TWO ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAVES WITH UNFINISHED MARGINAL DECORATION, FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN. TEXTS FROM NONE AND VESPERS FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS. (France, ca. 1415) 6 3/4 x 4 3/4". Single column, 16 lines, in a bold and attractive uncluttered gothic book hand. Each leaf with identical decoration: capitals struck with yellow, three one-line and three two-line initials in gold on a blue and magenta ground with white tracery, two line endings in the same colors, BOTH SIDES OF BOTH LEAVES WITH DELICATE DRAWINGS IN LIGHT BROWN INK OF FLORAL SPRAYS emanating from the two-line initials (and in the upper and lower margins of the recto of each leaf), THE DRAWINGS MEANT TO BE PAINTED IN, BUT THE WORK NEVER COMPLETED. Just a hint of soiling, some minor fading in the text without loss of legibility, otherwise in fine condition.nnThese leaves, which appeared consecutively in the Book of Hours from which they were taken, are excellent specimens of the illuminator's work in progress. It is clear from these examples that the scribe's work was done first and that another artisan, no doubt with higher status, followed up by painting the border decoration (a third person may have done the initials and line endings as an intermediate step)." nnBook of Hours (unfinished),Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A439275/datastream/PDF/view

Book of Hours (includes part of the Office of the Dead). "Textualis hand. Six one-line illuminated initials on fields of red on one side; five one-line and one two-line on the other."

Manuscript on vellum, in Latin. France?, ca. 1500? Folio (30.3 x 22.8 cm, 12 x 9"). [1] leaf. The ever useful Patrologia Latina gives the authorship of the text on this leaf as "Auctor incertus (Augustinus Hipponensis?)" and goes on to inform us, "Est Petri Chrysologi sermo quinquagesimus tertius, sed hic passim interpolatus, seu multis auctior sententiis, quas commonstrant ansulae. Confer Alcuini librum de Virtutibus et Vitiis, cap. 6."nnThe main text begins: "Felices pacifici, quoniam filii Dei vocabuntur. Meritum christianae virtutis vilescit in cunctis, si unitatem non habeat pacis, nec pervenit ad vocabulum filii, nisi per nomen pacifici. Pax est, quae exspoliat hominem servitute, dat nomen ingenuum, mutat cum conditione personam; ex famulo liberum, filium facit ex servo."nnThat is, the leaf contains a discussion of peace and peacemakers, based on the line in the Beatitudes "Blessed are the peacemakers . . ."(Matthew 5:9). It is written in brown ink, in a beautiful and clear gothic bâtarde script, in two columns of 40 lines. On the recto there is a three-line initial F (beginning the text "Felices pacifici . . .") with elaborate pen tracery in red extending a total of 15 lines. Some of the letters on the top line of text have some striking tall ascenders. Beneath the last line of text on the verso is "Explicit de pace."nnPatrologia Latina, XXXIX, col. 1858. Natural flaw in one margin, not touching text. Light soiling in bottom margins.",Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A439343/datastream/PDF/view

This is a copper engraved map of Ancient Greece and Turkey from 1822 by Adrien Hubert Brue. The title of the map is Carte generale de la Grece Ancienne et D'ne Partie de Ses Colonies, par A.H. Brue, Geographe de S.A.R. Monsieur. A Paris, Chez l'Auteur, rue des Macons-Sorbonne, no. 9, et chez les principaux marchands de geographie. Aout 1822. This roughly translates to General Map of Ancient Greece and Some of Its Colonies, by A. H. Brue, Geographe S. A. R. sir. In Paris at Rue des Macons-Sorbonne, No. 9 and at major geography merchants. August 1822. Countries appearing on this map: Greece Cities appearing on this map: Greece: Island of Crete: Cisanuis (?), Coricus (?), Aptera (Destroyed by an Earthquake in the 7th Century), Polyrrhenia, Cydonia (Kydonia, abandoned after the 13th Century), Amphimalia (Amphimalla, abandoned), Phenix (?), Pantomatrium (?), Miletus (?), Rhitymna (Rethymno), Eleutherna (Abandoned in the 16th Century), Dium (?), Cylaeum (?), Cnossus (Knossos, abandoned 1100 BC), Methymna (?), Assus (?), Phaetus (?), Gortyna (Gortyn, destroyed in 828), Inathus (?), Heracleum (Heraklion), Lyctos (Lyctus, abandoned by the 16th Century), Minoa (?), Arcades (?), Hyerapytna (Ierapetra), Blenna (?), Prasos (Praisos), and Nanus (?). Island of Karpathos: Nisyrus (?) and Posidium (?). Peloponnese: Messenia: Pylus (Pylos), Methone (Methoni), Asine (Abandoned), Corone (Koroni), Stenyelaeus (?), Ahia (?), Pharie (?), Aetylus (?), Thalamie (?), Laconia: Baea (Boeae), Asopus (Asopos), Leucaae (?), Epi Delium (?), Epidaurus Limera, Geronthae (?), Maryos (?), Chorion (?), Magonia (?), Acria (?), Melos (?), Gythium (?), Palae (?), Las (?), Teuthrone (Kotronas), Pyrrhieus (?), Taenarium vel Caenopolis (Tenarus), Messa (?), Attica: Islands: Cythera (?), Scandea, South Aegean: Milos: Melos (Milos)

This is a copper engraved map printed in 1760 of modern day Vietnam and made by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. Bellin was a famous 18th century French Mapmaker who was famous for his nautical and coastal maps. The map is entitled Carte Du Cours De La Riviere De Tunquin, Depuis Cacho jusqu'a la Mer Levee par un Navigateur Anglois, which roughly translates to the Course of the Tonquin River, Until the Sea Levee at Cacho explored by the English Navigators. The units of measurement are shown to be Echelle Grades Lieues de France which roughly translated to Scale Grades, French Leagues. The map shows. an area of Vietnam along the Tonquin River. It shows Cacho, Ville Capitale du Tunquin (Hanoi), several Pagodas, and Ville ou les Anglois ont un Contour (Village or the English possession at the Contour). It shows the depth of the river at different points and several Bays, Islands, and Settlements.

Śeance du 24 Juillet 1918.,Above title: Liberté-Egalité-Fraternité, Republique Française ... Ville de Joinville-Le-Pont.,Translation of title: Tribute to Canadians.,MU: Poster mounted on canvas and encapsulated. Stamped on back: University of Missouri Library, Oct. 29, 1947.