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Remarks of Mr. Isaac Parish, of Ohio, on the Three Million Bill
No full text"Delivered in the House of Representatives of the U.S., February 10, 1847.
Book of Hours leaf
No full textVellum leaf from a medieval Book of Hours disbound and sold by Otto F. Ege as part of his "Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts" portfolio. Described by Ege as being English in origin and dating from the mid 14th century; current scholars identify the work as French and likely dating from around 1400. This leaf is described in Dr. Scott Gwara's Ege Handlist as Item #24. 12.5cm x 17cm.
Otto Ege's original description of the leaf: "This particular Book of Hours, a devotional prayer book for the layman, was made for the use of Sarum, the early name for Salisbury, England. This text was accepted throughout the province of Canterbury. The manuscript was written about the time Chaucer completed his Canterbury Tales, but evidently by a French monk, who might have been attached, as was often the case, to an English monastery. Again, the book could have been specially ordered and imported from abroad. The initial letter and the coloring and the treatment of the ivy are unmistakably French. The lettering is an excellent example of the then current book hand. There are seven lines of writing to an inch. The words written in red, a heavy color made from mercury and sulphur, show almost the same degree of delicacy as those written with the more fluid ink.
Breviary leaf
No full textVellum leaf from a medieval breviary disbound and sold by Otto F. Ege as part of his "Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts" portfolio. Although described by Ege as being French in origin and dating from the late 13th century, modern scholars believe that this volume was English and composed circa 1420-1430. This leaf is described in Dr. Scott Gwara's Ege Handlist as Item #16. 7cm x 10cm.
Otto Ege's original description of the leaf: "Breviaries were seldom owned by laymen. They were service books and contained the Psalter with the versicles, responses, collects and lections for Sundays, weekdays, and saints' days. Other texts could be included. A Breviary, therefore, was lengthy and usually bulky in format. Miniature copies like the one represented by this leaf are rare. The angular gothic script required a skilled calligrapher. It would be difficult for a modern engrosser to match, even with steel pens, the exactness and sharpness of these letters formed with a quill by a XIIIth century scribe. Green was a decorative color added to the palette in the late XIIIth century in many scriptoria. The medieval formulae for making it from earth, flowers, berries, and metals are often elaborate and strange. This manuscript was written on fine uterine vellum, i.e., the skin of an unborn calf. It evidently had hard use, or may have been buried with its owner.
Police Handbook and Directory of San Antonio, Texas: a Condensed Pocket Reference which Enables the Police to Give Correct Information to the Public
No full textMap is folded and attached to lining papers
Sanborn Insurance Maps of San Antonio, Texas
No full textThis set of the 1904 Sanborn Insurance Maps of San Antonio, Texas, was once owned by the prominent architect Leo M.J. Dielmann. It is believed to have been updated through 1907. 1 atlas (2 v.) : 188 col. maps ; 65 cm
