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Manuscript Fragment

"Sacrifice d. Abraham; Loue don de Dieu" (Sacrifice of Abraham, Praise the gift of God)

Manuscript fragment, 13.5 X 18.5 cm, c. 1200

An illustration from a bible showing Abraham and Isaac before the sacrifice. Isaac carries the wood on his back and the fire in his hand.

Artifacts of Mary Barrow

1 - Barrow, F.L. Badge of Boy's Brigade
2 - Barrow Mary. I.O.D.E. pin with bar
3 - Bolt which was blown off the coal shed at Westholm (London), March 1918. See Mary Barrow's letter

Manuscript Fragment

Manuscript fragment, 23 X 32.5 cm, 15th century, leaf from a bible. Includes the following description: 'A leaf from a fifteenth century bible which shows the great skill of the medieval scribe and the feeling for design and proportion in planning the page. The scribe was forbidden to make any alteration in his work while copying it. Later owners or scribes sometimes added their own additions or corrections. These were known as glosses. There is a gloss on the reverse side (or verso) of the folio and another on the face (or recto) about four inches from the bottom on the ride side, a small VIII in faded ink. 2nd Samuel, VII and VIII.'

Files for UVic

  • CA UVICARCH SC590-2020-006-1.21
  • Bestanddeel
  • 1993 - 2020
  • Part of John Pass fonds

The file consists of a flash drive of electronic files.

Incunabulum

Incunabulum, 31.5 X 43.5 cm, 1477, leaf from Pantheologia of Reynerus de Pisis. Includes the following description: 'A page from the Pantheologia of Reynerus de Pisis printed at Nuremburg by Anton Koberger in 1477. With the invention of moveable type in the middle of the fifteenth century, books were printed on paper and in unlimited quantity. These books printed before 1501, known as "incunabula", imitated the forms of contemporary manuscripts. Since readers were accustomed to the decoration of manuscripts, coloured initials were added to the printed page by hand.'

Letter from Sire Edwin Landseer to a publisher

Letter from Sire Edwin Landseer to a publisher, June 27, 1837. Autograph Letter Signed, possibly to a publisher of engravings, offering the Copyright of two of the subjects his brother is preparing for his correspondent, and asking him to let Landseer know "if you wish to have the Blood Hounds Head in the possession of Mr. Russell."

Landseer, Edwin, Sir, 1802-1873

Incunabulum

Incunabulum, 32 X 45.5 cm, 1493, leaf from the Nuremberg Chronicle, uncoloured.

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