Nouueau commentaire sur l'ordonnance de la marine, du mois d'Août 1681 : tome second / par M. ***, auocat en Parlement.

Aut. tomado del catálogo en línea de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, 06-05-2015

Idea e imagen de El Escorial en el siglo XVII: Francisco de los Santos

Esta tesis doctoral aborda el análisis crítico de una fuente literaria fundamental para el conocimiento del Real Monasterio de El Escorial durante la segunda mitad del siglo XVII: la Descripción breve del Monasterio de San Lorenzo el Real del Escorial, obra del jerónimo fray Francisco de los Santos (1617-1699), publicada por primera vez en 1657, reeditada con adiciones en 1667, 1681 y 1698, y traducida al inglés parcialmente en 1671 y de forma completa en 1760. Considerada una de las primeras y más completas guías artísticas de un monumento y sus colecciones de la Europa Moderna, su éxito editorial y difusión constituyen un caso único dentro de historia de la Literatura artística, reflejo del constante interés nacional e internacional despertado por el Real Monasterio desde su construcción. No obstante, la historia de la valoración del padre Santos como fuente para la Historia del Arte ha sido desigual, podemos decir que en su contra han jugado varios factores. En primer lugar, la permanencia de un antiguo prejuicio y desinterés hacia las adiciones barrocas de El Escorial, siendo éstas la principal novedad tratada en sus textos. En segundo, la peculiaridad del género y del estilo literario del autor: calificado de denso y prolijo, difícil de asimilar como repertorio positivo de datos y noticias y de difícil encaje en la orientación teórico-artística que ha predominado en los estudios de Literatura artística en España. En tercer lugar la incomprensión y prejuicio hacia el uso que hace el autor de sus fuentes, por una parte los textos de su predecesor como cronista: fray José de Sigüenza (1544-1606), al que retoma y resume; y por otra el uso que habría hecho de la Memoria atribuida a Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)...

The outburst decay of the low magnetic field magnetar SWIFT J1822.3−1606: phase-resolved analysis and evidence for a variable cyclotron feature

We study the timing and spectral properties of the low-magnetic field, transient magnetar SWIFT J1822.3−1606 as it approached quiescence. We coherently phase-connect the observations over a time-span of ∼500 d since the discovery of SWIFT J1822.3−1606 following the Swift-Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) trigger on 2011 July 14, and carried out a detailed pulse phase spectroscopy along the outburst decay. We follow the spectral evolution of different pulse phase intervals and find a phase and energy-variable spectral feature, which we interpret as proton cyclotron resonant scattering of soft photon from currents circulating in a strong (≳1014 G) small-scale component of the magnetic field near the neutron star surface, superimposed to the much weaker (∼3 × 1013 G) magnetic field. We discuss also the implications of the pulse-resolved spectral analysis for the emission regions on the surface of the cooling magnetar.

Winthrop, John, 1606-1676, autographed letter signed (copy) to Richard Odell; Pequot, Conn., 1 side (4 pages), 1652 November 27

Copy of correspondence responding to a November 16, 1652, letter from Odell regarding his daughter's illness, which Winthrop speculates is hemiplegia. According to Winthrop, "The cure depends upon the knowledge of the right cause, and not only that but the constand and due aplication of such things as may conduce them thereto, which is difficult to doe at a distance." Winthrop further writes that he did not at present have medicine to send for her condition, but recommends "some general things that might be helpfull." These included keeping the child warm with fox or rabbit furs, an ointment consisting of herbs, wax, castor oil, worm grease, fox grease, or an ointment of balsam. Winthrop writes he has sent an ointment, but does not specify its ingredients. His other suggestions for treatment include cupping without scarification, and an decoction containing sarsaparilla, guaiacum, and spirit of rosemary.

Ward, John, 1606-1693, autographed letter signed to John Winthrop; Cotohit [sic], Mass., 1 side (2 pages), 1652 May 29

Correspondence requesting advice for treating occasional fits of pain and cold Ward was suffering.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and vicinity, Landowners, 1681 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Fac-simile of a portion of Holme's map of the Province of Pennsylvania : with names of original purchasers from William Penn 1681. It was published by L. H. Everts & co. ca. 1884. Scale not given. Facsimile of a map published in 1681. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Pennsylvania South State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 3702). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. Cadastral map showing townships, landowner names, property boundaries, drainage, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

Sir William Davenant, poet venturer, 1606-1668,

Bibliography: p. 288-303.