A leaf from a printed edition of De Officiis by Cicero, published Venice : Wendelin of Speier (Venetiis : Vindelinus de Spira), 1472. The leaf is foliated 36 in a later hand, encompassing Book 2, paragraph 13 to paragraph 17. Gwara Handlist entry HL
A leaf from a printed edition of Lives, Teachings, and Sayings of Famous Philosophers by Diogenes, translated by Ambrogio Traversari, published Venice : Nicolas Jenson (Impressum Venetiis : per Nicolaum Ienson Gallicum), 1475. The leaf is foliated 6 in a later hand, encompassing text "a musis asseritur. Orphea..." to "Nullum enim hominum...". Inclusions of Greek text.
A leaf from a printed edition of Legenda Aurea by Voragine, published Venice : Antonius de Strata, Marcus Catanellus (Venetiis : Antonium de Strata de Cremona, Marcum Catanellum Schalvicolam), 1480. The leaf is unpaginated, encompassing text near the end of The Nativity of our Lord, continuing to The Life of Saint Stephen. Decorated with red penwork ornamented initials.
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Strata, Antonius de, active 1479-1492; Catanellus, Marcus, Ç‚d active 1480
A leaf from a manuscript of Ab Urbe Condita (History of Rome) by Livy, produced in Italy, circa 1436. The leaf is unfoliated, encompassing a portion of Book 5, section 2 to section 4. Gwara Handlist entry HL52
A leaf from a manuscript Book of Hours, produced in France, circa 1460. The leaf is foliated 26 in a later hand, encompassing the hour of Lauds, Vulgate Psalm 62:7 (Psalm 63:7), Vulgate Psalm 66 (Psalm 67), the Benedicite. Decorated with blue penwork initials, red penwork ornamentation, and two line high illuminated initials with black penwork ornamentation. Gwara Handlist entry HL55.
A leaf from a manuscript of Scriptum super IV libros Sententiarum (Commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard) by Thomas Aquinas, produced in Italy, 1470. The leaf is foliated 197 in a later hand, encompassing Liber 1, Distinctio 28, Quaestio 2, Articulus 2 to 3. Decorated with red and blue paragraph markers and initials. Gwara Handlist entry HL40.
A leaf from a manuscript Quran, on egg-glazed paper, produced in Egypt, 1122 (515-516 AH), by Mohammed ibn Kuzel Al Isawai. The leaf is unpaginated, encompassing Al-Fath 48:16-Al-Hujarat 49:4. Decorated with floral verse marks in red, blue, and gold. Gwara Handlist entry HL53.
A leaf from a manuscript Vulgate Bible, produced in Paris, circa 1240, attributed to Dominican monks. The leaf is unpaginated, encompasing 4 Kings (2 Kings) 17:2-18:22. Decorated with red and blue penwork. Gwara Handlist entry HL54.
A leaf from a manuscript of Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, produced in Germany, circa 1365, in a cursive hand, attributed to a secular scribe. The leaf is foliated 4 in a later hand, encompassing an undetermined selection. Decorated with red penwork initials for headings. Gwara Handlist entry HL51.
A leaf from a manuscript Book of hours, produced 1435. The leaf is unfoliated, encompassing the Office of the Dead. Decorated with illuminated initials in yellow, blue, and gold, with borders of intertwined foliage featuring red and blue currants. Gwara Handlist entry, possibly 31 variant or 188 -- Gwara conflated two Books of Hours with similar but distinctive decoration styles and miscited an auction catalog, introducing uncertainty around the correct Handlist assignment.
A leaf from a manuscript Psalter, produced in Italy, 1485. The leaf is unfoliated, encompassing Psalm 78:7-79:15. Decorated with ornamented initials in yellow and blue with blue and red linework. Gwara Handlist entry HL119.
A leaf from a printed edition of the Iliad contained in a two-volume set of the Poetry (Works) of Homer, published Munich : Bremer Presse (München : Bremer Presse), 1923. The leaf is unpaginated, encompassing the Iliad, Book Zeta, line 509 to Book Eta, line 41.
A leaf from a manuscript Breviary, produced in France, circa 1350 (Ege's handwritten notation on the mat is 1325). The leaf is unfoliated, encompassing the Proper for Palm Sunday. Decorated with initials in yellow and blue, with red, yellow, and blue penwork. Gwara Handlist entry, HL23.
A leaf from a manuscript Breviary, produced in France for the English Market (cited by Ege as Book of Hours, Sarum Use (Canterbury), "Used at Canterbury and Salisbury" on the paper label)). The leaf is unfoliated, encompassing the Book of the Dead, featuring the passage Job 1:1-15. Decorated with illuminated initials in yellow, blue, and gold, with vines. Gwara Handlist entry, HL24.
A leaf from a printed edition of Montaigne's Essays in 3 volumes, based on a translation by John Florio, designed by Bruce Rogers, published Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin & Company (printed Cambridge : Riverside Press), 1902-1904. The leaf is paginated [vol. 2], page 47-48, encompassing portions of Booke II, chapter 6.
A leaf from a printed edition of the Masque of Comus by Milton, contained in a larger publication, Paradise Regain'd ... Samson Agonistes, published Hammersmith (London) : Doves Press, 1905. The leaf is paginated 245-246. encompassing portions of the Masque of Comus, "That wontst to love the travailers benizon" to "Far from the cheerful haunt of men, and herds."
A leaf from a printed edition of the Decameron by Boccaccio, published Chelsea : Nella Stamperia Ashendeniana (Ashendene Press), 1920. The leaf is paginated 57-58, encompassing portions of Giornata Seconda Novella VI, frame 52 to frame 77.
A leaf from a printed edition of Nova Atlantis, contained in the first collected edition of Bacon's works in Latin. The source volume bears a collective title page, published Londini : Edwardi Griffini (London : Edward Griffin), 1638. Each work has a special title page, including Nova Atlantis, published London : John Haviland (Londinii : Ioh. Haviland), 1638. The leaf is paginated 369-370, encompassing a portion of Nova Atlantis.
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Haviland, John, active 1613-1638;Griffin, Edward, -1652
A leaf from a printed edition of the Fourth Folio of Shakespeare's Plays, published London : Henry Herringman, Edward Brewster, and Richard Bentley, 1685. The leaf is paginated 5-6 (of the Tragedies), encompassing "Timon of Athens" Act 1, Scene 2, line 149 to Act 2, Scene 2, line 109.
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Herringman, Henry, -1704;Brewster, Edward, active 1654-1699;Bentley, Richard, -1697
A leaf from a printed edition of Johnson's Dictionary, published London : William Strahan, 1755. The leaf is unpaginated, encompassing entries with page captions "Hus Hut" and "Hyd Hyg."
A leaf from a printed edition of El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes, published Madrid : Juan de la Cuesta, 1608. The leaf is foliated 172, encompassing the start of "Capitulo XXXIV. Donde se prosigue la novela del Curioso impertinente" through the start of "Capitulo XXXIV. Donde se prosigue la novela del Curioso impertinente".
A leaf from a printed edition of the Authorized version of the Bible (the King James version), published London : Robert Barker, 1611. The leaf is unpaginated, encompassing Leviticus 15:19-Leviticus 16:30, with captions "Uncleane issues. Chap. xvi. The Scapegoat" and "The Scapegoat. Leviticus. A sinne offring."
A leaf from a printed edition of the Works of Hippocrates, published Venice : Lucantonio Giunta (Venetiis : Industria ac sumptibus Iuntarum), 1588 (Ege misdates as 1585). The leaf is paginated 299-300, encompassing a portion of "Liber de Articulis." The text is in Latin and Greek.
A leaf from a printed edition of The Principal Navigations, Voyages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, compiled by Hakluyt (Hakluyt's Voyages), published London : George Bishop, Ralph Newbery, and Robert Barker, 1598-1600. The leaf is paginated 153-154, encompassing sections "The first voyage or iourney, made by Master Laurence Aldersey, Marchant of Londin, to the Cities of Iuersalem,and Tripolis,etc. In the yeere 1581. Penned and set downe by himselfe" through the start of the Latin section titled "The passeport made by the great Maister of Malta vnto the Englishmen in the barke Raynolds. 1582." Decorated with an historiated initial with vine and leaf patterns.
A leaf from a printed edition of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the Fabric of the Human Body) by Vesalius, published Basel : Joannes Oporinus (Basileae : Ioannem Oporinum), 1555. The leaf is paginated 459-460, encompassing Book 3, chapter 6-7. Decorated with a historiated initial.
