagrams, etc.; a number of illustrations in black and red line; based on a number of mines in the Akita, Okachi and Yamamoto districts; slight worming. It was copied by Iwama Kaneaki for Ishiguro Takao, a mining official, in Meiji 11, (1878), from a work whose preface is dated Tempō 11, (1840).

mssHM 81211

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Heihō Sōkatsu [&] : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Written in black ink, though grammatical markers in red ink throughout; some worming; no illustrations; text is mostly on the bottom half of page.

mssHM 81219

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Sokuryō mitsugaku : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Book on trigonometry; begins with fundamental descriptions, illustrations and explanations of triangles i.e. right angles, areas, etc.; latter sections includes complex formulas, and their relation to land surveying; formulas written in both Japanese/Chinese characters and Roman alphabet/numerals. In Japanese.

mssHM 81205

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Renpei Aizu Shōhi Kai : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Guide on military drills, signals, making banners and the like; some worming; nine pages; written in both black and red ink; no illustrations.

mssHM 81215

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Seiyaku Chōhi : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Recipes and commentary on manufacture of a variety of medicines; contents divided by ingredients -- i.e. saccharin, alcohol, etc. -- and preparation -- i.e. roasting, etc.; 3 v. in 1 上中下三編合本, illustrations included in latter section; according to inside placard (from 1984), text was compiled by Tsuge Jōki from Koishi Genzui's lectures and labwork; minor wormong; Addenda -- purchased in March, 1984; 3 v. in 1 (2 of text, 1 of illus.); stills, retints, flasks[?]; title on box reads and Burdy list reads: "Seiyaku Chohi (Secret notes on the manufacture of [Western] medicine)"

mssHM 81221

Mensulae planetarum : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Seven astrological number tables (magic squares) for Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the sun, Venus, Mercury, and the moon, respectively, each with explanations and commentary regarding the numerical symbolism of Hebrew letters. Followed on pp. 18-19 by brief discussions of the names of the earth and of the crescent symbol, with frequent use of astrological symbols and Hebrew letters; on pp. 20-21 a brief astrological text.

mssHM 1011

Horo Koromo Suikō : [manuscript]

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