OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Manuscripts

Shokubutsu Zu : [manuscript], [approximately 1800]

1 of 120

Description: Full page illustrations of plants/grains; Latin names given in Roman alphabet, Japanese names provided in both Katakana and Kanji; placards indicating name(s) of each grain/plant appears to be much later addition (attached directly to pages with adhesive); otherwise, no written script -- only illustrations; inserted tag suggests that the two volumes may have been intended to be part of a larger work.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [approximately 1800]
Call number: mssHM 81222
Provenance: Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Dimensions: 28 x 23 cm
Associated organization: Burndy Library,
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

You might also be interested in

Image not available
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
Bible and Missal : [manuscript]
Manuscripts
ff. 1-9v, 22-176v, 192-282v, 282v-381v. [Bible]: ff. 1-9v: verses on the Bible; ff. 22-176v: Old Testament through Psalms; ff. 192-282v: Old Testament, Proverbs through Maccabees; ff. 282v-348v: New Testament; f. 349: note on the Hebrew alphabet; ff. 349-379v: Interpretations of Hebrew Names; f. 379v: 6 poems and other verses on biblical matters; ff. 380-381 blank; f. 381v: list of the books of the Bible, not in the order of this manuscript. ff. 10-21v, 177-191v: [Missal]: ff. 10-21v: readings of the Epistle and Gospel, including for a number of English saints and the feast of the relics of Sarum cathedral (feast est. 1319); ff. 177-191v: missal.
mssHM 26061
Japanese smallpox manuscript volume, approximately 1860
Manuscripts
Handwritten and illustrated book in Japanese on smallpox. The 29 double pages are mounted to an accordion-style book with stiff pages, and contain 27 hand-colored illustrations, many of which show the disease in three-dimension. The Kanbun text is handwritten. The book is covered in satin brocade with a paper title slip. Housed in a silk folding sleeve, also with paper title slip.
mssHM 82443
Image not available
Billy Blew-Away's alphabetical, orthographical & philological picture book for learners
Rare Books
Child's humorous alphabet book by G.F. Godfrey. Each page is devoted to one letter of the alphabet, with W,X, and Y sharing a page. Each letter is accompanied by words, phrases, and illustrations. An Oct. 7, 1882 review in The Critic (v. 2, no. 46, p. 270) notes that although readers of all ages will be "vastly amused," the book is "unfortunately...marred by a touch of vulgarity."
610394
Image not available
Cuneiform tablet; inventory of grain
Manuscripts
This is an inventory of grain brought probably to the palace or temple. The first two lines give a brief ledger-like statement of this fact; also the date, what is probably April, at the 25th day, but the year is illegible. All the remaining lines contain the names of persons who bought the grain, each is checked at the beginning with a little sign. The cuneiform is probably from about 1200 B.C.; though there is a possibility that it is considerably later.
mssHM 82934
Image not available
Tractatus physica universalis: manuscript
Manuscripts
This handwritten manuscript seems to be a fair copy of a complete course of lectures on algebra, and other scientific topics such as physics and astronomy, given by Guido Grandi in 1705. It contains several hand-drawn illustrations.
mssHM 74896