Harold Jantz collection of early manuscripts, 1477-1905 and n.d.

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Harold Jantz collection of early manuscripts, 1477-1905 and n.d.

Primarily bound manuscripts, many illustrated, from the 15th through the early 20th centuries. Most materials are in German or English, with some materials in French, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Greek, or Latin. In addition to the noted subgroups, the collection includes medical texts (nos. 28, 47, 77); historical chronicles, mostly German (nos. 25, 58, 59, 84, 127); and alchemical/astrological/occult treatises (nos. 9, 20, 53, 74, 114, 120, 122, 129, 148, 161, 165). Among the identified authors are Georg Fabricius (22), Edward Young (29), Sebastian Chiesa (33), Henry Marchant (49), Jacob Böhme (67), J.M. Firmenich (156), and Carl and Julius Dresel (117-119). Printed books, most with manuscript addenda, comprise approximately 10% of the collection.

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Marchant, Henry, 1741-1796

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Henry Marchant (April 9, 1741 – August 30, 1796) was a Founding Father of the United States, an attorney general of Rhode Island, a delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Rhode Island, a signer of the Articles of Confederation, and the first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Born in Martha's Vineyard, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America, Marchant attended school in Newport, Rhode Island before receiving an A...

Chiesa, Sebastiano, d. 1678.

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Firmenich-Richartz, Johannes Matthias, 1808-1889

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Young, Edward, 1683-1765

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English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Welwyn, Herts.], to [Samuel Richardson], 1750 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584539 Edward Young was a poet, dramatist and satirist, born at Upham near Winchester. He was the son of Edward Young, the rector of Upham, (who was later Dean of Salisbury and chaplain to William and Mary). In 1702 Young went to New College, Oxford, but moved to Corpus Christi, and then to a law fellowship at All Souls in ...

Fabricius, Georg, 1516-1571

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Jantz, Harold Stein, 1907-1987

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Harold Jantz was a Professor of German literature at Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, and Duke Universities, and a collector of German baroque literature and German Americana. From the guide to the Harold Jantz collection of early manuscripts, music manuscripts, and autograph albums, 1477-1905 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) From the guide to the Harold Jantz Papers, 1500-1985, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript...

Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624

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Jacob Böhme (1575-1624) was a German theosophist and mystic who lived near Gorlitz, Prussia. His philosophy was concerned with evil and the dualism of God. From the description of Manuscript transcript, ca. 1700-1800. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378759 Jacob Böhme (1575-1624) was a German theosophist and mystic who lived near Gorlitz, Prussia. His philosophy was concerned with evil and the dualism of God. From the guide to the Manuscript tr...