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Cerri, Urbano, -1679, author. Stato della Religione Cattolica in tutto il Mondo. Per la santita di Nro Signore Innocentio XI., 1677 - box 1

Date:
1677 -
Scope Content:
Bound in contemporary vellum In Italian In ink The title page, table of contents, and the first five and one-third pages of the text are written in one hand; the remainder of the manuscript is in another hand and an index at the end of the text of nine and one-half pages, corrected with pasted strips over page numbers (contemporary). It is arranged geographically. Urbano Cerri was named secretary of the congregation of Propaganda Fide in 1675 and is so identified on the title. Sir Richard Steele, in An account of the State of the Roman Catholic religion... London, Printed for rJ. Roberts, 1715 (Lilly BX1361 .C4), includes the dedication to Clement XI presumed to be by Bishop Benjamin Hoadly. Steele's edition was made from a copy in the library at St. Gallen and sent to England. In 1716 a French edition was published in Amsterdam. Christian Gottlieb Jocher, Allegemeines Gelehrten-Lexicon... Hildesheim, 1960, supplement II, col. 220 (Lilly Z1010 .J63 v.6). The translation was done by Michael de la Roche, and the dedication to the pope done by another who was better versed in ecclesiastical history than Sir Richard Steele. Biographia Brittanica. London, 1778-1793, VI, part 1, p. 3830 (Lilly DA28 .B7 v.8). According to Robert Streit there are only three manuscripts of this text: one in Italian at Munich, one in Italian at Rome, and one in Italian and Spanish at Madrid. The provenance of the Lilly Library manuscript is also mostly English. It carries the inscription "Payne" (18th cent.) in the upper right-hand corner on the inside of the front cover; has the armorial engraved bookplate of the bibliophile and Hellenic scholar Frederick North, 5th earl of Guilford (1766-1827), founder of the Ionian University at Corfu; and is more recently from the famous collections of Sir Thomas Phillips (Phillips ms. 7826). It was sold by Sotheby in 1913 and purchased by the Lilly Library from Lathrop C. Harper, 8 W. 40th Street, New York, New York. It also bears on the title page the stamp (19th century?): "Ex Bibl. Ios. Ren. Card. Imperialis," whose identity it was not possible to trace.
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Gr. Brit. Parliament. House of Commons. Journals., 1640, April 13-1681, March 28 - Bound Bound

Date:
1640, April 13-1681, March 28 -
Scope Content:
Contemporary copies Volumes bound in old reversed calf in worn, torn condition Each volume bears the bookplate, according to the dealer, of James Butler, Earle of Ormonde, 1610-1688, lord lieutenant of Ireland. Volumes cover the years 1640-1641, 1653-1659, and 1661-1681 as follows: 1) 1640, Apr. 13-1641, Jan. 3. 589 numbered pages. Index of 24 pages. Spine reads: Commons Journal 1640 1641; 2) 1641, Jan. 4-1642, Oct. 25. 621 numbered pages. Index of 24 pages. Spine reads: Commons Journal 1641 1641; 3) 1653, July 4-1659, Mar. 6. 606 numbered pages. Index of 22 pages. Ink in faded condition; 4) 1660, Apr. 25-1660, Dec. 29. 770 numbered pages. Index of 24 pages. Spine label partially torn off; 5) 1661, May 8-1666, Oct. 10. 702 numbered pages. Index of 24 pages. Spine reads: Commons Journal 1661 1666. Bound with ms fragment on spine inside front cover; 6) 1667, Oct. 14-1673, Oct. 20. 580 numbered pages. Index of 23 pages. Spine reads: Commons Journal 1667 1673; 7_ 1673, Oct. 1-1678, May 4. 643 numbered pages. Index of 24 pages. Spine reads: Commons Journal 1673 1678; 8) 1678, May 6-1678, Dec. 30. 432 numbered pages. Index of 24 pages. Spine reads: Commons Journal 1678 1678; 9) 1678/9, Mar. 6-1681, Mar. 28. 583 numbered pages. Index of 24 pages. Spine reads: Commons Journal 1679 1681. Published in Gt. Brit. Parliament. House of Commons. Journals. Vols. 1-32, 1547-1770. London, 1742- (Lilly J301 .J86). Vols. 2-9.
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Harvey, William, 1578-1657, surgeon. Warrant authorizing payment to Adrian Metcalfe, apothecary to Charles I, for medical supplies for the household servants., 17th century - box 1

Date:
17th century -
Scope Content:
Dated Quinto die July Portion (2 1/2 cm. from the right edge) bearing the year of the reign, the surname and other words has been lost. Document comparable in wording may be found in Geoffrey Keynes, The Life of William Harvey, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1966, page 280 (QP26 .H3 K38).
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Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1992 12 boxes 61 bound

Campus:
Indiana University Bloomington
Repository:
Lilly Library
Collection ID:
LMC 1754
Date:
2100 BCE-1992
Creator:
Various
Scope Content:

Note on Indexing Term - "Law": Of particular interest: Apr. 13, 1640-Mar. 28, 1681: Great Britain, Parliament, House of Commons, Journals. Oct. 21-Dec. 30, 1678. Great Britain, Parliament. House of Commons. Journal Book of the House of Commons for the Sessions of Parliament begun at Westminster... 1723. Majmuai fetawa (Legal decisions) written by 'Ali ibn Mustafþ. 18th cent. Huccatlar (Legal opinions of judges on land tenure law in Turkey).

Note on Indexing Term - "Medicine": Of particular interest are the following: 1652, Mar. 8. al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (The canon of medicine) by Avicenna, physician. 1730?. Extract from the Pen-ts'ao chang-mu by Li Chi Tsin [written by Jacques Francois Vandermonde, physician.] This item discusses the practice of Chinese medicine. 1780-1829. Compendium of Physic and Surgery, attributed to Joseph Flowerden, published London, 1769. n.d. Manafai ' al-nas written by Nida'i, head medicine man of Sultan Salim II. It deals with medicine in Turkey during the 16th century.

Note on Indexing Term - "Music": Of particular interest is a 1884-1909 album of autographs, signatures, and letters of musicians and others. Many of the autographs are accompanied by bars of music.

Note on Indexing Term - "Voyages and travels": Of interest are the following items: Jan. 24, 1587: Passport granting safe conduct to St. John of Lisbon, Portuguese ship, sailing to Brazil for a cargo of sugar, wood, etc. Nov. 16, 1652-Sept. 20, 1653: "Naval affairs, the Dutch war in K. Charles ye 2d's reign..." written by Sir John Lawson. Aug. 15, 1683: Letter from Governor of Jamaica, Sir Thomas Lynch to Charles II, King of Britain. Concerns recovering sunken treasure off the coast of Hispaniola, George Churchill who commanded the frigate "Falcon" and piracy. 1794. Navigational profiles-sailing directions from the Isle of Wight to the Anamba Islands...written by John Cottrell, naval officer. Sept. 6, 1803: Letter from Horatio Nelson, deals with desertion of seamen and marines. Dec. 24, 1812-Apr. 17, 1818: Volume of copies or drafts of letters from and to the ship brokers, McNeill Co. Jan. 1-Dec. 28, 1816: Account book of a merchant who lists costs of various voyages to Jamaica, Hamburg and Lisbon. Oct. 7, 1820-June 12, 1821: Log of Proceedings on board the "Albion" of London. Apr. 21, 1866: Certificate of the arrival and departure of the "Barca" Louisa Cook.

Note on Indexing Term - "Religion": n.d. G.R. Steele, Notes on the history of the Covenanters in Scotland and on the life of David Jamison Shaw. n.d. Thai book of Buddhist religious literature. n.d. (folio). The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses ('phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol du phyin pa brgyad stong pa).

Note on Indexing Term - "Science": Of interest: 1795 astrophysical text entitled, Elementa Philosophie Universe written by professor Thoma Garcia de Zuniga. March 24, 1820 letter from astronomer Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre to mathematician Joseph Nicolas Nicollet. 1845 copy of a text in Turkish which deals with medical and pharmaceutical chemistry. Undated German text written by Indiana University botany professor Frank Marion Andrews entitled Zoologie.

Note on Indexing Term - "Travel": Of interest is a 1834-1841 journal and memorandum book of the plantation "Thomas" in British Guiana and travels in Great Britain. Includes descriptions of several trips to the United Kingdom written by plantation owner R.G. Butts. Also, an 1834-1835 journal of an European tour written by Henry Bertie and an anonymous 1849 diary of boat and overland trips in the U.S. and Canada.

Note on Indexing Terms - "West (U.S.)" and "Americana": Of particular interest is a diary of boat and overland trips in the U.S. and Canada dated Jan. 1- Nov. 14, 1849.

Note on Indexing Term - "World War, 1914-1918": Of particular interest is a 1914- 1916 diary of Philip Sass, soldier and businessman. Written in German, this diary gives a day to day account of a German soldier fighting Russian troops.

Note on Indexing Term - "World War, 1939-1945": Of interest is a Jan. 24, 1940 letter from Margaret Steggall to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burke of Bloomington, Indiana which contains a description of London in wartime.

Physical Description:
12 boxes 61 bound
Place:
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799
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The Leonard Bernstein Collection, circa 16th century-2001, bulk 1940-1990 2100 items.(Approximately)

Campus:
Indiana University Bloomington
Repository:
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Collection ID:
VAD8042
Date:
circa 16th century-2001, bulk 1940-1990
Creator:
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
Scope Content:

The collection consists of approximately 2100 items, the complete contents of Bernstein's composition studio in Fairfield, Connecticut . It includes his furniture; office supplies; recordings by Bernstein and other musicians; books, some of which are signed by the authors or Bernstein's friends; artwork and posters, either decorative or relating to performances in which he was conductor or composer; numerous certificates and awards, including Grammys and honorary doctorates; and other personal objects collected throughout Bernstein's life.

The materials in the collection were created between the 16th and 21st centuries, but primarily during Bernstein's career, approximately 1940-1990 .

Physical Description:
2100 items.(Approximately)
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