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Medieval Studies collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC070
  • Collection
  • ca. 1200-1600

The collection consists of: 1) Four vellum leaves by various calligraphers taken from a Flemish Psalter, two French Book of Hours, and a French Bible. 2) Ten manuscript leaves by various calligraphers in France, England, Italy, and Spain, including leaves from a Bible, a calendar, Missals, a Book of Hours, a charter, a litany from a Book of Hours, a Psalter, and a Breviary. 3) MS of John Lydgate's "Fall of Princes" (ca. 1431-1438). 247 slides were made for a digitizing project, from which 10 CDs have been produced plus a backup set. There is also a CD for the index to the web site. 4) MS of "Bartholomaeus Anglicus" (ca, 1240-1250), consisting of extracts from his encyclopaedia "De Proprietatibus Rerum (On the Properties of Things). 5) Medieval Fragments: 13th Century Collection (ca. 1200-1300), consists of 7 folia fragments from 5 sources most were recovered pastedowns from later books. 6) Manuscrit religeuse. 7) Court record from the beginning of the reign of James I. It passed through private hands. The document is in Latin court hand and notes the transfer of land from Thomas and Robert Whitney to a knight. 8) Handwritten letter to William Paston from Thomas Jermy dated 31 January 1565. The letter has been repaired, with a slight loss of text. Also included are a photocopy of the letter; a typed transcription of the letter, made in 1974 by H.L. Douch (Curator of the Royal Cornwall Institution) and amended at the suggestion of Jean M. Kennedy (City and County Archivist, Norwich), together with comments by Kennedy and Dorothy Sweet; a handwritten transcription of the original, by Douch; handwritten notes and background material by Sweet; two typed, signed letters to Sweet from Kennedy.

Early Documents collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC577
  • Collection
  • 1402

The collection consists of a letter dated 1402, sent from the City of Venice to Damascus, Syria. Includes a translation of the letter.

Contarini, Giovanni

Molly Pulver Ungar collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC538
  • Collection
  • 1500 - 2000

The collection consists of one printed leaf on paper with glossed text. Gloss on verso encircles text proper. Sections marked by red and blue initials. Page numbers XXVII and DI in red. 285 x 427 mm. Circa 1500. Includes one manuscript leaf on parchment. Eight lines or music on recto, ten lines of music on verso. Staff lines and first letters are in red. On recto is hymn “Quemque pastores vigils adorant,” followed by Angelus, which continues to verso. Second unidentified hymn on verso. 285 x 432 mm. Circa 1500. Also includes a letter from Pierre Elliott Trudeau (June 25, 1997) and a letter from Timothy Findley (May 1, 2000).

Abbatt family fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC463
  • Fonds
  • 1732-1855

The fonds consists of an oversized volume containing a copy of a waterworks grant for Preston, Lancashire; indentures for Robert Abbatt. Also includes courtship correspondence between Jonathan Abbatt and Mary Dilworth, plus photocopies and floppy disks of same. The letters chronicle the courtship, discussions of faith, local events, shared sentiments, etc.

Abbatt (family)

Thomas Allen fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC136
  • Fonds
  • 1752

The fonds consists of a letter to Rev. Whiting of Oriel College, Oxford on political matters.

Allen, Thomas, 1681-1755

Peter Lowens collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC564
  • Collection
  • 1824 - 1908

The collection consists of letters written by illustrators of Charles Dickens' works. The collection includes letters from Edmund Yates, George Cattermole, William Powell Frith, and Alfred Chantrey Corbould.

Maria Edgeworth collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC197
  • Collection
  • 1827

The collection consists of a handwritten letter to Mr. R. Hunter (publisher) concerning the proofs for a proposed edition of Edgeworth's "Little plays, warrented harmless".

Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849

Robert Body fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC157
  • Fonds
  • ca. 1849

The fonds consists of a notebook "Mrs. Newton's Book". It consists of a handwritten letter from Robert Body containing an account of his family's voyage to America and a description of their prospects as settlers there.

Body, Robert

Tom Hood collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC229
  • Collection
  • ca. 1850

The collection consists of a 1 page hls. T. Hood to Mr Strahan requesting a reply reguarding "a little volumne of verse." Letterhead titled "Fun Office: 30 Fleet Street".

Hood, Tom, 1835-1874

William and Margaret Thomson family fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC653
  • Fonds
  • 1853 - 2008

The fonds consists of loose photographs (many mounted on board); photograph albums with historical photograph formats including tintypes; "cartes de visite" and cabinet cards); family correspondence; and publications.

Thomson (family)

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