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1. Add MS 6028

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Add MS 6028
Title:
'HISTORIA AUGUSTA': an Italian humanist manuscript, probably from Rome, of the 'Historia Augusta', lives of Roman emperors traditionally assigned to six different authors of the late third to early fourth centuries A.D.; mid 15th cent. Latin. Origin: Italy. The text is incomplete, ending in the life of Probus, ch. xix, 'effronduit misi deinde per omnes additus' (f. 180v): the scribe has added a colophon, with the word 'finis' at the foot of the page. The text was first printed in 1475. For a...
Scope & Content:
Art. Illuminations and Drawings ITALIAN: 'Historia Augusta': initials and borders: 15th cent. Rome; Emperors: 'Historia Augusta': 15th cent: Lat. includes: f. 1 Heraldry: Sacrati family; of Ferrara: Arms of the Sacrati family of Ferrara: 15th cent: Painted.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 8291

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Add MS 8291
Title:
COLLECTION of historical, religious and moral tracts, partly relating to Jansenism and the history of heresy in the Eastern Churches, with lists of Roman Emperors and other rulers, and a collection of inscriptions on Roman imperial coins; circa 1628-1690. Latin and Italian. Copies. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. '155' in pencil in upper left corner of f. 1. Purchased, together with Add. 8292 (part), 8502, 8789, 8801, 8802, and 8804, from R...
Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 1-101 Jansenists: Tracts rel. to: late 17th - early 18th cent.: Lat: Copies. ff. 1-135v Heretics: Tracts rel. to: late 17th - early 18th cent.: Lat: Copies. ff. 102-135v Eastern Churches: Tracts rel. to oriental heresies: late 17th - early 18th cent.: Lat: Copies. ff. 136-175 Rome...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1628-1690
Extent:
1 item