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English pocket Bible leaf

Item is a leaf from an English pocket bible, possibly from East Anglia, containing verses 10:30-12:41 of the Book of Mark. Leaf features illuminated initials and marginalia.

A partial transcription of the leaf reads: "Et sorores, et matres, et agros..." : "and sisters , and mothers, and children... the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many... Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord... My house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations. But you have made it a den of thieves... Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's... And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like to it; thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself..."

Bible leaf from William de Brailes' workshop

Item is a leaf from an English pocket bible containing verses 22:12-24:39 of the Book of Ecclesiastes. Leaf features illuminated initials and marginalia including a partial English translation of verse 24:1 ("Wisedome shall prayse herselfe and be honored in god and rejoyse in the middes of his people :". The leaf was produced in Oxford in the workshop of the prominent manuscript illuminator William de Brailes.

A partial transcription of the leaf reads: Beginning nequissimi enim...: "For the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death... keep fidelity with a friend in his poverty, that in his prosperity also thou mayst rejoice... wisdom shall praise her own self, and shall be honored in God, and shall glory in the midst of her people and shall open her mouth in the churches of the most high, and shall glorify herself in the sight of his power... he said to me: let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thy inheritance in Israel, and take root in my elect. From the beginning and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him..."

Ethiopian Coptic Bible

Item is an Ethiopian Coptic manuscript Bible with an accompanying leather carrying case. The codex consists of 140 goatskin parchment leaves, with text in Ge'ez (the liturgical language of the Ethiopian church) written in red and black ink, with occasional annotations throughout. The codex is illustrated with 9 full-page illuminations in colour, and 5 decorative headpieces in black, red, and blue. The binding is in traditional Ethiopian Coptic style and features wooden boards (the back board has been crudely repaired) and a leather spine.

Apology - John Brown, coachman

Item is a letter from John Brown to William Bulling, the Secretary of the Edinburgh Cemetery. The letter seems to relate to a situation wherein one of the employees of Brown's minibus company had driven irresponsibly through the cemetery. Bulling was holding Brown accountable, and in the letter Brown both offers an apology and requests one of his own, claiming he himself had done no wrong.

Voyage to Hong Kong

Item is a journal kept by Private Brian Sourbut during his voyage to Hong Kong, written in the form of letters to his parents in Lancashire. Sourbut details life on the ship, his daily activities, and the locations he visited en route to China.

Attack on Jinzhou Fortress

Item is a Japanese triptych of senso-e prints, created by Kokunimasa, depicting events from the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895).

Gassho Dojikun [combined book of children's textbook]

Item is an illustrated textbook for children from Edo Period, created by Suaraya Gensuke and six other authors. The textbook covers a wide range of topics and subjects including moral teachings, historical events, times tables, geography, reading, math, and defines important relationships such as those between a feudal lord and followers, father/son, husband/wife, and parents/children etc.

IPC headquarters - Bonn

Item is a brochure, prepared by the City of Bonn, containing a proposal to make Bonn the headquarters for the IPC secretariat.

Handbook

Item is a manual for cities bidding on the Paralympic Games.

NeuroACTIVE!

Item is a participant handbook for a workshop designed for individuals affected by neurotrauma and the professionals that treat neurotrauma.

Rick Hansen Centre - aquacise class

Item is a promotional video for the Rick Hansen Centre featuring an aquatic exercise class for people with disabilities. Video was produced by Mary Nett and filmed by Nicole Poirier.

The manual

Item is an instructional video for the Swede Elite wheelchair, produced by the Faculty of Medicine Health Sciences Media Services of the University of Alberta.

Fun for kids program - open house

Item is a video of children with movement disabilities playing games and using training equipment. Item also contains video of a group wheelchair exercise class.

Kids program

Item is a video of an exercise and play program for children with disabilities.

Children's program

Item is a video of children with movement disabilities playing games and using training equipment.

Aerobics for physically disabled people

Item is a video exercise program designed for individuals with paraplegia, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, and leg amputations. Item was created by the National Handicapped Sports & Recreation Association.

Nutrition and fitness

Item is a recording of an informal workshop on general fitness and nutrition and the impact and special fitness and nutrition needs of disabled athletes.

Cerebral palsy testing

Item is a video of timed assessments of individuals navigating short obstacle courses, presumably at the Rick Hansen Centre.

CBC news

Item is a video of newscasts, taped from television, including coverage of the 1996 Paralympics.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Item is a special issue of the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper dedicated to the upcoming 2000 Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Image guidelines

Item is a set of guidelines outlying the official images and intellectual property to be used to promote and market the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.

1980 Olympics

Item is a staff list for the Olympics for the Physically Disabled, Canadian Mission.

Canadian team handbook IXth Summer Paralympic Games

Item is a team handbook, produced by the Canadian Federation of Sport Organizations for the Disabled and the Athlete Information Bureau, for the Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Item lists event descriptions, classification information, and player biographies by sport.

CHIMO 1973 by Cablevision

Item is a special issue of the newspaper CHIMO, produced by Cablevision, promoting the 1973 Wheelchair Games held in British Columbia.

Statistics

Item is a statistical package for the Challenge Cup league.

Reel-to-reel tapes 1-6 Leona Paterson collection

Item is a recording of Grace Layman letter, comic song "Hiawatha," Leona Paterson reading lines from Rides to the Sea, Marjorie Gullan reading poetry, Mount Royal crowd noise, chicken on the way jingle and Murray Kash and Libby Morris selections.

Reel-to-reel tape 8 Leona Paterson collection

Item is recordings of Leona Paterson interviewing Rev. Wylie, male student reading The Unknown Country, male actor reading dramatic excerpts, Harold Paterson singing "Tennessee", Leona Paterson practicing speech from the Calgary Women's Musical Club in 1952, female student reading bible passage, male student practicing speech, female student reading story, Harold Paterson reading lines from Macbeth and students rehearsing.

Reel-to-reel tape 9 Leona Paterson collection

Item is recordings of CFAC review of "The Lady's not for Burning," students practicing various pieces, male actor reading lines from Henry V, woman reading poetry, woman giving lecture on poetry.

Funeral service for Leona Paterson

Item is recordings for Leona Paterson's funeral service at Knox United Church, Calgary. Service was conducted by Rev. Grant Dawson and Pat Jewell was organist.

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