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CHRONOGRAMS: mostly of German origin; circa 1654-circa 1702. Collected and partly transcribed by James Hilton, F.S.A., 1899. Mostly Latin, with French and German; Hilton's transcriptions in Latin and English. A note by Hilton on f. 1 gives the origin of the 17th and 18th century leaves in the volume as 'apparently from note books broken up by the bookseller at Munich who sold them to me from time to time in 1899.' He bequeathed his collection of books of or relating to, chronograms, to the British Museum, and several partly printed volumes from this bequest (Add. 52608 A, 54196, 65193, 68939-68940, and 70591) have previously been transferred from Collection Development. Hilton states in his note on f. 1 that 'it is possible that some [of the chronograms] may have been copied from printed originals which have not come under my notice': only the chronogrammatic epitaph on the Capuchin monk the Venerable Mark of Aviano written by Emperor Leopold I (ff. 58-58v, 61) is printed by Hilton in his second volume of chronograms, Chronograms continued and concluded (London, 1885), p. 313 from the printed text in Aemilianus Hemmauer, Historischer Entwurff der im Jahr tausend siben hundert ein und dreyssig tausendjährichen Obern Alten Aich (Straubing, 1732), Hilton's copy of which is pressmarked 1126.g.28. Chronograms relating to Emperor Leopold I and his third wife Eleonore Magdalena Theresia of Neuburg, and his daughter Maria Elisabeth, Governor of the Netherlands (ff. 48-50v); and to the occupation of Lindau in 1702, written by Leopold's confessor (ff. 70v-71) are not the same as those printed by Hilton in his first volume, Chronograms (1882), p. 134, Chronograms continued . . . op.cit., pp. 162-163, 179, or the third volume in the series, Chronograms collected, (1895), p. 293. Acquired by the British Museum as part of the Hilton Bequest, 1907. See B.M.Q., V, 1930-31, pp. 119-120. Transferred from Collection Development and incorporated in 1995.

Ink on paper; ff. i+71. 205 x 170mm. Bound in marbled boards with buckram on spine and corners.

Scope & Content:

James Hilton, FSA: Chronograms: Chronograms and chronogrammatic verses, etc., collected, and with notes by James Hilton: circa 1654 - circa 1702, 1899: Mostly Lat.; partly Fr. and Germ.

includes:

ff. 2, 4 Ferdinand III; Emperor of Germany: Chronograms rel. to his eldest son, Ferdinand, King of Rome: aft. 1654: Lat. and Germ.
f. 6 Poetry FRENCH: William III and Mary II of England: Sonnet addressed to Qu. Mary, as Princess of Orange: circa 1680: Fr.
f. 6v Louis XIV of France: Chronograms rel. to the King: circa 1688: Lat.
f. 14 Poetry FRENCH: Louis XIV of France: Poem, `Sur la reconvalescence du Roy de France' possibly rel. to the King: n.d.: Fr.
f. 15 Leopold I; Emperor of Germany: Buda, Hungary: Chronogram rel. to the city of Buda and Emperor Leopold I: circa 1696: Lat.
f. 19 Charles XII of Sweden: George Frideric Sneilsky: Grant of honours to George Frideric Sneilsky by Charles XII of Sweden: 1686: Lat: Copy.
f. 21v Peter II of Portugal: Chronogram rel. to the King, and his marriage: circa 1686: Lat.
f. 26 Austria General: Acrostics, etc., on `AEIOU' rel. to Austrian Empire: n.d.: Lat.
ff. 28-30v Robert, 'Avenionensis': Prophecies attrib. to Robert: n.d.: Lat.
ff. 34-34v, 37 Epitaphs: Otho Wilhelm Königsmarck, Count Königsmarck; commander of the army of the Venetian Republic: Epitaph on Count Königsmarck: circa 1688: Lat.
f. 35 Poetry FRENCH: Louis XIV of France: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart,; the 'Old Pretender': `Priere de Prince de Galles au Roy de France' supposedly addressed by the Old Pretender, as Prince of Wales, to Louis XIV: aft. 1688: Fr.
ff. 40-40v Louis XIV of France: Christian V of Denmark: Anecdotes rel. to Louis XIV and Christian V: 1670-1679: Fr.
ff. 41, 46 Maria Anna, 2nd wife of Charles II of Spain: Chronograms, etc., rel. to her marriage: 1690: Mostly Lat.
f. 42 Innocent XI; Pope: Encyclical letter announcing the death of Pope Innocent XI: 1689: Lat: Copy.
ff. 48-50 Leopold I; Emperor of Germany: Chronograms, etc., by, and rel. to Emperor Leopold I: 1694: Mostly Lat.
ff. 48v, 50v Eleonora Magdalena Theresia, 3rd wife of Leopold I, Emperor of Germany: Chronogram rel. to Empress Eleonora: 1689: Lat.
ff. 48v-49, 50v Leopold I; Emperor of Germany: Chronograms rel. to his daughter, Maria Elisabeth: 1694, 1695: Lat.
ff. 52v-54v Poetry LATIN: Salzburg, Austria: Chronograms rel. to, and encomiastic verses addressed to the magistrates of Salzburg: 1696: Lat.
f. 57 Poetry LATIN: City of Elbing: Verses, beg. `Cum te nemo juvet, nec sola resistere possis' rel. to the capture of Elbing: 1688: Lat.
ff. 58-58v, 61 Epitaphs: Leopold I; Emperor of Germany: Mark, of Aviano, Venerable; Capuchin friar: Chronogrammatic epitaphs by Emperor Leopold I on Ven. Mark of Aviano: 1699: Lat.
ff. 58v, 61v Salzburg, Austria: Philipp Christopher Brenner, Count Brenner: Chromogrammatic inscription on a water-cistern in Salzburg, erected by Count Brenner: 1699: Lat. and Germ.
f. 59 Poetry LATIN: Karl III Philipp, Princes of Pfalz-Neuburg: Verses, `Polonia ad Serenissimum Principem Carolum Neoburgicum' , addressed to Prince Karl Philipp: n.d.: Lat.
ff. 59-60v Epitaphs: Ferdinand Leopold Hallwyl, Comte de Hallwyl: Epitaphs on Comte de Hallwyl: 1696: Lat. and Germ.
ff. 64-64v, 66-66v Frederick I of Prussia: Philip V of Spain: Chronograms rel. to accession of Philip V as King of Spain and Frederick III of Brandenburg as King Frederick I of Prussia: 1701: Lat.
f. 65 Poetry ITALIAN: Verses, `Mantova inferma', beg. `Son morta, ohime! deh chi cortese': n.d.: Ital.
f. 69 Charles XII of Sweden: Description of the King: 1702: Fr.
ff. 70v-71 Leopold I; Emperor of Germany: Lindau, alias Landau, island, Lake Constance: Joseph I; Emperor of Germany: Chronograms, etc., by Emperor Leopold I's confessor rel. to the capture of the island fortress of Lindau, by troops led by his brother Joseph: 1702: Mostly Lat.

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Record Type (Level):

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Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French
German
Italian
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1649

End Date:

1707

Date Range:

c 1654-c 1702

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Custodial History:

James Hilton, FSA: Bequeathed, in 1907.

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Names:

Brenner, Philipp Christopher, Count Brenner
Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1682-1718
Christian V, of Denmark, 1646-1699
Eleonora Magdalena Theresia, 3rd wife of Emperor Leopold I
Frederick I, of Prussia
Habsburg, Ferdinand III Ernst, Emperor of Germany, 1608-1657
Hallwyl, Ferdinand Leopold, Comte de Hallwyl
Hilton, James, collector of chronograms, 1816-1907
Innocent XI, Pope
Joseph I, Emperor of Germany
Karl III Philipp, Prince of Pfalz-Neuburg
Königsmarck, Otho Wilhelm, Count Königsmarck, commander of the army of the Venetian Republic
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany, 1640-1705
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
Maria Anna, 2nd wife of Charles II of Spain
Mark, of Aviano Venerable, Capuchin friar
Mary II, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1662-1694
Peter II, of Portugal
Philip V, King of Spain
Robert, Avenionensis
Sneilsky, George Frideric
Stuart, James Francis Edward, Prince the 'Old Pretender'

Places:

Buda, Hungary
Elbing, Poland
Lindau, Lake Constance
Salzburg, Austria