1. Add MS 8251
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8251
- Title:
- JOHANN RWYKTER: De Adamidarum Origine; 1604. Latin transl. Copy, 1690. An abridged universal history dedicated to Johann Adam von Bicken, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (1601- Jan. 1604). The text is divided into three books (ff. 3, 12v, 34). It begins by describing Adam's descent and how Sem, Cham and Japheth, sons of Noah, generated three different races; it continues with the genealogies of the kings of subsequent kingdoms. Chapters IV-VI of the third book relate to the genealogy of the king...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th - early 18th cent. Chronicles: Johann Rwykter, of Uppsala: Johann Adam von Bicken, Archbishop Elector of Mainz: Universal history for Johann Adam von Bicken by Johann Rwykter: 1604: Lat. transl.: Copy, 1690. includes: f. 2 Bookplates and Book-stamps: `...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1690
- Extent:
- 1 item