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Octonaries upon the Vanitie and Inconstancie of the World.

Title
Octonaries upon the Vanitie and Inconstancie of the World.
Author
Inglis, Esther, 1571-1624.
Publication
Edinburgh, Scotland, January 1, 1609.

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. MS. 14Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Inglis, Esther, 1571-1624
  • New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 14.
Description
53 leaves, bound : paper, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 108 x 152 mm
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts – Scotland – 17th century.
  • illuminated manuscripts.
  • Portraits – Female – 17th century.
  • Calligraphy – 17th century.
Note
  • Esther Inglis was the daughter of French Huguenots who fled to Scotland in 1574. She married Bartholomew Kello, a clerk, in or around 1596. For her work she used first the name Esther Anglois, Francoise, and then from 1604 on, Esther Inglis.
  • This manuscript of calligraphy is dated (ff. 1 and 2) 1 January 1609. Some notes in dossier place ms in England; other notes and Dictionary Catalog in Edinburgh. The dating clause on f. 2 reads: "Willingall Spayne, Ian. 1, 1609." Esther Inglis (1571-1624).
  • Layout: Up to 20 long lines per page; most pages contain one verse of 8 long lines.
  • Decoration: Selfportrait f. 2v. Border of title page inlcudes a bird. Each page of octonaries (except f. 4) decorated with painted flowers and fruit. Painted border with flowers around title page. Black initials throughout.
  • Scribe: Esther Inglis.
  • Script: Calligraphic scripts, including rognosa, tagliata and French secretary
  • Artist: Esther Inglis.
Access (note)
  • Restricted use.
Indexed In (note)
  • Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937)
  • New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list
Cite As (note)
  • NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 14
Language (note)
  • In English and Latin.
Provenance (note)
  • Written for John, first Baron Petre (1549-1613, created Baron Petre 1603). Sotheby's, 3 March 1924.
Binding (note)
  • Bound in original calf, gold tooled. Back cover repaird, original cover laid on.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 14
OCLC
1337382953
Author
Inglis, Esther, 1571-1624.
Title
Octonaries upon the Vanitie and Inconstancie of the World.
Imprint
Edinburgh, Scotland, January 1, 1609.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Access
Restricted use. Requires permission for access.
Indexed In:
Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937), p. 1338, no. 14.
New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 903.
Cite As:
NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 14
Language
In English and Latin.
Provenance
Written for John, first Baron Petre (1549-1613, created Baron Petre 1603). Sotheby's, 3 March 1924.
Binding
Bound in original calf, gold tooled. Back cover repaird, original cover laid on.
Source of description
Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.
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Place of Publication
Scotland, Edinburgh.
Added Author
Inglis, Esther, 1571-1624, calligrapher and artist.
New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 14.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 14
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