Gerard David, painter and illuminator,

On cover: The Portfolio monographs ... no. 24, December 1895.

Gerard David und seine Schule.

Full name: Hans Eberhard Freiherr von Bodenhausen-Degener.

Description of a very beautiful Book of hours; illuminated probably by Hans Memling and Gérard David; now in the possesion of George C. Thomas; with reproductions in photogravure of 11 representative miniatures.

The illuminated manuscript has title: Horae Beatae Virginis Mariae secundum usum romanum, cum calendario.

Dialogi d'amore di maestro Leone medico Hebreo.

Edited by Mariano Lenzi.

Histoire de Scanderbeg, roy d'Albanie.

Based on Histoira de vita et gestis Scanderbegi, by M. Barletius.

Di Bernardino Pinturicchio, pittore perugino de' secoli XV. XVI. : memorie raccolte e pubblicate, con appendice di documenti in buona parte inediti, e con illustrazioni nuove e copiose anche della vita, e di qualche opera di Pietro Perugino onde emendare i biografi suoi, ed alle omissioni loro notevolmente supplire /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Peruginos erste Schaffensperiode /

Includes bibliographical references.

Breviarium Strigoniense.

Cf. notice du ms. par Leroquais, Bréviaires, III, 182-185 n° 591 et pl. XCIX; P. Radó, Libri liturgici manuscripti bibliothecarum Hungariae et limitropharum regionum, Budapest, 1973. Un bréviaire d'Esztergom a été imprimé en 1524 à Venise. F. 2-8v Calendrier à l'usage d'Esztergom, avec un grand nombre de saints d'origines diverses (2-7v); cf. Leroquais, op. cit., 182. À noter les saints non mentionnés dans les Acta sanctorum, ou du moins pas pour la date correspondante; ne sont pas relevés les saints hongrois considérés comme classiques par Radó, op. cit., passim : 4 févr., «Victoris m.»; 8 févr., «Juliani m.»; 13 févr., «Adalberti m.», signalé une fois dans Radó, op. cit., 96 d'après ms. Budapest, B. N. Hung., c. l. m. ae. 395; 15févr., «Faustiani m.»; 21 févr., «Septuaginta mm.», non signalé sous cette forme pour cette date dans Radó, op. cit.; 15 mars, «Hilarii conf. et pont.», non signalé sous cette forme pour cette date dans Radó, op. cit.; 17 mars, «Bernardi conf.»; 26mars, «Eustachii abb.», signalé une fois dans Radó, op. cit., 96 d'après ms. Budapest, B.N. Hung., c. l. m. ae. 395; 28 mars, «Gastuli m.», non signalé dans Radó, op. cit.; 3 juill., «Bonifacii ep.», non signalé dans Radó, op. cit.; 5 juill., «Dominici m.»; 4 août, «Gaudentii ep. et conf.», signalé une fois dans Radó, op. cit., 329 d'après ms. Budapest, B. N. Hung., c. l. m. ae. 408; 8 août, «Adventus sanguinis D. N. J. C.»; 31 août, «Pauli ep. et m.», non signalé dans Radó, op. cit.; 12 oct., «Quatuor milium mm.», non signalé dans Radó, op. cit., à rapprocher de quatuor mille octingenti septuaginta mm., cf. Radó, op. cit., 167 d'après ms. Esztergom, B. metropolitana Strigoniensis I. 20; 14 oct., «Cerbonii conf.»; 27 oct., «Vedasti m.»; 15 nov., «Martini conf.», non signalé pour cette date dans Radó, op. cit; 20 nov., «Aniani ep. [Aurelianensis] et conf.». Pour plusieurs saints du calendrier on ne trouve pas d'office dans le sanctoral, et vice versa. — «Sequitur tabula impositionis historiarum...» (8-8v). F. 11-76 Psautier férial (11-72). — Office des défunts à l'usage d'Esztergom (72v-76); cf. K. Ottosen, The responsories and versicles of the latin office of the dead, Aarhus 1993, 127 (description des ff.74v-75v = «BN8879B») et 180 (description des ff.72v-74v = «BN8879A»). F. 77-528v Temporal : «Incipit breviarium secundum chorum alme ecclesie Strigoniensis. Dominica prima in adventu Domini...» (77-282v). Sanctoral : «Incipit secunda pars breviarii scilicet de festivitatibus. De s. Silvestro...» (286-486). À noter : office de l'Immaculée Conception composé par Léonard Nogarolo (480v). Commun des saints : «Incipit commune de sanctis et primo in vigilia unius apostoli...» (486v-513v). — «Sequitur de b. Virgine sabbatis diebus per estatem. Ad vesperas...» (513v-516v). «In quotidianis horis b. Virginis...» (516v-525). — «Sequuntur preces in quadragesima...» (525-526v). — «Sequuntur suffragia sabbatis diebus per estatem...» (526v-528), dont suffrages des ss. [Stephani regis Hungariae; Emerici ducis] (527), [Ladislai regis Hungariae; Adalberti ep. Pragensis et m.] (527v). — «Absolutio excommunicati...» (528-528v). 106 hymnes mentionnées dans la table des incipit, dont une non répertoriée dans Chevalier, Repert. hymn. ni dans les A. H., pour les confesseurs : «Christe lucis splendor vere fabrice mundi semper nobis parcens miserere confessorum precibus//...» (506v); cf. P. Radó, Répertoire hymnologique des mss. liturgiques dans les bibliothèques publiques de Hongrie, Budapest 1945, n° 111, relevée une fois dans le ms. Budapest, Bibl. nat. Hung. c. l. m. ae. 132, ms. décrit par Radó, Libri liturgici..., op. cit., 395-400.

Breviarium Strigoniense.

Cf. notice du ms. par Leroquais, Bréviaires, III, 182-185 n° 591 et pl. XCIX; P. Radó, Libri liturgici manuscripti bibliothecarum Hungariae et limitropharum regionum, Budapest, 1973. Un bréviaire d'Esztergom a été imprimé en 1524 à Venise. F. 2-8v Calendrier à l'usage d'Esztergom, avec un grand nombre de saints d'origines diverses (2-7v); cf. Leroquais, op. cit., 182. À noter les saints non mentionnés dans les Acta sanctorum, ou du moins pas pour la date correspondante; ne sont pas relevés les saints hongrois considérés comme classiques par Radó, op. cit., passim : 4 févr., «Victoris m.»; 8 févr., «Juliani m.»; 13 févr., «Adalberti m.», signalé une fois dans Radó, op. cit., 96 d'après ms. Budapest, B. N. Hung., c. l. m. ae. 395; 15févr., «Faustiani m.»; 21 févr., «Septuaginta mm.», non signalé sous cette forme pour cette date dans Radó, op. cit.; 15 mars, «Hilarii conf. et pont.», non signalé sous cette forme pour cette date dans Radó, op. cit.; 17 mars, «Bernardi conf.»; 26mars, «Eustachii abb.», signalé une fois dans Radó, op. cit., 96 d'après ms. Budapest, B.N. Hung., c. l. m. ae. 395; 28 mars, «Gastuli m.», non signalé dans Radó, op. cit.; 3 juill., «Bonifacii ep.», non signalé dans Radó, op. cit.; 5 juill., «Dominici m.»; 4 août, «Gaudentii ep. et conf.», signalé une fois dans Radó, op. cit., 329 d'après ms. Budapest, B. N. Hung., c. l. m. ae. 408; 8 août, «Adventus sanguinis D. N. J. C.»; 31 août, «Pauli ep. et m.», non signalé dans Radó, op. cit.; 12 oct., «Quatuor milium mm.», non signalé dans Radó, op. cit., à rapprocher de quatuor mille octingenti septuaginta mm., cf. Radó, op. cit., 167 d'après ms. Esztergom, B. metropolitana Strigoniensis I. 20; 14 oct., «Cerbonii conf.»; 27 oct., «Vedasti m.»; 15 nov., «Martini conf.», non signalé pour cette date dans Radó, op. cit; 20 nov., «Aniani ep. [Aurelianensis] et conf.». Pour plusieurs saints du calendrier on ne trouve pas d'office dans le sanctoral, et vice versa. — «Sequitur tabula impositionis historiarum...» (8-8v). F. 11-76 Psautier férial (11-72). — Office des défunts à l'usage d'Esztergom (72v-76); cf. K. Ottosen, The responsories and versicles of the latin office of the dead, Aarhus 1993, 127 (description des ff.74v-75v = «BN8879B») et 180 (description des ff.72v-74v = «BN8879A»). F. 77-528v Temporal : «Incipit breviarium secundum chorum alme ecclesie Strigoniensis. Dominica prima in adventu Domini...» (77-282v). Sanctoral : «Incipit secunda pars breviarii scilicet de festivitatibus. De s. Silvestro...» (286-486). À noter : office de l'Immaculée Conception composé par Léonard Nogarolo (480v). Commun des saints : «Incipit commune de sanctis et primo in vigilia unius apostoli...» (486v-513v). — «Sequitur de b. Virgine sabbatis diebus per estatem. Ad vesperas...» (513v-516v). «In quotidianis horis b. Virginis...» (516v-525). — «Sequuntur preces in quadragesima...» (525-526v). — «Sequuntur suffragia sabbatis diebus per estatem...» (526v-528), dont suffrages des ss. [Stephani regis Hungariae; Emerici ducis] (527), [Ladislai regis Hungariae; Adalberti ep. Pragensis et m.] (527v). — «Absolutio excommunicati...» (528-528v). 106 hymnes mentionnées dans la table des incipit, dont une non répertoriée dans Chevalier, Repert. hymn. ni dans les A. H., pour les confesseurs : «Christe lucis splendor vere fabrice mundi semper nobis parcens miserere confessorum precibus//...» (506v); cf. P. Radó, Répertoire hymnologique des mss. liturgiques dans les bibliothèques publiques de Hongrie, Budapest 1945, n° 111, relevée une fois dans le ms. Budapest, Bibl. nat. Hung. c. l. m. ae. 132, ms. décrit par Radó, Libri liturgici..., op. cit., 395-400.

Tolerance of ruminant animals to high dose in-feed administration of a selenium-enriched yeast

The objective of the study was to determine if there were adverse effects on animal health and performance when a range of ruminant animals species were fed at least 10 times the maximum permitted European Union (EU) selenium (Se) dietary inclusion rate (0.568 mg Se/kg DM) in the form of selenium enriched yeast (SY) derived from a specific strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060. In a series of studies, dairy cows, beef cattle, calves and lambs were offered either a control diet which contained no Se supplement or a treatment diet which contained the same basal feed ingredients plus a SY supplement which increased total dietary Se from 0.15 to 6.25, 0.20 to 6.74, 0.15 to 5.86 and 0.14 to 6.63 mg Se/kg DM, respectively. The inclusion of the SY supplement (P < 0.001) increased whole blood Se concentrations, reaching maximum mean values of 716, 1,505, 1,377, and 724 ng Se/mL for dairy cattle, beef cattle, calves and lambs, respectively. Selenomethionine accounted for 10% of total whole blood Se in control animals whereas the proportion in SY animals ranged between 40 and 75%. Glutathione peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.9) activity was higher (P < 0.05) in SY animals when compared with controls. A range of other biochemical and hematological parameters were assessed, but few differences of biological significance were established between treatments groups. There were no differences between treatment groups within each species with regard to animal physical performance or overall animal health. It was concluded that there were no adverse effects on animal health, performance and voluntary feed intake to the administration of at least ten times the EU maximum, or approximately twenty times the US FDA permitted concentration of dietary Se in the form of SY derived from a specific strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060.

The Decrease in Summer Surface Water Temperature with Altitude in Swiss Alpine Lakes: A Comparison with Air Temperature Lapse Rates

Using miniature thermistors with integrated data loggers, the decrease in summer lake surface water temperature (LSWT) with increasing altitude a.s.l. was investigated in 10 Swiss Alpine lakes located between 613 m a.s.l. and 2339 m a.s.l. The LSWTs exhibit essentially the same short-term structure as regional air temperature, but are about 3 to 5°C higher than the air temperature at the altitude of the lake. LSWTs decrease approximately linearly with increasing altitude at a rate slightly greater than the surface air temperature lapse rate. Diel variations in LSWT are large, implying that single water temperature measurements are un- likely to be representative of the mean. Local factors will affect LSWT more than they affect air temperature, possibly resulting in severe distortion of the empirical relationship between the two. Several implications for paleoclimate reconstruction studies result. (1) Paleolimnologically reconstructed LSWTs are likely to be higher than the air temperatures prevailing at the altitude of the lake. (2) Lakes used for paleoclimate reconstruction should be selected to minimize local effects on LSWT. (3) The calibration of organism-specific quantitative paleotemperature inference models should not be based on single water temperature measurements. (4) Consideration should be given to calibrating such models directly against air temperature rather than water temperature. (5) The primary climate effect on the aquatic biota of high-altitude lakes may be mediated by the timing of the ice cover.

Horizontal profiles of longwave and shortwave radiation components over sea ice near Barrow, Alaska during the 2011 melt

An integrated instrument package for measuring and understanding the surface radiation budget of sea ice is presented, along with results from its first deployment. The setup simultaneously measures broadband fluxes of upwelling and downwelling terrestrial and solar radiation (four components separately), spectral fluxes of incident and reflected solar radiation, and supporting data such as air temperature and humidity, surface temperature, and location (GPS), in addition to photographing the sky and observed surface during each measurement. The instruments are mounted on a small sled, allowing measurements of the radiation budget to be made at many locations in the study area to see the effect of small-scale surface processes on the large-scale radiation budget. Such observations have many applications, from calibration and validation of remote sensing products to improving our understanding of surface processes that affect atmosphere-snow-ice interactions and drive feedbacks, ultimately leading to the potential to improve climate modelling of ice-covered regions of the ocean. The photographs, spectral data, and other observations allow for improved analysis of the broadband data. An example of this is shown by using the observations made during a partly cloudy day, which show erratic variations due to passing clouds, and creating a careful estimate of what the radiation budget along the observed line would have been under uniform sky conditions, clear or overcast. Other data from the setup's first deployment, in June 2011 on fast ice near Point Barrow, Alaska, are also shown; these illustrate the rapid changes of the radiation budget during a cold period that led to refreezing and new snow well into the melt season.

Discarge compilation from The Global River Discharge (RivDIS) Project

The Global River Discharge (RivDIS) data set contains monthly discharge measurements for 1018 stations located throughout the world. The period of record varies widely from station to station, with a mean of 21.5 years. These data were digitized from published UNESCO archives by Charles Voromarty, Balaze Fekete, and B.A. Tucker of the Complex Systems Research Center (CSRC) at the University of New Hampshire. River discharge is typically measured through the use of a rating curve that relates local water level height to discharge. This rating curve is used to estimate discharge from the observed water level. The rating curves are periodically rechecked and recalibrated through on-site measurement of discharge and river stage.

Letter from David Cargill to William Tudor,

Two letters regarding shipment of books and news of mutual business associates.