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Garden of Health leaves

File contains two leaves illustrated with woodcuts from the Hortus Sanitatis (Garden of Health) printed in Strasbourg by Johann Pruss. One leaf is from the second section "De Animalibus" (Of Animals) featuring articles about water snakes, field crickets, and hedgehogs, and hyenas. The other leaf contains the prologue of the third section "De Avibus" (Of Birds) and articles about eagles, peacocks, and falcons.

The Hortus Sanitatis is a comprehensive natural history encylopedia that contains descriptions of animals, plants, fish, birds, and minerals, including their medical uses or curative properties. Originally published by Jacob Meydenbach in 1491, the Hortus Sanitatis proved very popular and was printed in many editions in various languages.

Golden Legend leaves

File contains five leaves from Wynkyn de Worde's English edition of the Golden Legend (Legenda aurea), Jacobus de Voragine's popular collection of hagiographies, or the lives, deeds, and martyrdoms of the saints. De Worde was a famous early English printer and an apprentice and later successor to England's most famous printer, William Caxton. Most leaves relate to the lives of English saints. Some leaves are illustrated with woodcuts, and a number have been expurgated, with references to the pope, certain saints, and illustrations deliberately crossed out, likely reflecting changing attitudes to the papacy and the cult of saints during the English Reformation.

German book cover and binding fragments

File consists of a detached cover of a 16th century book, likely of German origin, and 9 fragments recovered from the book's binding. The cover is made of wood and blind-tooled leather decorated with geometric patterns and miniature portraits. It features a brass central boss, and two damaged leather straps, one complete with a decorated metal clasp, the other partial. The cover is accompanied by 9 fragments of the book's binding, including 7 recycled medieval manuscript fragments, a head or tail band, and one of the cords that would have attached the covers and the quires/gatherings of leaves.

Nuremberg Chronicle leaves

File contains two leaves from the Liber Chronicarum (Book of Chronicles), commonly known as the Nuremberg Chronicle, an illustrated biblical and world history published by Hartmann Schedel. The book was printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger and illustrated with woodcuts by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. The Liber Chronicarum is notable for being one of the first printed books to successfully integrate illustrations with text.

Gesaku/Gokan

File contains seven volumes of gesaku/gokan manga books created by leading artists, Ryukatei Tanekazu and Ryukatei Senka. Gesaku and gokan were an early forms of manga that consisted of cheap and humorous editions of fables, legends, epics, and romances.

Alberta Round-up

File contains pamphlets published by the Communist Party of Canada (Alberta Committee). Pamphlets were distributed to Communist Party members and others interested in receiving CPC information. Topics are mostly about Alberta issues but also include national subjects and CPC policies.

French book of hours leaves

File contains three leaves from an illuminated book of hours from Northern France, possibly Paris. The leaves are decorated with elaborate panel borders, some inhabited by fantastical creatures, as well as illuminated initials and line fillers.

English psalter leaves

File contains two leaves from an illuminated psalter that feature illuminated initials and line fillers in red, blue, and burnished gold. The leaves also feature three-quarter borders on both sides depicting long tendrils terminating in trefoils and containing marginal illustrations of humans/hybrid creatures and a bird. A psalter is a book containing the Book of Psalms and often other devotional texts such as a liturgical calendar, Litany of Saints, and Office of the Dead.

Manuscript fragments

File contains three fragments of manuscript leaves (possibly works of canon law) recovered from later bindings. Fragments 1 and 2 appear to be from the same manuscript, and possibly the same leaf. The fragments feature glossing in a number of medieval and modern hands, rubrication, and illuminated initials, paraphs, and marginal decorations, one in the form of a a mythical creature.

Tinker and Amor families records

File contains records related to the financial and personal affairs of the Tinker and Amor families, who were likely related through marriage and resided in Wiltshire, England. File includes financial receipts, the wills of several family members, and a marriage certificate.

Transcriptions from the works of Joseph Addison and others

File contains manuscript transcriptions from the works of Joseph Addison, the English essayist, poet, and playwright. Transcriptions include excerpts from Addison's play "Cato, a Tragedy," and a lengthy section of an essay published in The Spectator (a daily publication founded by Addison and his friend Richard Steele in 1711 in London), number 513, on Saturday, October 18, 1712.

John Strong Ensor records

File contains records likely relating to a sum of money owed, signed by John Strong Ensor and Samuel Buckles. Ensor, originally from Wilnecote, resided at the Mansion House, Exning, Suffolk. One document is signed by a witness Jacob Grigg.

Parsons family records

File contains records pertaining to the affairs of the Parsons Family, who likely resided in Southern England. File contains wills and testaments, a family registry, and a drawing of the heraldic crest of the Clapcott family, who were related to the Parsons through marriage.

John Russell correspondence

File contains correspondence related to land in the town of New Romney in Kent, and the tenants who occupied the land, whose owner may have been John Russell's employer. Correspondence is between John Russell and his likely employer, as well as Sir Edward Dering and others.

Correspondence from Bill to Dear Little Lady Fayre

File contains a series of letters from a man named Bill to 'Little Lady Fayre', who, following a fall, had been unable to visit him. According to the correspondence, the writer lives in London and is well connected and very involved in musical and theatrical productions with the Luxemburg Orchestra and Sir Henry Wood. The letters include a number of drawings including a portrait of their mutual friend at a Christmas party, Sir Henry Wood conducting an orchestra, and Bill dancing with a woman he refers to as 'the Duchess.'

Records relating to Blofield Manor, Norwich

File contains records related to the affairs of Blofield Manor in Norwich. File consists of deeds of covenant, a copyhold estate sale agreement, a marriage record, records of admittance, an estate settlement, a property abstract, and a clause of will.

Mary Banks bills

File contains a collection of bills paid to and owed by the late Mary Banks of Wakefield. File also contains correspondence addressed to the executor of her estate, and an inventory of the fixtures at Monkhill House, Pontefract, West Yorkshire.

Bound calendars 1911-1923

File is a bound volume consisting of Mount Royal College academic calendars which contain information about the college, registration process, college governance, fees, and programs. Calendars are missing for the academic years 1914-1915, 1916-1917, 1917-1918, and 1920-1921.

Bound calendars 1927-1940

File is a bound volume consisting of Mount Royal College academic calendars containing information about the college, registration process, college governance, fees, and programs. Calendars are missing for the years 1928-1929 and 1932-1933.

Bound calendars 1940-1951

File is a bound volume consisting of Mount Royal College academic calendars containing information about the college, registration process, college governance, fees, and programs. Calendars are missing for the years 1941-1942, 1942-1943, and 1949-1950.

Bound calendars 1959-1963

File is a bound volume consisting of Mount Royal College academic calendars for the Junior College Division, High School Division, Business School, Secretarial School, and Conservatory and contains general information about the college, registration process, college governance, fees, and programs.

Bound calendars 1963-1966

File is a bound volume consisting of Mount Royal College academic calendars for the Junior College Division, High School Division, Business School, Secretarial School, and Conservatory and contains general information about the college, registration process, college governance, fees, and programs.

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