Grammatica graeca, 1763

Bound volume containing a handwritten Greek grammar compiled by Joseph Drury beginning in 1763. The last sixteen pages contain a historical poem beginning, “Mason might once assert a Poets Claim. / But he must needs write.” The poem contains references to the “Great Patriot P—,“ the Roman conquest of Gall, Caeser, Versailles, and includes the verses, “How the King doth all his Cooks excel / Besides he longs to kiss his P / Saving your presence Louis keeps a whore.”

Deed of feoffment for property in Cambridge, Massachusetts: from Thomas Sweetman to Michael Spencer, 1677 December 10

In this deed of feoffment, written on Dec. 10, 1677, Thomas Sweetman agreed to sell his dwelling house, barn, and orchard to his son-in-law, Michael Spencer, for the cost of eighty pounds sterling. The property was located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on what was then the northwest corner of the grounds of Harvard College, and was sold "together with the wood lot upon the rocks and cow commons belonging to it." The deed specifies that both Sweetman and his wife Isabel were to be allowed to occupy the property until their deaths, and further explains that Spencer and his family were already living in the dwelling house, occupying three rooms. The document was signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of Daniel Gookin, Jr. and John Bridgham. It was also signed by Thomas Sweetman.

Münşeat-i Rıfat Efendi

Each section has separate caption title.

Hadhihi Maqāmah fī al-mufākharah bayna al-māʼ wa-al-hawāʼ

li-Aḥmad al-Barbīr.

Şerh-i kasaid-i Mevlânâ Şevket

Commentary by Mehmed Murad Nakşbendi. Cf. İstanbul Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi Türkçe basmalar alfabe kataloğu, v. 2 (1956), p. 772.

Bayān al-najāsāt al-maʻfū ʻanhā / li-Ibn al-ʻImād : manuscript, 1885

Title from f. 1r in later hand.

Hādhihi al-safīnah al-mubārakah : manuscript, 1821

Title from colophon.

Nasihat-nâme-yi Muhyî : manuscript, [1572]

Written in two columns, 15 lines per page, in black with punctuation in red.

Rûz-nâme : manuscript, [1438]

Poetry on astrological significance of each day depending on positions of stars and times of day when various stars exert their influence. Arranged according to days and hours of appearance of each star.

Tipografia portuguesa do século XVII na Biblioteca da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa

Este projecto identifica os impressores portugueses do século XVII representados no fundo de livro antigo presente no acervo geral da Biblioteca da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, incluindo aqueles cujas oficinas de impressão não granjearam a glória da dinastia Craesbeeck, mas que, de igual modo, têm lugar cativo na história da tipografia portuguesa. Identificando-os, quantificando-os e enquadrando-os historicamente esperamos conseguir mostrar que não é apenas nas Bibliotecas Públicas com carácter patrimonial como a Biblioteca Nacional e a Biblioteca Municipal de Évora, que se encontram depositados testemunhos importantes para o estudo da tipografia portuguesa. Pretende-se mapear o fundo do século XVII, tentando, na medida do possível, reconstituir a sua história através das pistas deixadas nos exemplares que denotam a proveniência de colecções integradas e, através da análise dos dados disponíveis, contribuir para um melhor conhecimento da tipografia portuguesa do século XVII.

Demographic situation in Russia. OSW Study 24/2006

Throughout the history of Russia, periods of deep chaos have been accompanied by demographic crises. This was the case during the Time of Troubles, or Smutnoye Vremya, in the seventeenth century, and during the period of wars and revolutions in the early twentieth century, which brought the Bolsheviks to power. Similarly, the break-up of the USSR also coincided with a demographic crisis. However, while the previous crises had been caused by factors such as war, famine, epidemics or repressive policies, and were followed by periods of rapid population growth once these factors had ceased to operate, the current crisis is systemic and structural. To a large extent, it has been occasioned by cultural factors such as changing family models and the roles of women in today's society. In Russia, the effect of these factors on population increase is exacerbated by excessive alcohol consumption, an culture of inadequate working conditions which leads to many accidents at work, and healthcare deficiencies (only c. 3% of the GDP is spent on healthcare annually).

A concise history of mathematics.

Includes bibliographies.

Compendio della storia di m. Francesco Guicciardini ...

COPAC.

Pocket library of English literature.

v. 1. Tales of mystery -- v. 2. Political verse -- v. 3. Defoe's minor novels -- v. 4. Political pamphlets -- v. 5. Seventeenth century lyrics -- v. 6. Elizabethan and Jacobean pamphlets.

Le Glorie immortali de' trionfi, et heroiche imprese d'ottocento quarantacinque donne illustri antiche, e moderne, dotate di conditioni, e scienze segnalate ... : Tra le quali vi sono molte versate in santità, virginità, penitanza, digiuni, vigilie ... ; Sonoui alquante inuentrici di varie scienze, e mestieri all'vso humano necessarij ... /

British Library, Catalogue of seventeenth century Italian books,