AUTOGRAPHS OF DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS, viz. : Letter from Pierre Bayle to M. Minutoly, le fils, at Geneva, dat. Copet, 15 May, 1674;-Letter from Lodovico Antonio Muratori to ---- -, dat. Modena, 14 Mar. 1721 ;-Letter from Henricus Stephanus [H. Estienne] to Bonaventura Vulcanius [Smidt], dat. Fra...
Purporting to be a record of the capture of the city of Ravenna from the Lombards by Paul, Exarch of Ravenna, with the aid of theVenetians and Bolognese, in the year 724. The inscription forms an actual portion of the Chronicon Venetum, but it is unclear whether the chronicler quotes from this t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
724
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Latin inscription upon a lamina of lead, in shape and rudely rectangular; consisting of seventeen lines in capital letters. Originally inscribed upon a lamina of lead hammered to a very thing leaf, and from its appearance in 1872, not as pure as the others of the series. At the time, it was remarked that it was very much oxidized by the action of the air, and glued to a piece of card for security.
Letter of Pope Gregory III to the city of Bologna, desiring them to cooperate with the Exarch to restore the city of Ravenna (captured by the Lombards) to its former state of allegiance. Dated, Rome, iii. Id. Mar. DCCXXXVIII.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
738
Extent:
A Latin inscription upon a plate of lead, hammered very thin, but in fair preservation, covered with a fine patina; fourteen lines: two horizontal lines, a slight gap, then 11 lines, followed by a slight gap and the final line.
Proclamation of Charlemagne on Assumption of Western Empire
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A decree of the Emperor Charlemagne on his assumption of the Western Empire; he assumes new titles, fixes boundaries, and elaborates on the status of several areas. Dated Bologna, xiv Kal. Oct. DCCCI (18 September 801).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
801
Extent:
A very thin leaf of hammered lead, rectangular in shape, now much cracked and oxidized. Bearing a Latin inscription consisting of thirteen lines in capital letters. Two horizontal lines followed by a small gap, followed by 9 lines with a small gap before the final two lines with the monograph of Charlemagne at its conclusion.
Decree of Council in Bologna confirming rights due Louis (Ludovicus) II
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A decree of a Council assembled at Bologna in the year 857 by Emperor Louis (Ludovicus) II. Primarily a list of names of cities in Lombardy confirming privileges to Ludovicus e.g. fodrum regale and annona militaris; in return, he confirms the freedom and immunity of Bologna. Dated ii. Id. Feb. D...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
857
Extent:
Lead plate, very much cracked. The edge has been mutilated, and the left-hand upper corner is wanting; bearing a Latin inscription, contained in twenty-one lines, with a character corresponding to that of the previous inscriptions. One short horizontal line as a header followed by 17 lines. Below, (left) two lines, a gap, then two more lines; (right) the seal of Emperor Louis II.
A collection of songs, a motet, a symphony, a concerto and a sonata, by Nicola Porpora
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ff. 2-138. Sacred Songs, with accompaniments for strings and a figured bass for harpsichord or organ, in score, by Nicolo [Antonio] Porpora; apparently written for his pupils (Angiola Moro, etc.); 1728-1745. Nos. 1-7, 9, 10, and 12 are autograph. 1. 'In coelo stellæ claræ fulgescant': 'mottetto ...
Motets for solo voices and 4-part chorus (except no. 1),with strings and figured bass for organ, in score, written for the female pupils of the choir of the ‘Ospedaletto,’ etc. [at Venice], by Nicolò Porpora. All (except the first) are autograph and end with the ‘Gloria Patri.’ Nos. 2, 3, are da...
A collection of cantatas and a motet by Nicola Porpora
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passim. Cantatas, with accompaniments for instruments and a figured bass for organ, in score; 1726 etc. By Nicola Porpora, ‘Maestro delle Figlie del Coro del Pio Ospedale d'Incurabili. 1731. In Venezia.’ Almost entirely Autograph. All written for solo voices, with a chorus of 4 mixed voices (unl...
ff. 1-39. 'Magnificat‘ with ‘Gloria Patri‘ in G minor; for solo voices and 2 choirs of 5 and 4 voices, with symphonies and accompaniments for strings and figured basses for organ, in-score, composed by Nicola Porpora in 1742, for the ‘Pietà‘ at Venice, of which he was then chorus-master. Autogra...