Manuscripts
The Day after the Wedding; or, A Wife's First Lesson
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The Day after the Wedding; or, A Wife's First Lesson. Interlude, 1 act. Marie Thérèse (De Camp) Kemble
Manuscripts
The collection consists of official copies of plays submitted for licensing between 1737 and 1824. Most of copies were written by professional copyists. Approximately 95 of the plays submitted were printed texts, either whole or partial. These have been cataloged individually and may be searched in the online catalog.
LA 1549
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Commemorative first day cover for Jack London stamp
Manuscripts
This is a commemorative first day cover for the "first day of issue" of the Jack London stamp. It is postmarked "Glen Ellen Jan 11 1986." There is an image of Jack London on the envelope, an image of a ship, and on the bottom right is an image of a wolf with an Earl Labor quote "No other modern writer has so successfully captivated the imaginations of readers of all ages among all peoples." Below the image of London it states "Jack London Author - Adventurer 1876-1916," and to the right of his image is a quote by Russ Kingman "Jack London belongs forever to those who know him for the great, true artist he was." The Jack London stamp is on the top right.
mssHM 80609
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Mary K. Browne letter to Sherman Day Thacher
Manuscripts
Browne writes that she appreciates Thacher's approving attitude on her decision to go professional. She writes that she saw him at the Davis Cup matches but didn't bring herself to his attention because she did not know yet how he felt about her decision. She is now sorry that they didn't speak. On the topic of a playing in Ojai, she feels it's out of the question do to a full schedule. She mentions that Mr. Pyle [Charles C. (Cash and Carry) Pyle] plans to play at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, but she will refer this letter to him so he can answer direct. She goes on to write that for sentimental reasons, she would love to play in Ojai where she feels so much at home "and in the one place in America I feel that young tennis has had the most encouragement." She writes that if the tour she is one were not financial in nature she might have been able to play in Ojai. She hopes that Pyle sees his way clear to let them play. Letter is written on Vanderbilt Hotel, New York stationery.
mssHM 52275
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Baldwin Family Papers
Manuscripts
This collection contains family correspondence and a few miscellaneous items, chiefly addressed to Joel and Ruth Barlow, Clara Baldwin Bomford, and her daughter Ruth Bomford Paine. Correspondents include Elizabeth Whitman and George William Erving (1769-1850), an American diplomat. The letters discuss the Baldwin family affairs and contain only occasional references to political affairs. Also included are a few documents and 1 manuscript poem. The collection chiefly reflects the children of Michael Baldwin (1719-1787) of New Haven, including Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807), American statesman and founder of the University of Georgia; Henry Baldwin (1780-1844), justice of the United States Supreme Court; Ruth (Baldwin) Barlow (1756-1818) and her husband, Joel Barlow (1754-1812), American poet and statesman; Clara (Baldwin) Bomford (1782-1856), wife of George Bomford (1782-1848), chief of ordnance of the army; and the descendants of George and Clara Bomford. About one-sixth of the letters are addressed to Joel and/or Ruth Barlow, 1779-1816; about one-half to Ruth's sister, Clara (Baldwin) Bomford, 1803-1855; about one-sixth to Clara's daughter, Ruth (Bomford) Paine, 1856-1891; and the remainder to others. Perhaps the collection as a whole is best described as the remnant of a family archive which has passed through a number of generations. Subject matter include Baldwin family affairs; social life in New Haven, Connecticut; the Kalorama property in Washington, D.C., purchased by the Barlows in 1807; sold to the Bomfords in 1818 and subsequently sold by them in 1846; society in Washington, D.C., from 1803 to 1815; the Barlow's social life in Paris in 1811 and 1812; and description and travel in Europe, with letters by George W. Erving describing Switzerland, Italy, and France. Includes biographical material for: Abraham Baldwin; Ruth (Baldwin) Barlow and Joel Barlow; Clara (Baldwin) Bomford and George Bomford; George William Erving; Robert and Harriet Fulton; and other members of the Baldwin family and descendants of George & Clara Bomford. Of particular note are the letters of Elizabeth Whitman to Joel Barlow; the letters of Ruth Barlow; and the extensive series of letters from George William Erving (1769-1850), American diplomat, to Clara Bomford. Erving's letters are perhaps the most substantial part of the collection and the earlier ones are particularly interesting. He never married, occupied several diplomatic posts in Europe, travelled about a good deal, and lived for many years in Paris. The letters contain nothing about his diplomatic work as such, but are full of reflections and observations on a number of subjects and some of them run to a considerable length--there is one of twenty-nine pages. In the earlier part of the collection there are references to Joel Barlow and a number of letters addressed to him, but only one document and several postscripts in his handwriting, and copies of his will and one poem. There are occasional references to political affairs, but the primary importance of the collection is for the picture it presents of the social and day-to-day life of the time, and for the information it contains about the individuals noted below. Persons represented by 3 or more pieces (Figures in square brackets indicate number of letters addressed to the individual)" Baldwin, Abraham (24 pieces, 1789-1807 [2]) Baldwin, Henry (8 pieces, 1813-1816) Baldwin, William D. (4 pieces, 1882) Barlow, Anica (Preble) (4 pieces, 1812-1855) Barlow, Joel (3 pieces, 1797-1812 (38)) Barlow, Ruth (Baldwin) (67 pieces, 1795-1816 [41]) Bishop, Victor (7 pieces, 1845-1852) Bomford, Clara (Baldwin) (21 pieces, 1811-1827 [236]) Bomford, George (7 pieces, 1844-1848 [10]) Bomford, James V. (6 pieces, 1883-1887) Bomford, Mattie (4 pieces, 1856-1883) Dall, Caroline Wells (Healey) (7 pieces, 1884-1892) Derby, Richard C. (5 pieces, 1882-1886) Erving, George William (116 pieces, 1812-1850 [1]) Eyre, Wilson (4 pieces, 1882) Gaines, Edmund Pendleton (10 pieces, 1812-1814) Lafayette, Marquis De (4 pieces, 1789-1827) Linwood, Mary (3 pieces, 1805-1812) Madison, Dolly (Payne) Todd (4 pieces, 1811-1842) Maguire, Bernard (3 pieces, 1844-1848) Marbois, Comte De (6 pieces, 1812-1814) Maulsby, A. M. (5 pieces, 1882) Moore, Margaret Jane (King), Countess Mountcashell (4 pieces, 1812) Olmstead, Lemuel G. (11 pieces, 1854-1855) Riddle, John S. (4 pieces, 1844) Seymour, Louisa (5 pieces, 1886-1891) Smith, J. B. H. (5 pieces, 1851-1856) Thornton, Anna Maria (Brodeau) (17 pieces, 1812-1855 [18]) Whitman, Elizabeth (15 pieces, 1779-1782) Williams, Helen Maria (6 pieces, 1812-1815) Some notable items include: Baldwin, Abraham. To Ruth Barlow. 1789, July 3. "These Politicians Keep Such A Talking Round My Ears, That I Cannot Write You Any More At Present." To Joel Barlow. 1791, Mar. 13. "Many Of The Atlantic Settlers Wish The Western Country Not To Be Settled, And Take All Opportunities To Throw Blocks In The Way...." Will. 1807, Mar. 1. Barlow, Joel. Will. 1797, Apr. 15. Certified Copy, Dated 1813. Barlow, Ruth (Baldwin). To Clara Bomford. 1810, Mar. 10 abd 14. Re: Clara'S Change Of Name; Mrs. Madison; Mme. Bonaparte; Napoleon'S Divorce; Etc. To Clara Bomford. 1812, Sep. Letters Describing Her Visit To Mme. De Villette. Will. 1813, Aug. 24. To Clara Bomford. 1814, Mar. 13. "...Yet The World Suppose Him [Robert Fulton] Swimming In Wealth, Whilst In Reality He Is Oppressed With Debts Which He Can Hardly Find The Means Of Meeting. How Little My Dear Clara, We Know Of Peoples Real Situations & Feelings." Bomford, Clara (Baldwin). To Anna Maria (Brodeau) Thornton. 1811, Nov. 13. Re: Paris Opera, Joel Barlow'S Presentation To The Emperor, Etc. To Anna Thornton. 1814, Dec. 11. Our [Connecticut] neighbors are mostly people of fortune or independant farmers, all delighted to see their friends & acquaintance, they call a visit from 2 in the afternoon till 9 in the evening--about 4 they have a table groaning with the weight of all the good things they can muster--chickens sausages, apple sauce, sweet meats, bread & butter cakes & pies & in the evening cider apples & nuts. Erving, George William. To Joseph Gales. 1814, Oct. 22. Re: the misinterpretation by the British press of American news. To Clara Bomford. 1819, Oct. 6-20. Re: his life in Paris; Mrs. Decatur (she is a charming woman; she was not absolutely a flame, but a little flamelet of mine many years ago, but all calculations duly made, I thought it most prudent to withdraw.); Lafayette (he is one of those in whom hope will never die, who will always see 'couleur de rose' tho affairs be as black as ink,--he thinks that good principles & a good heart is every thing,--tho a soldier he does not calculate well the power of bayonets...) To the same. 1825, Nov. 20. I am glad that you like Mr Vaughan, but I neither presume or desire that you see much of him;--tho' he is a very estimable man, perhaps more respectable (morally speaking) than ministers are in general, yet I shoud not have given him a letter to you (for this is against my rules) but that he almost compelled me to do so:-- with all Vaughans apparent simplicity & frankness, put this well into your head, that he is as thorough an Englishman as any of them; nor could they find in all England a more fit man to send to Washington; for his modesty, his want of all pretension,--his 'bonhommie' & his moderate calm manner, are the very qualities suited to our gullibility;... To the same. 1826, June 8. Monroe... demands great 'swads' of our money without even the shadow of any right at all; thinking no doubt that as the mouth of the publick purse has opened for poor Lafayette, he may as well thrust his big fist into it; before the delicate paw of Madam Decatur shall have quite exhausted it, for the sake of her future husband.... [In Washington] You live precisely in the centre, the best position for observation--look about you,--probably you will not find one man excepting your good husband, who is devoid of this mania; look at their gray or bald foreheads--laden with care; see all the younger ones--rushing--& jostling & fighting & worrying each other, their hearts full of bitterness & envy; their nights sleepless; see what a proportion leave their families, neglect their business, impair their fortunes & ruin their constitutions, for the gratification of empty vanity--called 'ambition':--for do not mistake, not one in an hundred is there to 'serve his country' as a duty. Poor Rufus King!--he has been minister & Senator, & not being able to arrive at the Presidency for which he has been struggling all his life, must needs be minister again; well he dies in the effort! Poor Monroe! he arrived by dint of perseverance, he retires, health & fortune ruined, reputation in not much better condition,--he is to be consumed by mortification! Poor Crawford! the best years of his life sacrificed, his estate & profession neglected;--all his prospects defeated,--he vegitates!--so of the rest. To the same. 1835, Mar. 18. You & I who knew so well must sympathize in the loss of that most excellent friend Mr Crawford; I have never seen in publick life anyone of such perfect & disinterested patriotism, or in private of more pure integrity. Fulton, Robert. To Joel Barlow. 1809, Mar. 1. Re: Explanation of his moving away from Kalorama; Barlow's interest in the steamboat (you had little faith in the success or profits of the boat); Barlow's financial affairs; and getting The Columbiad reviewed in London. Gaines, Edmund Pendleton. To Clara Bomford. 1812, Jan. 20. Re: death of his wife, Frances. Lafayette, Marquis de. Dinner invitation to Joel Barlow. 1789, Feb. 9. Thornton, Anna Maria (Brodeau). To Clara Bomford. 1812, Mar. 15. Re: Count Crillon. Whitman, Elizabeth. To Joel Barlow, 14 letters, 1779-1780; and one letter to Ruth Barlow, 1782. The tragic life of Elizabeth Whitman served as the basis for the popular early American novel by Hannah Webster Foster, The Coquette, or, the history of Eliza Wharton, 1797. These letters were published (inaccurately) by Mrs. Caroline Dall in The Romance of the Association..., Cambridge, 1875.
mssBN 1-475
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Dogali and Antiphonal fragments : [manuscript]
Manuscripts
Part. 1. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission to Vincenzo Donà as "Comes" of Lesina (now Hvar) issued by Leonardo Loredan (doge, 1501-21) . The initials "V.D." on either side of the Donà shield, barry of 6 azure and or, a chief argent (Rietstap, vol. 2, pl. 214, but lacking the charge in chief). Script: First 4 lines of text in gold square capitals; remainder, recto and verso, in an italic hand. Decoration: Full illuminated border on the recto with medallions of St. Mark's lion, allegorical figures, St. Vincent Ferrer, rabbits. In the lower margin, a later hand has written "Joannes Bellinus 1515." Assigned Date: s. XVI1/4. Part 2. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Marcello, azure a bend wavy or (Rietstap, vol. 4, pl. 139 ; also on art. 23), and another coat of arms, unidentified, or on a bend sable, a bendlet lozengy argent. Blank on the verso. Decoration: The appointee being presented to the Virgin and Child by St. Nicholas. Assigned Date: s. XVI. Part 3. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. No arms. Blank on the verso. Decoration: St. Nicholas presents the appointee to the Virgin and Child, while a male figure hands his commission to him. Part. 4. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms, apparently of Falier, quarterly, 1 or, 2 azure (although here it appears very dark), 3 and 4 argent (here very dark, perhaps oxidized: Rietstap, vol. 2, pl. 299 ). Blank on the verso, although notes in Huntington files state that it once had on the back a printed hymn and prayer, with engraved medallion portrait of Francis de Paola, signed "Zuliani F.". Decoration: The appointee kneels before the Virgin who supports the dead Christ; behind the appointee are twins (?) in court dress, holding checkered oval objects. Possibly by the same artist as in Parts 23, 25, and 26. Part 5. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms, apparently of Bolano, per fess or and azure, on a bend gules, a bendlet argent; also on Part 29. Blank on the verso. Decoration: The Virgin and blessing Child look upon the appointe who is being presented by a saint in Dominican robes, holding fetters, possibly the blessed Antonio Neyrot. Part 6. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Tron, per fess or, 3 fleurs-de-lis on thrones gules, and barry of 6 or and gules (Rietstap, vol. 6, pl. 52 , but without the 3-step "thrones" supporting the fleurs-de-lis). Blank on the verso. Decoration: The appointee, wearing a black surcoat, is being presented by a male saint holding a palm tree and a globe, to the Virgin and blessing Child. Part 7. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Leoni, azure, a lion rampant or, on a bend or 3 roses gules (Rietstap, vol. 4, pl. 48 ; also on Part 28). Blank on the verso. Decoration: Mark, seated with the lion at his feet, hands he commission to the appointee; a vision of the Virgin and Child appears in the sky; though the open window, in the background, a ship sailing towards an island. Part. 8. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Possibly the arms of Taiapiera, although damaged, or, on a bend azure a bendlet nebuly (Rietstap, vol. 6, pl. 2 , although in the manuscript the colors are reversed). Blank on the verso. Decoration: The appointee stands before a vision of Christ in the aperture of clouds in the sky. Part 9. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission from Alvise Mocenigo (doge, 1570-77) to Andrea Pesaro as Commissioner to Zante (now Zakinthos); Pesaro arms, per pale indented or and azure (Rietstap, vol. 5, pl. 40 ). Script: Italic. Decoration: The appointee kneels before the Virgin and Child, as the Child holds the scepter towards him. Assigned Date: s. XVI2. Part 10. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission from Niccolò da Ponte (doge, 1578-85) to Francesco Duodo as Captain of Brescia; Duodo arms, gules, on a bend argent 3 fleurs-de-lis azure (Rietstap, vol. 2, pl. 238 ); also on Parts 20 and 22. Script: Square capitals in gold; Humanistic script (imitative). Decoration: The appointee receives a plam leaf from a female saint holding a pine cone, while gazing up at a vision of the Holy Spirit. Assigned Date: s. XVI4/4. Part 11. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. No arms. Decoration: A triumphal cart drawn by 2 lions and driven by a woman holding sword and scaales, representing Justice, while another figure holding Cross and Chalice gazes upwards at the Holy Spirit; other figures surround them. Part 12. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms effaced. Blank on the verso. Decoration: The appointee kneels before the Crucifixion, while a young man dressed in blue places the scepter in his hands; Francis of Assisi stands behind him. Allegorical medaillons in the border labelled Obedientia, Umiltà, Stabilità, Eternità (?), Resolutione, Constantia. Part 13. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission of Marino Grimani (doge, 1595-1605) to A[lvi]se Muazzo to serve an office in "detta città nostra": the text has been scraped and is only partially legible; Muazzo arms, per fees or and azure a fleur-de-lis counter-changed (Rietstap, vol. 4, pl. 257 ); also on Part 15. Attributed to Giovanbattista Zelotti. Script: Square capitals in gold; Italic. Decoration: Venice, represented allegorically as an eleganti clad queen, hands the commission to the appointee, as a vision of God the Father appears in the sky. By the same person who made the attribution of artist for Part 1; the note here reads "Zilotti" presumably in reference to Giovanbattista Zelotti (ca. 1526-1578) rather than to Bernardo Zilotti (ca. 1730-1780). Assigned Date: s. XVI/XVII. Part. 14. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Unidentified arms, barry of 6 argent and gules, an eagle displayed gules. Blank on the verso. Decoration: Allegorical female figures, the central one holding a flaming vessel; medallions in the border (as in Part 12), representing Virtù, Concordia, Felicità, Pace, Clementia, Sapientia. Part 15. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission of Pasquale Cicogna (doge, 1585-95) to __?___ Muazzo as Podestà of A__?___a: the text has been scraped and is only partially legible. Muazzo arms as on Part 13. Decoration: The appointee and the allegorical representation of Venice adore a vision of the Crucifixion. The attribution is in the same hand as that of the person who made attributions of artist to Parts. 1 and 13. Assigned Date: s. XVIex. Part 16. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Corner, per pale or and azure, an eagle displayed sable (Rietstap, vol. 2, pl. 128 ). Blank on the verso. Decoration: The figure of Venice rises from the lagoon and is crowned by a cherub, while Christ leans down from the clouds to point at the Doge's Palace and the Piazzetta San. Marco. Part 17. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Two coats of arms, unidentified: on the left, argent, a lion rampant holding a fleur-de-lis (tincture uncertain), and on the right, gules, a mullet of 6 points or between 2 serpents (?) erect combatant. Blank on the verso. Decoration: The allegory of Justice sits with one foot on the globe, attended by 2 women supporting shields with coats of arms. Part 18. [Dogale]. 1 leaf. Latin. Space for St. Mark's lion at the top of the border, and that for the arms of the appointee at the bottom are painted brown. Blank on the verso. Decoration: Justice seated on the lion, rests her foot on the globe. Part 19. [Dogale]. 1 leaf. Latin. Commission from Niccolò da Ponte (doge, 1578-85) to Daniele Foscarini as "Locotenens" of Udine. Foscarini arms, or a bend lozengy azure (Rietstap, vol. 2, pl. 347 ). Script: Square capitals; Humanistic; Italic. Decoration: Justice, with her foot on the globe, sits between Truth and Temperance (?). Part 20. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Duodo, as on arts. 10 and 22, and the inscription: "Procurator creatus anno 1587 28 Martii anno aetatis suae LXVIII mens VI." Blank on the verso. In the border are the arms of Corfù (now Kerkyra), Udine, Padua, Brescia, Bergamo and the Procuratia. Decoration: Christ Triumphant appears before the appointee; in the background the sea and a red ship are visible. Part 21. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms, apparently of Fesso, azure, 2 bendlets or. On the verso, the space for the heading with the doge's name and the text space for the appointee's name have been left blank, although in the same hand as the rest of the text, the designation of office (Podestà) and of place (Treviso) have been inscribed. Decoration: Justice standing in an architectural niche (of simple execution). Part 22. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission of Pietro Loredan (doge, 1567-70) to Francesco Duodo as Podestà of Bergamo. Duodo arms as on Parts 10 and 20; inscription: "Non nobis domine non nobis gloria tibi soli." Decoration: Shield held by Justice, and beside her 2 women hold the shields of Bergamo and Udine, while Neptune supports that of Corfù (Kerkyra). Assigned Date: s. XVI3/4. Part 23. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission from Alvise Mocenigo (doge, 1570-77) to Giovan Marcello as Commissioner and Captain of Legnago and Porto (in the province of Verona). Marcello arms as on Part 2. Script: Square capitals; Italic. Decoration: John the Baptist presenting the appointee to Mark who hands him his commission; in the center, a vision of Christ Triumphant. Possibly by the same artist as in Parts 4, 25, and 26. Part 24. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. No arms, possibly because the painting has been severely trimmed and no border remains. Blank on the verso. Decoration: Judith, still holding the sword, places the severed head of Holofernes in a bag held by a servant. Part 25. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission of Alvise Mocenigo (doge, 1570-77) to Girolamo Mocenigo as "Locotenens" of Udine. No arms, although the 2 5-petalled blue flowers set into the top of the architectural border may indicate Mocenigo, per fess azure and argent, a rose counterchanged (Rietstap, vol. 4, pl. 219 ); see arts. 26 and 30. Inscription: "Anno II Magnae Navalis Victoriae Dei Gratia contra Turcas [sic] M D LXXII," referring to the battle of Lepanto. Decoration: Venice crowned by Mark. Possibly by the same artist who painted Parts 4, 23 and and 26. Part 26. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Mocenigo, as in Parts 25 and 30. Inscription: "Cum esset annorum quinquaginta magistratumque gereret sapientis terre firme electus fuit locumtenens Utini." Blank on the verso. Decoration: The kneeling appointee in purple robes receives book from a pope, at whose sides stand a doge and a king (representing Pius V, Alvise Mocenigo and Philip I of Spain?) Possibly by the same artist as in Parts 4, 23 and 25. Part 27. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. No arms. Blank on the verso. Decoration: An allegorical figure in armor stands on a pedestal, with Truth and Justice on either side. Part 28. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission of Niccolò da Ponte (doge, 1578-85) to Jacopo Leoni as Podestà and Captain of Capodistria. Leoni arms as on Part 7. Decoration: Virgin and Child, rather coarsely done. Part 29. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Bolano, as on Part 5. Blank on the verso. Decoration: St. Mark's lion stands with 2 feet on the water and 2 on land; the saints on either side are Anthony abbot and Mark; the painting is of mediocre quality. Part 30. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission of Pietro Lando (doge, 1539-45) to Andrea Mocenigo as Podestà of Padua. Mocenigo arms as in Parts 25 and 26. Decoration: The Virgin and Child are in the center between Elizabeth and John the Baptist; Jerome and Andrew in medallions in the border. Script and style of decoration are the same as those in Part. 31. Assigned Date: s. XVI2/4. Part 31. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission from Pietro Lando (doge, 1539-45) to Gaspare Raineri as Commissioner of Asolo. Raineri arms, per pale, argent, a chevron sable counter-changed (Rietstap, vol. 5, pl. 122 , which, however, is argent and vert). Decoration: The appointee kneeling before the Virgin and Child; Mary Magdalene (?) in a medallion in the border. Part 32. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission from Marcantonio Trevisan (doge, 1553-54) to Francesco Pisani as Podestà of Treviso. Pisani arms, per fess, azure and argent a lion rampant counterchanged (Rietstap, vol. 5, pl. 62). Decoration: Christ blesses the kneeling appointee, who is presented by John the Baptist; in the background, Piazzetta San Marco. Assigned Date: s. XVImed. Part 33. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Commission of Girolamo Priuli (doge, 1559-67) to Agostino Bembo as "Comes" of Traù (now Trogir). Bembo arms, azure, a chevron or, 3 roses or (Rietstap, vol. 1, pl. 173); also on Part 36. Decoration: In an architectural niche 2 figures embrace; below, in the inscription, "Iustitia et Pax Osculatae sunt" and "Virtutis Illustris Comes Benefactorum Merces." Part 34. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. No arms. Blank on the verso. Decoration: A bishop kneels in adoration before the Virgin and Child; the Child is holding a gold cross. Part 35. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Pasqualigo, barry of 6 or and argent (Rietstap, vol. 5, pl. 17, where the colors are or and azure); also on Part 37. Decoration: The figure of Justice hands her scales and sword to a man in classical dress with 2 lions. Part 36. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Bembo, as on Part 33. Blank on the verso. Decoration: The appointee receives his commission from a crowned Justice. Part 37. 1 leaf. [Dogale]. Latin. Arms of Pasqualigo, barry of 6 or and azure (Rietstap, vol. 5, pl. 17); also on Part 35. Blank on the verso. Decoration: A saint in classical dress hands his commission to the elderly appointee; out of a window an army is visible. Part 38. 4 cuttings. [Antiphonal fragments]. Latin. The cuttings, all from the same book, vary in size: 1) 170 x 150 mm; 2) 110 x 133 mm; 3) 115 x 117 mm; 4) 107 x 130 mm. Decoration: 4 historiated initials: Nativity; male saint with book and a knife (?); Presentation in the temple; Massacre of the Innocents. A modern hand on the second cutting offers the attribution to "Girolamo de Libri de Padua __?___." Assigned Date: s. XV.
mssEL 9 H 13