Rare Material in MU Libraries Special Collections (Collection)
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Ek tōn Aristotelous kai Theophrastou
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Title in Greek characters, transliterated; text in Greek., Commentary by Henri Estienne., Printer's device on title page., Renouard, 116.3; Adams, A-1964
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El perro del hortelano
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Contributors:
-Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635 (Primary Contributor)
-Moreto, Agustín, 1618-1669 (Contributor)
-Rare Book Collection (University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries) (Contributor)
Also attributed, wrongly, to Agustín Moreto. Cf. Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.)
Image capture notes:
-Some text goes near the gutter.
-Pages captured with white paper behind to better reveal holes and tears.
-Repairs were made to the last page, which obscured some text on the upper right side.
Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A449315/datastream/PDF/view
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El texedor de Segovia
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Contributors:
-Ruiz de Alarcón, Juan, 1580?-1639 (Primary Contributor)
-Rare Book Collection (University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries) (Contributor)
Image capture notes:
-Some text goes near the gutter.
-Pages captured with white paper behind to better reveal holes and tears.
Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A449230/datastream/PDF/view
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Extrait des Registres du Parlement
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Extrait des Registres du Parlement, du jeudi 29 décembre 1763 du matin, toutes les chambres assemblées. -- Du samedi 31 xbre 1763. -- Du mercredi quatre janvier 1764. -- Du lundi neuf janvier 1764. -- Du mercredi 11 janvier 1764. -- Du samedi 14 janvier 1764. -- Du lundi seize janvier 1764. -- Du mercredi 18 janvier 1764 -- Du lundi 21 janvier 1764 -- Du samedi 21 janvier 1764 -- Extrait des Registres du Parlement , du jeudi 29 décembre 1763 du matin, toutes les chambres assemblées.-- Extrait des Registres des deliberations du Parlement de Toulouse, du mardi 13 décembre 1763 -- Du 14 xbre 1763 -- Du mercredi 16 xbre 1763 -- Du 17 xbre 1763 --Du vendredi 30 xbre 1763 (Paris) -- Du samedi 31 xbre 1763 -- Du mercredi 11 jan[v]ier 1764 -- Du mercredi 18 janvier 1764 -- Du lundi 23 janvier 1764 -- Du samedi 3 mars 1764 -- Du jeudi 8 mars 1764 -- Du lundi 28 may 1764 -- Résultat du travail -- Travail de M.M. les Commisaires -- Mémoire historique sur l'origine, l'essence et les droits de la Pairie et du Parlement, Cour des Pairs -- Pièces justificatives -- Ordonnances -- Erections en Pairies -- Procédures, ârrets et jugements -- Autorités -- Extrait des Registres du Parlement de Paris, du me[r]credi 24 avril 1765 -- Du vendredi 26 avril 1765 -- Arrêté du Parlement de Rouen du 10 août 1764 -- Arrêté du Parlement de Grenoble du 22 mars 1765 -- Arrêté du Parlement de Dauphiné du 22 mars 1765 -- Arrêté du Parlement de Rouen du 19 août 1765 -- Arrêté du Parlement de Paris du 27 août 1770 -- Table des pièces., [Parlement de Paris]. Mémoire historique sur l'origine, l'essence et les droits de la Pairie et du Parlement, Cour des Pairs / la rédaction de ce mémoire et du résultat du travail est généralement attribué ... à M. Drouyn de Vaudeuil., Ms. codex., Script : Written by 2 scribes. Scribe 1 -- main body of the text scribe 2 --notes and comments., Origin : Written in France in the second half of the 18th cent. apparently for Mr. Drouyn de Vaudeuil, Conseiller des Enquêtes et Requêtes, Parlement de Paris at 1763 and premier président du Parlement de Toulouse 1769-1771., Bookplate : Ex bibliotheca iacobi Flach in Collegio Franciae Professoris MDCCCLXXXVIII., On verso of cover written in black ink in minute script apparently by J. Flach : Voyez le jugement que porte le president de [Ministère ?] 1er M. de Voudeuil, dans son [1 word illegible] avec Mme de Pompadour [Remontrances ?], T.ii. Introduction page xxxvi, On verso of cover pasted in citation apparently from a bookseller's advertisement : Mémoire historique sur l' origine, l'essence et les droits de la Pairie et du Parlement, Cour des Pairs. In-fol. cart. Manuscrit du XVIII siècle comprenant environ 400 pp. Ce mémoire, attribué à M. Drouyn de Valdeuil [sic], premier président du parlement de Toulouse, est suivi de pièces justificatives, d'un grand intérêt pour l'histoire de la France, et de plusieurs familles illustres du royaume. En tête du volume se trouve un Extrait des registres du Parlement de Paris, comprenant diverses séances, du jeudi 29 décembre 1763 au mardi 29 mai 1764.
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Fidamante
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On t.p. "m̳o̳" and "o̳r̳" are superscript., Dedication signed: Antonio Amici., Engraved t.p., head pieces and initials., Signatures: A-I⁸, K-Z⁸, 2A-2F⁸, 2G⁴.
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Icones embryonum humanorum
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20 engravings on [2] leaves of plates., Note about author: Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring was a polymath similar in intellectual gifts and broad interests to his friend Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He studied medicine at the University of Göttingen, receiving his degree in 1778. Using his skills as an illustrator and an acute observer, he developed a classification for the cranial nerves which superseded that of Thomas Willis. He identified and named the twelve cranial nerves and was the first to draw attention to the white matter of the brain, refuting the classification of the spinal cord as another cranial nerve. Icones Embryonum Humanorum consists of skillfully engraved plates, each with several depicitions of the human embryo showing development and growth over time. The engraver and artist Kock was personally trained by Sömmerring, who acknowledged him as one of the greatest anatomical illustrators. Plate I shows the human embryo outside of the uterus from the earliest stages to full term development. Note the appearance of the limb buds in Figure 3. -- MU Ellis Library Exhibit note (2010)
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Italian & English phrases
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A ms. containing 90 p. of Italian phrases with English translations followed by 30 p. of Italian poetry, etc. Memorandum is [3] p. tête-bêche at end of the manuscript detailing a 3 squadrons of ships and their voyage Apr.-May 1626? in English., Binder's title., Signed at end: Giovanni Aurelio, notario publico de Londra., On front fly-leaf in ms.: Questo libro appartene a mi Carlo Longland, April XXI, 1626. Affixed with a seal in red wax possibly of a lion rampant, without a name., Longland, Charles, died in Florence in 1688 English merchant set up business as a factor at Leghorn (Livorno) Italy ca. 1651 assisted with England's Mediterranean policies under Cromwell and after the Restoration.
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Kellogg's jungle book
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This toy book was created by the Kellogg Company, the manufacturer of breakfast cereals. The book features animals in human clothing on the cover. The pages are cut into segments, allowing the reader to manipulate the appearance of the animals by matching different heads, bodies and feet., Blowing bubbles -- At singing school -- Musicians -- Having fun -- Good friends -- Queer fellows -- A good time -- Jungle queen -- On parade -- Automobiling -- At lunch -- At school -- Dancing -- The serenade -- Three young men -- Roller skating., The following pages are cut into 6 segments: "A good time" (Reverse: "On parade") and "Dancing" (Reverse: "Three young men"). When this book is fully opened, the pages containing "On parade", "At lunch", and "Dancing" form a three page panel. The appearances of the animals can be changed in many different ways by moving the segments.
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Kräuterbücher aus fünf Jahrhunderten : 50 Originalblätter
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Plates from:
Title: Kräuterbücher aus fünf Jahrhunderten : 50 Originalblätter aus deutschen, französischen, niederländischen, englischen, italienischen und Schweizer Kräuterbüchern. Mit historischer Einleitung und Bibliographie.
Publication: München : Wölfe, 1956.
Notes: Original plates from herbals published 1485 - 1858-63.
WorldCat number: 14674542
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Leigh Hunt: Autograph Letters and Other Materials (Collection)
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Jump to: Material in the Collection | About the Collection | Additional Resources | Leigh Hunt Biography
About the Collection
About the Digital Collection
The digital collection includes a selection of letters and writing fragments to, from, and regarding Leigh Hunt. The collection includes both transcripts and original documents and is organized into categories of correspondences and writing fragments. The collection was digitized using Zeutschel OS 15000. Images were captured in color at 600dpi and saved as .tiff images. Images were cropped and enhanced using Photoshop to improve clarity.
Transcriptions provided by unknown sources are available for many of the documents. Where these transcripts are not available, MU Libraries Digital Services is working to provide corrected OCR and manually generated transcriptions.
About the Physical Collection
The collection is housed in the University of Missouri Libraries Special Collection and Rare Books Department. The collection is organized into four series: correspondence, images of Leigh Hunt, fragments of writing, and miscellaneous documents. It includes letters written to and from Leigh Hunt, as well as letters authored by his son, Thornton Hunt. The collection also includes several letters written after Hunt's death that discuss his work. The writing fragments in the collection are largely authored by Leigh Hunt and include lists, indexes of texts, and pieces of personal writing and poetry. Additional details about the collection can be found in the catalog record.
Some documents were not digitized. These include three images of Leigh Hunt, a blank post card, an envelope of pressed flowers, and an ad clipping for two letters: one from Leigh Hunt's mother-in-law to her daughter, and one from Bell Hill to Leigh Hunt.
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Image source: Letter from Leigh Hunt to L. Lawrence.
Additional Resources
Digital Resources:
From MU Libraries:
The University of Iowa's Leigh Hunt: The Letters collection.
Visit the MU Libraries catalog for more resources:
Biography
James Henry Leigh Hunt, 1784-1859, was an English poet, essayist, and critic. A contemporary of Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats, Hunt was an influential particpant in the literary community of 19th century Britain.
Hunt was born October 19, 1784 in Southgate, London, to Isaac and Mary Hunt, and spent his early education at Christ's Hospital in London. He was often ill and afflicted with panic and anxiety attacks, but friends and acquaintances often observed his cheerful and easy-going disposition. In 1809 Hunt married Marianne Kent, with whom he had ten children.
Hunt published his first volume of poetry, Juvenilia, in 1801. The collection was a popular success, and a fourth edition was published in 1804. Soon Hunt began contributing for evening papers and writing theatrical reviews, many of which were gathered in a volume called Critical Essays on the Performers of the London Theatre. In 1808 he became the editor of The Examiner, a weekly publication started by Hunt and his brother that sought to provide impartial political commentary. He would continue to write and edit The Examiner for the next 13 years, during which time he would experience prosecution and imprisonment for his comments on the character of the prince regent. Over the course of his career, Hunt also wrote and edited for The Reflector and The Indicator, and contributed to numerous other publications. He was an accomplished poet, and his most popular works include The Story of Rimini, The Descent of Liberty, and The Feast of the Poets.
Hunt was active in the literary community of Britain and cultivated friendships with numerous poets and essayists of the time. In 1816 Hunt published Keats' sonnet "O Solitude" in The Examiner, bringing him to the literary stage in Britain and facilitating his rise to prominence. He shared a mutual admiration with Byron and formed a lasting friendship with Shelley, who often supported Hunt during his bouts of poor health and financial distress. Hunt was also said to have been the inspiration for the character Harold Skimpole in Charles Dickens' Bleak House.
Hunt died August 28, 1859, after a lifetime of ill health. In the final years of his life Hunt struggled financially and domestically, attempting to care for his wife's failing health and relying on unstable income from his publications. His Autobiography was published in three volumes in 1850; he later revised the volumes shortly before his death. His son, Thornton, published the revised edition in 1860, along with two volumes of his Correspondences published in 1862. He was buried in Kensal Green cemetery, alongside his wife.
Image source: The Correspondence of Leigh Hunt, Vol. 1. Smith, Elder and Co., 1862.
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Lo que ha de ser : comedia
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Contributors:
-Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635 (Primary Contributor)
-Rare Book Collection (University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries) (Contributor)
Image capture notes:
-Pagination is missing pgs. 155-156.
-Some text goes into the gutter.
Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A449144/datastream/PDF/view
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Lucubrator (Collection)
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The Lucubrator is a collection of essays written by James Noyes in the 1790s. This Lucubrator collection includes the main volume as well as a side-by-side view of the original pages and the transcribed pages. These are followed by student essays. It is of special note that an additional manuscript, that was folded in the back of the original, is included in this collection as well.
A transcript of the volume was created by students in Dr. Juliette Paul's Early American Literature course offered at the University of Missouri in the spring of 2016. Students who worked on the transcription project and submitted essays about their research are Mackenna Arends, Amy Cantrall, Meghan Cox, Jonathan Crecelius, Sarah Fine, Alecia McLean, Tyler Morris, Zack Schwartz, Erik Wasson, Michelle Zigler, and other students. The transcript provides full-text searching of the content, while the original volume does not.
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Pages from the past (Collection)
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Jump to Collection | History of the Pages | Portfolio Set I | Digitized Collection | Tips | Additional Resources History of the Pages from the Past Collection This collection, entitled Pages from the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, is an excellent example of history through leaf books. The leaf book was initially used as a way of collecting and combining relics. Creating a leaf book involves removing leaves from an array of damaged or incomplete books and creating a new and often rare book by combining the pages. This practice dates all the way back to the Middle Ages, and was especially popular among religious texts. This is result of religious texts being one of the main things printed in this time period, which can be seen in the collection below, as it features numerous bible and daily devotional pages. Special Collections and Rare Books received this portfolio set from Alfred Stites, who was a diversely successful business man. He purchased the company G.M.L Brown Foliophiles, Inc. in 1963, and later changed the name to Foliophiles, Inc. When he purchased the company, he had a 10,000 leaf collection, and in just 6 years he doubled the amount and included approximately 400 rare books and manuscripts. Stites then created Portfolio Sets, and sold them to many major universities and collections around the country. Portfolio Set I: History of the Written Word Ellis Library's Special Collections has Portfolio Set I: History of the Written Word, which is just one of several editions of this portfolio. These combined pages had the original purpose of being used as a didactic tool that showed the progress of book printing over the centuries, and because of this, several institutions have included Pages from the Past in their catalogs. The portfolio set in Ellis Library's Special Collections and Rare Books houses original leaves from books, manuscripts and artifacts aged as early as 1000 B.C. all the way to the 19th century. The collection includes a varied range of countries and languages, including Egyptian hieroglyphics and Dutch calligraphy. Each leaf includes a label giving researchers the basic information about the leaf, which allowed the Digital Library to organize them into online categories for easy use.
Digitized Collection As of right now, after having digitized approximately sixty percent of the portfolio, dates range from 1500 B.C. to 1873, and feature 13 different countries of publication and 13 different languages. When organizing the digitized leaves, we used the information given to us on the label. These usually provided date, location, author, publisher and any interesting facts. When doing more in-depth research, which has been done on a few selected leaves, we used many resources such as OCLC WorldCat and the Internet Archives to find complete versions of the books. These resources allowed us to find and match bibliographic records to further our knowledge about the pages in our portfolio. Tips for Using the Collection
Below you will see the collection split into country of origin, date published, and language. The collection has also been mapped, showing the spread of the pages across the world. More details regarding the map and how to use it can be found in that collection. In addition to these collections, local genres have been added to narrow the collections further, identifying Religious, Illustrated, and Handwritten manuscripts. By using this collection, we are able to see trends in publishing around certain time periods, which varies greatly with location, and see how things have advanced into the printing we know today.
Additional Resources
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Paisa Akhbar (Collection)
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The Paisa Akhbar (Penny Paper) was a popular Urdu newspaper published in Lahore, British India. Lahore is now located in Pakistan. The paper was established in 1887 by Maulana Muhammad Hussain Azad and Nisar Ali Shohrat. These dailies published news stories and editorials aimed at a general readership and supported nationalistic causes.
This collection includes dailies from 1891, 1892, 1894, and 1898 bound into four incomplete volumes. The print volumes are available in MU Libraries Special Collections.
The tight binding of these volumes resulted in some unreadable text, page curvature, and crooked pages.
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Private Collection of Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts
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The University Libraries and a private collector are partnering to make an extensive collection of medieval and early modern materials available to scholarship through digitization. These materials do not belong to the Libraries, but the scans are freely available for use in research and teaching. For questions about the collection and image use permissions, please contact SpecialCollections@missouri.edu.
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Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu[m] figuris et ymagi[ni]bus ab inicio mu[n]di
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Leaves 12-13 missing.
Illustrated by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff.
Leaf [1a] (woodcut title): Registrum huius operis Libri cronicarum cũfiguris et ymagibus ab inicio mũdi.
Hain. Repertorium (with Copinger's Supplement) *14508. Brit. Mus. Cat. (XV cent.) II, p. 437 (IC. 7451) Schramm. Bilderschmuck d. Frühdr., v. 17, p.6, 9, and illus. Goff S-307., Digitized by Libraries, University of Missouri, 2022. To avoid damage from the scanner, most pages with double-spread illustrations were not fully captured towards the book's gutter. Due to the thickness of the book, many of the pages' text and illustrations have a slight curve near the book's gutter.
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Russkīĭ v︠i︡estnik : [tables of contents]
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You will find here copies of the tables of contents and related pages from the Russkīĭ v︠i︡estnik volumes held by the Ellis Library at the University of Missouri--Columbia. Most of the pages are annotated to indicate whether the pages were from the front, middle, or back of the volumes. Our MERLIN catalog record contains information on the location of the set: http://merlin.mobius.umsystem.edu/record=b2800018.
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Secret and Lily Hart
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On t.p.: The secret and Lily Hart, two tales by Lord Charles Willsby, Verdopolis, 1833., Manuscript signed at the end : Haworth, 1833, Charlotte Brontë., Presented to the University of Missouri Ellis Library by U.S. Senator W.S. Symington on May 9, 1975, among the papers of his wife, E.W. Symington.
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