Italian and German Specimens.
[In the three first specimens selected, an instance will be observed of a species of ornamentation to which the name of ‘pottering’ has been familiarly applied; it consists of a sort of fringe to the initial and part of the text, resembling in arrangement the ‘bracket,’ and in principle the flourishes of a modern writing master; but when tastefully applied, it is remarkably effective, and has the advantage of being very easy.]
| DATE. | NAME OF SPECIMEN. | POINTS TO BE NOTED. | WHERE TO BE FOUND. | PAGE IN[12] GUIDE BOOK. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1455. | The Mazarine Bible. | Initial, red and white. | Case III. 1 | 7 |
| 1457. | The Mentz Psalter. | Initial and border. | Do.3 | 8 |
| 1459. | Do. (2nd edition) | Do. | Do.4 | 8 |
| 1462. | Bible in Latin. | A peculiar and bold kind of initial. | Do.5 | 8 |
| 1469. | Livy. | The white branch on parti-coloured ground. | Case VI. 2 | 11 |
| ” | Cicero, Tusculanæ Questiones. | Initial and bracket. | Do.3 | 11 |
| ” | Cicero, Epistolæ familiares. | The white branch, &c. | Do.10 | 11 |
| 1470. | Cicero, Epistolæ, &c. | Border and initial. | Do.10 | 12 |
| 1480. | Æsop’s Fables. | Border. | Do.8 | 11 |
| 1481. | Liber Psalmorum. | Border. | Do.9 | 11 |
| 1482. | Euclid’s Geometry. | The white branch, on parti-coloured background. | Case X. 5 | 19 |
| 1484. | Breviary of the Camaldolese Monks. | Border and initials. | Case IX. 1 | 16 |
| 1501. | Martial—Epigrammata. | Border and picture. | Case X. 7 | 19 |
| 1513. | Aulus Gellius—Noctes Atticæ. | Border. | Do.19 | 20 |
| 1514. | Plautus—Comedies. | Border, &c. | Do.20 | 20 |
Specimen of a Grant (Italian.) | ||||
| 1494. | Ludovico Maria Sforza Visconti, Duke of Milan, to his wife. | The ornamental work which occupies the whole upper part of this specimen is worthy of minute and careful study. It is magnificent. | Miscellaneous Autographs, &c. | MS. 19, 20. |
Oriental Specimens.
| DATE. | NAME OF SPECIMEN. | POINTS TO BE NOTED. | WHERE TO BE FOUND. | PAGE IN GUIDE BOOK. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sri Bhagavat Purana. | Miniature pictures, set in borders— illuminated framework-gilding. | Central table Case, 1st compartment 4 | MS. 22 | |
| The Durga-patha. A Bhuddistic work and Hindoo miniatures. | Do. | Do. 5 3rd compartment 23 and 24 | 22 23 | |
| 1305. | A volume containing the Koran. | Illuminated borders—use of gold. | Side Case, IV. (D.) | 31 |
| 16th cent. | Khizr Khan. | Miniature scenes and border. | Central table Case, 4th compartment 32 | 24 |
| 17th cent. | The Diwan (Háfiz). | Do. | Do. 33 | 24 |
There are also some beautiful specimens to be seen at the Museum of the East India House. | ||||
