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John, To All Gods Imprisoned People For His Names-Sake, Wheresoever Upon The Face Of The Earth, Salutation, John Perrot

Historical Quaker Books

8 pages, 19 cm

Misère Temps (Chaptire Xvii)

Feillet, Alphonse

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Correspondences: 1652

Correspondencia y Escritos

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A Physical Directory; Or A Translation Of The Dispensatory Made By The Colledg Of Physitians Of London, And By Them Imposed Upon All The Apothecaries Of England To Make Up Their Medicines By. And In This Third Edition Is Added A Key To Galen's Method Of Physick., Nicholas Culpeper

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Philocophus, Or, The Deafe And Dumbe Mans Friend : Exhibiting The Philosophicall Verity Of That Subtile Art, Which May Inable One With An Observant Eie, To Heare What Any Man Speaks By The Moving Of His Lips ... Apparently Proving, That A Man Borne Deafe And Dumbe, May Be Taught To Heare The Sound Of Words With His Eie, & Thence Learne To Speake With His Tongue, John Bulwer

Deaf Rare Books

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Writings: Entre 1633 Y 1647

Correspondencia y Escritos

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Circulars, Volume 1: 1642-1762

Circular Letters of Superiors General

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Correspondences: 1641

Correspondencia y Escritos

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A True Relation Of The Late Battell Fought In New England, Between The English, And The Salvages: With The Present State Of Things There. (1637), Philip Vincent [P. Vincentius], Paul Royster , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

This brief account of the major engagement of the Pequot War appeared about six months after the Mystic Massacre of May 26, 1637. Its authorship is attributed to Philip Vincent, of whom little is known, including whether he was a witness or even in America, or, if not, who his informant was. The work obviously enjoyed some popularity, going through three separate editions in 1637–38.

The Pequots occupied the region on the north shore of Long Island Sound around present-day New London, Connecticut. Hostilities began in late summer of 1636, when the Massachusetts authorities sent a punitive expedition under John …

Four English Histories Of The Pequod War, P. Vincentius, John Underhill, Lion Gardener, John Mason

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P. Vincentius, A True Relation of the Late Battell fought in New England, between the English, and the Salvages : With the present state of things there (1637)

John Underhill, Newes From America; or, A New and Experimentall Discoverie of New England; Containing, a Trve Relation of Their War-like proceedings these two yeares last past, with a Figure of the Indian Fort, or Palizado (1638)

Lion Gardener, Relation of the Pequot Warres [1660]

John Mason, A Brief History of the Pequot War: Especially of the memorable Taking of their Fort at Mistick in Connecticut in 1637 (1736)

Excerpts, Confessionario, Francisco Pareja, Emilio Moran, Mikaela Perron

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"The following excerpt is a series of questions that a Spanish Friar may have asked natives, in order to guide him or her through the Christian sacrament of confession."

New-England Or A Briefe Enarration Of The Ayre, Earth, Water, Fish And Fowles Of That Country. With A Description Of The Natures, Orders, Habits, And Religion Of The Natives; In Latine And English Verse, William Morrell, Andrew Gaudio , Editor

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This text, a Latin poem in dactylic hexameter with an accompanying English translation in heroic verse stands as the earliest surviving work of poetry about New England and the second oldest poem whose origins can be traced directly to the British American colonies. Only two copies of the original 1625 edition are known to survive; one is held at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, and the other is housed at the British Museum. The Latin portion comprises 309 lines and praises the geographic features, flora and fauna of New England, and spends a majority of its verses describing …

Excerpt, La Florida Del Inca, Garcilaso De La Vega, Amelia Zimmerman, John Varner

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Garcilaso de la Vega "published The Florida of the Inca … in 1605 … [his] account of the De Soto expedition, which contains quite a bit of elaboration."

Rb 002 Guide To Herman Detering Book Collection On Psychiatry And Photography, Detering Family

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The Herman Detering History of Photography and Psychiatry collection contains 324 books.. This collection was also processed as a manuscript collection so that the materials in the collections could be discoverable. This collection explores the relationship and history of photography and psychiatry, especially 19th century photography and the “insane.” The primary focus of the collection is the treatment and study of people suffering from various forms of mental illness. See more at RB 002.

A Brief And True Report Of The New Found Land Of Virginia, Thomas Hariot

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This is an ebook edition of the first book published by an English colonist in America. Its author, Thomas Hariot or Harriot, was a cartographer, mathematician, astronomer, linguist, and philosopher, who was a participant in Sir Walter Ralegh’s first attempt to establish a colony in “Virginia,” on Roanoke Island in modern-day North Carolina, from June 1585 until June 1586. Hariot had learned the rudiments of the Algonkian language from two natives brought back to England from an earlier exploratory voyage, and he served as interpreter and liaison with the native peoples of the surrounding region. His Brief and True Report …

A Brief And True Report Of The New Found Land Of Virginia (1588), Thomas Hariot, Paul Royster , Editor

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This is an online electronic text edition of the first book published by an English colonist in America. Its author, Thomas Hariot or Harriot, was a cartographer, mathematician, astronomer, linguist, and philosopher, who was a participant in Sir Walter Ralegh’s first attempt to establish a colony in “Virginia,” on Roanoke Island in modern-day North Carolina, from June 1585 until June 1586. Hariot had learned the rudiments of the Algonkian language from two natives brought back to England from an earlier exploratory voyage, and he served as interpreter and liaison with the native peoples of the surrounding region. His Brief and …

Excerpt, Memoir, Hernando De Escalante Fontaneda, Amelia Zimmerman, Alisa Roberts

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"At mid-century, a thirteen-year old Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda shipwrecked on the Florida Keys. On his way to Spain, where he had been born, to start his formal education, Fontaneda was captured by" the Calusa "and lived amongst them for seventeen years, traveling with the [Calusa], learning native culture, and acquiring valuable knowledge about the Florida peninsula. His 1575 account, or 'Memoir,' describes the rugged environment, flora and fauna, foodways, geographic and ethnic regions"

Article And Poem, La Felice Victoria Que Dios Por Su Infinita Bondad Y Misericordia, Fue Seruido De Dar, Al Illustre Señor Pedro Menendez, Bartolomé De Flores, E. Thomas Shields Jr., Thomas Hallock

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An article on Bartolomé de Flores's 1571 La Felice Victoria que Dios por su Infinita Bondad y Misericordia, fue Seruido de Dar, al Illustre Señor Pedro Melendez with a translation of the poem at the end of the article.

Excerpt, The Journey Of Álvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca, Álvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca, Fanny Bandelier, Alisa Roberts

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"The whole account of Cabeza de Vaca, and the ill-fated expedition for which he is known, is based on three narratives which supplement each other. ... Cabeza de Vaca's personal narrative … covered the voyage taken by Narváez, the perils of the journey, and close detail of his wanderings across the North American continent."

Rb 005 Guide To Mcgovern Collection On The History Of Medicine, John P. Mcgovern (1921-2007)

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The McGovern Collection contains over 5,500 titles focused on the development of the medical specialties in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth. There are significant sections on pediatrics, allergy and cardiology. The collection emphasis has been American Imprints and English language materials. There are a small number of titles in French or German from the eighteenth century. See more at RB 005.

The Spanish Settlements Within The Present Limits Of The United States, 1513-1561.

Florida Heritage

A history of Spanish colonisation of the United States from 1513-1561.

Leaf From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, France, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

Lauds continues with Psalms of praise to God.

Psalter With Calendar, Litany And Alphabetical Index Of The Psalms, Italy, Folio 11, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This portable Psalter is an example of the growing personal nature of worship in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. As it easily fits into the palm of one's hand, this Psalter likely resided on its owner's possession throughout the day, ready for prayers of the hour.

Leaf From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, France, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

Lauds continues with Psalms of praise to God. The verso continues from the end of Psalm 148 to the end of Psalm 149.

Meditations, With Prayers, On The Life And Loving Kindnesses Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, France, Thomas À. Kempis

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The manuscript seen here is a copy of Thomas Kepis' Meditations, with Prayers, on the Life and Loving Kindness of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Meditations, With Prayers, On The Life And Loving Kindnesses Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, France, Folio 2, Recto, Thomas À. Kempis

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The manuscript seen here is a copy of Thomas Kepis' Meditations, with Prayers, on the Life and Loving Kindness of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Meditations, With Prayers, On The Life And Loving Kindnesses Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, France, Cover, Thomas À. Kempis

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The manuscript seen here is a copy of Thomas Kepis' Meditations, with Prayers, on the Life and Loving Kindness of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The front of the binding on this manuscript further call Christ into mind. Pressed into the leather are six images of animals, including a lion, peacock, pelican, and grifffin. The griffin and lion act as direct symbols of Christ as savior and the Resurrection. The peacock and pelican allude more indirectly to Christ through legend.

Calendar From Book Of Hours; Use Of Paris, Catholic Church

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Manuscript on vellum (13 unnumbered leaves), bound: color illustrations, illuminations; 167 x 135 mm, bound to 172 x 140 mm

Calendar of saints' feast days from a French Book of Hours, use of Paris, which was evidently intact in the late 18th century when the descriptive note on the original first flyleaf was handwritten and dated 4 February 1792 by one 'Rouxeau', priest of Le Loroux-Bottereau. Rouxeau is assumed to be Julien-Pierre Rouxeau (1734-1811); the calendar as currently bound includes the 19th century bookplace of H. Arthur Baker.

Date is estimated from the 18th century owner's handwritten comment: "Ces heures, …

Rb 001 Guide To Burbank-Fraser Collection On Arthritis, Rheumatism And Gout, John P. Mcgovern Historical Collections & Research Center

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The Burbank/Fraser Collection contains over 3,600 volumes, including books, pamphlets, bound reprints, and translations. With publications ranging from a sixteenth century manuscript to the modern works of John Talbott and Charles Short, this collection documents the changing regimens for rheumatic diseases and the foundations of the modern specialty of rheumatology. With publications from over 20 countries, the collection offers innumerable opportunities for research on the history of the rheumatic diseases and the cross-cultural transference of medical information. The collection equals 337.4 linear with titles that date from 15th Century to the early 20th Century. See more at RB 001.

Bible A, Leaf With The Prologue To And Beginning Of The Prophesy Of Ezekiel, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The leaf begins the Prophesy of Ezekiel. A decorated initial "E" begins the prologue. The historiated initial "E," depicting Ezekiel sleeping with the vision of the four heads of the beasts above him, begins the incipit. The inclusion of halos above each beast's head points to Christian interpretation of the animals of the tetramorph as the four evangelists.