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Miscellany of rhetoric and logic texts [manuscript], 1672-1698.

Blarus, William, active 1672.; Shawe, Joanne, active 1672.; Stewart, Walter, active 1698.; Stewart, Robert, active 1704.; Stewart, Elizabeth, former owner.; Goffredo, da Trani, -1245.
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Title
Miscellany of rhetoric and logic texts [manuscript], 1672-1698.
Description
178 leaves (some blank) ; 18 x 15 cm
Associated name
Blarus, William, active 1672.
Shawe, Joanne, active 1672.
Stewart, Walter, active 1698.
Stewart, Robert, active 1704.
Stewart, Elizabeth, former owner.
Goffredo, da Trani, -1245.
Scope and content
Contains logic and rhetorical texts copied by Joanne Shawe, Walter Stewart, Robert Stewart and others (sometimes with dates of transcription) as well as illustrations, doodles, notes, and mottoes.

Part 1: "Quaedam notae a magistro Gul: Blaro viro eruditissimo necnon Minervae filio dictata et a me Joanne Shawe, summa qua poteram diligentia sub eius ferula militante Conscriptae die 3 Februari anno Domini sive nostra salutis 1672" (title-page only) -- "Theses Logicae 1698" -- "Chapter 4 Containing the humors and to what end thay serve taken ut of maks masterpice, contaieng all knoleg beloning to Smith Ferrier May the 2 1704 Robert Stuart" -- "Introductio ad Logicam In quae Brevi Synopsi Formula Argumentandi Explicatur Inchoala Jan 17. 1698 Gualierus Stewart" -- "Logicae Pars Ima de Apprehensiore Feb 1698" -- "March 24 1698 Pars IIda Logicae de Iudicio" -- "Logicae pars Tortia de Discursu[m] Maji.4.98." -- "Logicae pars quarta de Methoda Jun. 20-98."

Part 2: "Compendium Rhetoricae a D.D. Trano Dictatum."
Language Note
In Latin with some English and some Greek caption titles.
Note
Part 1: 129 leaves in various pagings (12 unnumbered leaves, 1-31, 4-90 p., 58 unnumbered leaves); last 10 leaves of part 1 mostly blank. Part 2 (beginning from rear of volume): 49 leaves (1-4, 7-13, 15-46, 46-61, 52-55, 66-100); 1 stub before p. 1.

Illustrated, hand-colored, title page (Part 1).

Motto "Ex hoc momento pendet aeternitas" written on front pastedown of Part 1; Part 1, leaf 13 (p. 1); on title page of Part 2.
Binding information
Bound with leather covered boards. Initials G.M.B. stamped on front and back covers, with traces of gilding. Initials G.M.S. inked on the tail edge of text block.
Provenance
Joanne Shawe (Part 1, title page signed in red "IO Sh" as well as "Joanne Shawe", 1672) -- Walter Stewart (signed Part 1, leaf 13 (p. 1) "Jan 17. 1698 Gualterus Stewart") -- Elizabeth Stewart (signed Part 1, leaf 7)-- Robert Stewart (signed Part 1, leaves 8v and 123v "Robert Stuart", 1704).
Source of acquisition
Gift of Lilly S. Lievsay from the collection of John L. Lievsay.
Includes
Theses Logicae.
Compendium rhetoricae.
Genre/form
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts (documents)
Anthologies.
Annotations.

Call number
V.a.526
Folger accession
260241

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