THE ANWARI SOHEILI; or, Lights of Soheili, or Canopus. = A MS. in 4to, accurately and beautifully written, Anno Hegira 772. A. D. 1370. This Work contains a very elegant edition of the Fables of Pilpay or Bidpay, by Hosein Ibn Ali, surnamed ElKáshefy for an account of which see "Notices et Extraits des MSS. de la Bibliothèque du Roi," Tom. X. p. 94, or Major Stewart's "Oriental Library," p. 82. : No. 3. The Gulistán, or Rose Garden of Sheik SADI, of Shiraz. To which are attached fifteen pages containing Fragments of Poetry. No date. An 8vo. MS. No. 4. The Gulistan or Rose-Garden of Sheikh SADI, of Shiraz. 4to. No date. A very elegant and amusing Book of Persian Tales, written in a style highly classical, and very much admired and imitated by the Persians. No. 5. The Akhlaki Nasiri, that is, a System of Ethics by the celebrated NASIR EDDEEN, of Toos. Small folio. A valuable manuscript, neatly written, and dated A. H. 1002.=A. D. 1593. No. 6. The World-exhibiting Cup: a short Tract on the Sciences. Neatly written in 12mo. No date. The Title of this Tract alludes to the famous Cup of Jemshid, in which the whole world is said to have been pourtrayed. No. 7. The Akhlaki Mohsini, that is, the Manners of the Virtuous: a very elegant work on Ethics by the celebrated Hosein Ibn Ali Elváez ElKASHEFY, above mentioned. A MS. Neatly written and in good preservation. A. H. 966.= A. D. 1558. No. 8. A Persian Translation, or, rather, a Paraphrase of the Apocryphal Book of JUDITH, with many alterations and additions. In 12mo. neatly written. 2. Turkish Manuscripts. No. 9. A VOLUME of Poems, without name or date, neatly written. 12mo. No. 10. Tazarrua Námah, or Book of Supplication, by the Vizir SAMAN Pasha. A neatly written MS. in small 4to. This is a treatise on religious subjects. The date given at the end, which is A. H. 99.= A. D. 717, must be incorrect. No. 11. EXAMPLES of Turkish Poetry, on the different measures of the Prosody. Dated, at the end, Maii 12, 1614. No. 12. AHWALI KIAMET, or the Circumstances of the Resurrection. In small 4to. A. H. 1022.=A. D. 1613. No. 13. TAABIR Namahi Mooya Mootawwil, or, the Interpreter of the protracted Vision. Small 8vo. No date. This is a work treating on various religious subjects. II. Greek, Latin, and English Manuscripts. AUGUSTINUS De Civitate Dei. No. 14. A MS. on vellum, beautifully illuminated, of Century XI or XII., large folio. Given by Francis Tyndal, Esq. No. 15. 1. AMBROSIUS Mediolanensis, De Officiis. 2. AUGUSTINUS, De Epistolis Johannis. 3. AMBROSIUS, De vita Josephi, et de Benedictionibus Patriarcharum. A MS. on vellum, of Century XI. or XII., in folio. 1. HIERONYMUS in Matthæum. No. 16. 2. CESARII Episcopi Exhortatio ad Monachos. 3. AUGUSTINUS De Pœnitentia. 4. CESARII Episcopi, Sermo de Charitate (Codex mutilus). A MS. on vellum, of Century XI. or XII., in short folio. No. 17. Summa RAYMUNDI DE PENNA FORTI, Barcinocensis, Ordinis Prædicatorum. A MS. on vellum, in 4to. of Century XIII. The following note appears on the fly-leaf:-"Raymundus Barchionensis, Capellanus Gregorii IX., scripsit Gregorii vitam ad initium Decretalium Epistolarum; obiit 1275. Hujus auxilio Decretales compilavit Gregorius, anno 1235. Gregorii jussu in unum volumen, 5 Libris Distinctionum, Epistolas Decretales Summorum Pontificum collegit. Vide Bellarm. de Script. Eccl." No. 18. ANONYMI cujusdam Commentarius in Psalmos Davidis, in duobus tomis. A MS. on vellum, in two volumes folio, of Century XI. or XII. Given by Francis Tyndal, Esq. No. 19. 1. ALBINI Speculum, ex GREGORII Moralibus. 2. ALBINI Exceptiones Sententiarum GREGORII super Canticum Salo monis. 3. Exorcismus ad Febres expellendas. A MS. on vellum, of Century XI. or XII., in folio. On the first leaf is the following note, "Hi duo [sc. Albini] non habentur inter Opera impressa." The gift of Francis Tyndal, Esq. HAYMO, Super Pentateuchum. No. 20. A MS. on vellum, of Century XI. or XII., in small folio, No. 21. Venerabilis BEDA, De Evangelii Sci Marci. A MS. on vellum, of Century XI. or XII., in folio. 1. Scintillarium Poetarum. No. 22. 2. Commentum Epistolæ Valorii ad Rufinum. 3. Prologus in Libros Declamationum Senecæ. No. 23. BRETTON de Legibus Angliæ, Capp. 126. A MS. on vellum, 8vo, of Century XIII. or XIV. The fly-leaf contains the inscription "Liber Johannis May Cantuar'." It afterwards belonged to Mr. Joseph Wasse, Fellow of Queen's College. No. 24. An English Poem, entitled "Consolatio sibi oblata," by THOMAS OCCLEVE, a disciple of Chaucer. A MS. on vellum, folio, of Century XIV? richly illuminated. The gift of Rev. Mascie Malyn, LL. D. formerly of Queen's College. SCI AUGUSTINI Soliloquia. No. 25. A MS. on vellum, of Century XIV. in folio, beautifully illuminated. It formerly belonged to John Bullin, alias Spyllesby, of London; and in 1662 to Dr. Martin, President of Queen's College, who was probably the donor. No. 26. Quatuor Evangelistæ, cum Glossa Ordinaria et Interlineari. (Codex mutilus.) A MS. on vellum, of Century XIV. or XV., in folio, imperfect. It begins with St. Mark, Chap. II. No. 27. Tractatus De Veritate Sacræ Scripturæ. A MS. on vellum, Century XIV. or XV., in 4to. It belonged to Joseph Wasse (Fellow of Queen's College) in 1721, in whose hand is the following note: "I take it to be Wicleve's, and never published; there seems to be a copie of this Book in the Bodleian Library, Numb. 3021, 32." No. 28. Missale ad usum Ecclesiæ Sarisburiensis. A MS. on vellum, of the largest folio, written in Century XV. This was probably one of the Missals given to Queen's College by the Lady Margery Roos (Foundress of the five Senior Fellowships in Queen's College), mentioned in the College Inventories. No. 29. Psalterium, cum quibusdam Ecclesiæ Hymnis. A MS. on vellum, very neatly written, in Century XV., and illuminated. No. 30. Inventorium omnium et singulorum bonorum Collegii Reginalis Cantabrigiæ, factum et renovatum ibidem per Andream DOKETT Præsidentem ejusdem, primo die mensis Septembris, A. D. 1462. This MS. which is on vellum, in 4to., is properly a College Inventory of Plate, Jewels, &c., and therefore belongs to the Muniment Room rather than to the Library. It is, however, classed here, as containing a complete Catalogue of the Library, A. D. 1462, arranged according to the Presses in which the Books stood. It contains, also, an account of the Missals, Breviaries, &c. then in the College Chapel. [See No. 47.] No. 31. An English Translation of a devotional treatise called "Formula Novitiorum per DAVIDEM Ordinis Minorum," by W. PATERSON, whose name appears in the Colophon. A MS. on vellum, folio, fairly written in double columns, probably in Century XV. The gift of Thomas D'Engayne, formerly Fellow of Queen's College. PTOLEMEI Almagestum, Græce. No. 32. A MS. on paper, in folio, probably written in the XVth Century. 1. DIONYSII HALYCARNASSII, Texvn, sive Ars Rhetorica. 2. DEMETRIUS PHALEREUS, Περι Ερμηνειας. 3. ALEXANDER, Περι Σχημάτων. 4. MENANDRI Rhetoris Διαιρεσις. 5. ARISTIDES, Περι Τεχνων Ρητορικών. 6. ASINUS, Τεχνη Ρητορική, Περι Προοιμιον. This MS. belonged, in 1583, to Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon, whose autograph appears on the first leaf. He appears to have given it to his Tutor, Thomas Church, who left it to Queen's College at his death, in or about 1606. All the Treatises in this MS. are comprised in the Rhetores Græci, edited by the elder Aldus, at Venice in 1508-9, in two volumes, folio: an account of which is given in Renouard's Annales de l'Imprimerie des Aldes, tom. i. pp. 127-129, second edition. No. 34. A very necessary RECONNYNG for a Merchant of the Staple at Caleis. A MS. on paper, folio, middle of Century XVI. It seems to have belonged to Cuthbert Marcupp, a merchant, 1549. |