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The Book of the Dean of Christ Church (1683)
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From Ashmolean manuscript AMS 8 fols. 7r-54r, transcribed, edited, and published in the book below as "Liber Domini Decani Aedis Christi; The Book of the Dean of Christ Church. pp. 33-65.
Arthur MacGregor, ed., with Melanie Mendonç and Julia WhiteManuscript Catalogues of the Early Museum Collections, 1683-1886BAR International Series 907OxfordArcheopress2000 Ashmolean Museum AMS 8
Catalogus Lapidum tum pretiosorum tum Viliorum, nec non rerum minutiorũ arte Thaumaturgica fabre factarum, quæ Cl. Vir Elias Ashmole suo Museo donavit, ac in scrinio præstantissimo reponi curavit An. Dñi 1683 A catalogue of stones, both precious and semi-precious, and some other small, miraculously formed objects, which the celebrated Elias Ashmole gave to his Museum in the year of our Lord 1683, and which are preserved in the principal cabinet. N.B. Quibus hæc notula [‡] affixa est, amissa sunt 21 Sept. A°. 1691. Note: those marked with this symbol [‡] were missing on 21 September 1691. Numerus ille alter in Margine denotat quo signantur in novo Catalogo fact. 1756. Numbers given in the margin are those assigned in the new catalogue, drawn up in 1756.
1 Sapphirus una naturalis impolita. 1 A natural, unpolished sapphire.
2 Duo sapphiri politæ Plinio Cyani. 2 Two polished sapphires known to Pliny as bluestones.
3 Smaragdi seu Prasini duo naturales impoliti opaciores.3 Two natural, rather opaque, unpolished emeralds or prase.
4 Cyathus e Smaragdo opaciori. 4 Ladle in cloudy emerald.
5 Prasini duo naturales pellucidiores. 5 Two natural, translucent prases.
Prasinus unus naturalis alis, lineis rubris. One further natural prase, with reddish lines.
6 Smaragdus magnus politus. 6 Large polished emerald.
7 Duo smaragdi minores politi. 7 Two smaller polished emeralds. 183
8 Smaragdi quatuor [quinque] minimi politi. 8 Four [five] smaller polished emeralds.
9 Topasius, sive Topasium Orientale, politũ. 9 Polished topaz or oriental topaz.
10 Chrysolithi, Chrysopatij duo politi Plinio Chrysolampides. 10 Two polished chrysolites, or chrysopatii, known to Pliny as chrysolampis.
11 Hyacinthus magnus, spurius vereor. 11 A large jacinth, not genuine I fear.
12 Hyacinthi duo minores, ejusdem generis.12 Two smaller jacinths, of the same kind.
12 Hyacinthi duo veri, politi. Two polished genuine jacinths.
13 Berillus, sive Berillus major, politus. 13 Larger polished beryl.
14 Berillus minor, item politus. 14 Smaller beryl, likewise polished.
Oculus Catti, formâ ovali. d Cat's eye, oval.
Oculus Catti minor, formâ conicâ. d Small cat's eye, conical in shape.
Oculus Catti ovalis, rufescens. d Cat's eye, oval, reddish.
15 Opalus seu Opalis, olim Pæderos, Italis Girasole, verus politus. 15 Highly polished opal, known to Italians as girasole, and to others as Opalis paederos.
16 Opalus alius (ut opinor) spurius. 16a Another opal, in my opinion, a fake.
17 Câlcedonij, aliâs Carchedonij, (4) pellucidi majores. (3) 16b Four [three] larger transparent chalcedonies, otherwise known as carbuncles.
18 Câlcedonij quinque opaciores minores. 17 Five smaller opaque chalcedonies.
19 Calcedonius grandinosus. Ferrando Imperato, Ingē mamentum grandinosum. Hail-stone chalcedony; the hailstone gem of Ferrante Imperato.
20 Amethysti duo 3 magni naturales, impoliti. 18, 19, 20 Two [three] large unpolished, natural amethysts.
21 Amethysti duo minores naturales, impoliti. 21 Two smaller, unpolished, natural amethysts,.
22 Amethystus magnus quadratus politus. 22 Large, square, polished amethyst. 184
23 Amethystus item magnus figuræ mixtæ, politus. 23 A similarly large, polished amethyst of irregular form.
24 Amethysti tres majores item politi. 24 Three rather large amethysts, similarly polished.
25 Amethysti quatuor minores, item politi. 25 Four smaller amethysts, similarly polished.
26 Amethysti quatuor minimi, item politi. 26 Four very small amethysts, similarly polished.
27 Granati item duo Bohemici maximi, politi. 27 Two extremely large polished Bohemian garnets.
28 Granati item duo Bohemici magni, politi. 28 Another two large polished Bohemian garnets.
29 Granati/us Bohemici/us minores, politi/us 29 Smaller, polished Bohemian garnet[s].
30 Granati quatuor Bohemici superioribus paulo minores. 30 Four Bohemian garnets, a little smaller than the above.
31 Granati quatuor Bohemici adhuc minores politi. 31 Four polished Bohemian garnets, still smaller in size.
32 Granati quatuor Bohemici minimi politi. 32 Four very small polished Bohemian garnets.
33 Granatus politus, palâ impositus, formâ rosaceâ. 33 Polished, rose-shaped garnet, set in a ring bezel.
34 Granati communes majores, numero. 22. 34 Twenty-two larger common garnets.
35 Granati communes paulo minores, numero it. 22. 35 Twenty-two slightly smaller common garnets.
36 Granati communes adhuc minores, numero. (26). 17 36 Twenty-six [seventeen] still smaller common garnets.
37 Granati communes paulo dilutiores numero. (18) 10 37 Eighteen [ten] slightly less impressive common garnets.
38 Leucachates forma rotundâ. 38 Rounded white agate.
39 Anulus ex Leucachate quo utuntur Turci in sagittando. 39 White agate ring used by the Turks in archery. MacGregor 1983, no. 60.
40 Idem iterum. 40 Another of the same. MacGregor 1983, no. 61. 185
41 Mucro sagittæ, ex Leucachate. 41 Arrow-head, of white agate.
42 Cyathus ex Leucachate. 42 Ladle of white agate.
43 Globus ex Leucachate paucis intercurrentibus venulis tum citrinis, sive ravis, tũmolochinis. 43 Sphere of white agate, with a few intermingled veins, variously yellow or greyish-yellow and mallow-coloured.
44 Globus ex Leucachate quodammodo flavescente. 44 Sphere of white agate, with a hint of yellow.
45 Idem iterum. 45 Another of the same.
46 Leucachates paululũrufescens. White agate slightly reddish.
46 Achates oblongus ex alterâ Parte luridi Colorisex alterâ albis lineis et cæruleis et rufescentibus distinctus. deest Elongated agate, half marked with pale yellow, the other half with blue and reddish stripes.
47 Mucro sagittæ ex Leucachate paululũrufescente. 47 Arrow-head of white agate, slightly reddish.
48 Mucro sagittæ ex Achate coloris insuasi. 48 Arrow-head of a dark, orange-coloured agate.
49 Cyathus ovalis ex Achate magno ejusdem caloris, paucis venulis subcæruleis distincto. 49 Oval ladle made from a large agate of the same colour, marked with a few small bluish veins. MacGregor 1983, no. 217.
50 Achates longus utroque ffinene mucronatus, subcæruleus et paululum flavescens. 50 Long bluish and slightly yellowish agate, pointed at both ends.
51 Globus ex Achate maximam in partem subcæruleo, aliquantulũcæsio, nonnullis lineis albis insignito. 51 Sphere of white agate, for the most part bluish in colour, also somewhat bluish-grey, and marked with some white lines.
52 Achates oblongus sulcatus ex subcæruleo rufescens. 52 Elongated agate, grooved and bluish shading to red.
53 Globus ex Achate livido subrubente quibusdâ lineis ex cæruleo albescentibus et miniatis notato. 53 Sphere of blue-black agate, with a reddish tinge, and with some whitish and vermilion lines emerging from the blue.
54 Anulus ex Achate e cæruleo rufescente, quo utuntur Turci in sagittis emittendis. fract.1692. 54 Agate ring, blue shading to red, used by the Turks in archery. Broken in 1692. 186
55 Anulus ex Achate coloris lucidi, venis albis distincto. 55 Agate ring of blue-black colour, marked with white veins.
56 Achates ovalis coloris Bætici seu subnigri, duobis notis ex albo flavescentibus, ex adverso signatus. 56 Ovoid agate, 'Bætic' or blackish in colour, with two white markings shading to yellow, on the back.
57 Achates pullus lineis albis in subcæruleo discriminatus. Dull coloured agate, with white lines standing out against a blue background.
from 57 to 71 Defunct
58 Achates chrystallinus octogonus, lineis tum albis tum rubris, notatus. Crystalline, octagonal agate, marked with variegated red and white lines.
59 Achates chrystallinus ovalis colore insuaso tinctus. Oval, crystalline agate, oval, yellowish in colour.
60 Achates chrystallinus ovalis, lineis citrinis insignitus. 60 Crystalline, oval agate, marked with yellow lines.
61 Achates chrystallinus item ovalis lineis albis et citrinis discriminatus. 61 Crystalline agate, again oval in shape, marked with white and citrine coloured lines.
62 Achates chrystallinus item ovalis, maculis tum insuasis, tum bæticis, vitiatus. Crystalline agate, again oval in shape, spoilt by dark orange and 'Bætic' spots.
63 Achates chrystallinus rufescens. 63 Reddish, crystalline agate.
64 Achates chrystallinus in pila annuli argentei, maculis nigris fædatus. 64 Crystalline agate mounted on a silver ring, stained with black spots.
65 Achates chrystallinus ovalis, maculis nigerrimis inquinatus. 65 Another crystalline, oval agate, stained with very black spots.
66 Achates chrystallinus cylindraceus tertia parte Leucachate et prasio compositus. 66 Cylindrical, crystalline stone, consisting of agate, mixed in a two-to-one ratio with white agate and prase. 187
67 Leucachates maculis flavescentibus et miniatis distinctis. White agate, distinguished by its yellowish and red spots.
68 Achates leucophæus ovalis, lineis tum albis, tũ subcæruleis insignitus. Oval, ash-coloured agate, marked with white and bluish lines.
69 Achates cæsius cordiformis, quibusdam maculis insuasi coloris fædatus. 69 Bluish-grey, heart-shaped agate, stained with certain spots of a yellow colour.
70 Achates luteus sive insuasus, cordiformis, lineis albis ornatus. 70 Heart-shaped agate, golden-yellow or dark, orange-coloured, embellished with white lines.
71 Achates luteus cylindraceus lineis etiam albis signatus. 71 Cylindrical, golden-yellow agate, also distinguished by white lines.
72 Achates 10 ovales, eisdem colore et lineis, tincti. 72 Ten oval agates, of the same colour and marked with similar lines.
73 Achates duo quadrati eisdem colore et lineis, distincti. 73 Two square agates, of the same colour and marked with similar lines.
74 Achates unus rotundus, maculâ molochinâ insignitus. 74 A single rounded agate, notable for its mallow-coloured spots.
75 Achates ovalis coloris citrini lineis et maculis albis notatus. Yellow, ovoid agate, marked with white spots and lines.
76 Achates ovalis ejusdem coloris, maculis albis signatus. Ovoid agate, of the same colour, marked with white spots.
77 Achates figura conicâ ejusdem coloris, lineis tum albis, tum subcæruleis ornatus. 77 Conical agate of the same colour, decorated with both white and bluish lines.
78 Achates tres quadrati, coloris luridi lineis albis distincti. 78 Three square agates of pale yellow colour, marked with white lines.
79 Achates duo rotundi, eisdē colore et lineis insigniti. 79 Two round agates of the same colour and marked with lines. 188
80 Achates octogonus, eisdem colore, et lineis notatus. 80 Octagonal agate, of the same colour and marked with lines.
81 Achates cordiformis, eisdem colore et lineis ornatus. 81 Heart-shaped agate of the same colour and embellished with lines.
82 Achates ovalis ejusdem coloris duabus maculis albis signatus. 82 Ovoid agate of the same colour, marked with two white spots.
83 Achates duo ejusdem coloris maculis albescentibus tincti. 83 Two agates of the same colour, with whitish spots.
84 Achates tres cylindracei ejusdem coloris, lineis albis notati. 84 Three cylindrical agates of the same colour, marked with white spots.
85 Achates duo ovales subcærulei lineis albis distincti. Two bluish ovoid agates, marked with white lines.
86 Achates quinque tres ovales cærulei lineis albis ornati. 86 Five [three] blue, ovoid agates, embellished with white lines.
86b Oculus Cati. Cat's eye.
86c Oculus Beli. Cat's eye.
87 Hæmachates ovalis, punctis sanguineis passim 87 Ovoid, blood-coloured agate, spattered with blood-coloured spots.
88 Hæmachates ovalis, venis sanguineis, et quasi tabo fædatus. 88 Ovoid, blood-coloured agate, with blood-coloured veins and discoloured as if with plague.
89 Hæmachates rotundus, lineis albis insignitus. 89 Round, blood-coloured agate, marked with white lines.
90 Hæmachates rotundus lineis tum albis tũnigris notatus. 90 Round, blood-coloured agate, with both white and black lines.
91 Hæmachates duo ovales, venis albis distincti. 91 Two ovoid, blood-coloured agates, marked with white lines.
92 Hæmachates ovalis, maculis albis ad marginem ornatus. 92 Ovoid, blood-coloured agate, embellished at the edge with white spots.
93 Hæmachates quadratus parte minori albescens. 93 Square, blood-coloured agate with a small whitish area.
94 Hæmachates conicus lineis albis signatus. 94 Conical, blood-coloured agate, marked white lines. 189
95 Hæmachates ovalis nubeculâ infectus. 95 Ovoid, blood-coloured agate, somewhat clouded.
96 Hæmachates lividus. pene cordiformis. 96 Bluish, blood-coloured agate, almost heart-shaped.
97 Hæmachates duo ovales venis cæruleis insigniti. d.1. Two ovoid, blood-coloured agates, marked with blue veins.
98 Hæmachates subcæruleus. Bluish, blood-coloured agate.
99 Hæmachates venis quibusdam nigris notat. 99 Blood-coloured agate, marked with black veins.
100 Hæmachates duo ovales quasi tabo conspurcati. 100 Two oval, blood-coloured agates, defaced as if by the plague.
101 Oculus Beli. 101 Cat's eye.
102 Oculus Beli minor formâ depressiori. 102a Smaller cat's eye, more flattened in form.
102 Oculus Beli quasi Cataracta aut suffusione obvolutus. Cat's eye, obscured as if by a cataract or internal swelling.
103 Lycophthalmi sex 4 Gesneri. 103 d.2. Six [four] wolf's eyes of Gessner [two missing].
104 Argus Lapis, multis quasi oculis conspersus. 104 d Argus stone, looking as though sprinkled with many eyes.
105 Argus lapis minor rotundus. 105 d Smaller, rounded Argus stone.
106 Gladii manubrium ex Achate subcæruleo paululũ flavescente. 106 Sword-handle made of bluish agate, a little yellow.
107 Gladii manubrium, ex Achate subcæruleo venis quibusdâ ex albo flavescentibus distinctũ. 107 Sword-handle made of bluish agate, distinguished by yellowish-white veins.
108 Cultri manubrium ex Achate subcæruleo venis quibusdâ albis ac rufescentibus, ornatum. 108 Knife-handle made of bluish agate, embellished with white and reddish veins.
109 Gladii manubrium ex Hæmachate lineis, ac venis albescentibus insignitũ. 109 Sword-handle of blood-coloured agate, marked with whitish lines. MacGregor 1983, no. 200.
110 ‡ Cultri manubriũex Hæmachate, venis cæruleis ac albis notatũ. 110,b Knife-handle of blood-coloured agate, marked with blue and white veins. 190
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b Quinque Achates nitidissimi forma Ovali vel prope ad eam accidente. Five elegant agates, oval in outline or nearly so.
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f Cyathus Amplus Ovalis ex Achate Magno Capacious oval ladle, made from a large agate.
g Pars. Armillæ ex quinque Achatibus rotundis. Part of a bracelet, comprising five rounded agates.
110 [sic] Cultri manubrium dimidiatum &c. Ex dono J. Aubrey Armig. R.S.S. 110a Half a knife-handle etc. Given by J. Aubrey Esq., FRS.
111 Torquis ex Achatibus Jaspidibusque variorũ generum. numero 12 111 Necklace of [twelve] agates and jaspers of various kinds. MacGregor 1983, nos. 65-6.
112 Armilla plerumque ex Leucachatibus, ac Sardachatibus. numero 18 112 Bracelet of [eighteen] mainly white agates and carnelians.
113 Monilia tria ex Leucachatibus. num:129 113 Three necklaces of [129] white agates. MacGregor 1983, no. 67.
114 Torquis ex Leucachatibus aliquantulum rufescentibus. 81 114 Necklace of [81] reddish-white agates. MacGregor 1983, no. 65.
115 4 ? Torques duo ex Achatibus coloris leucophæi. 115 Two necklaces of ash-coloured agates.
116 Torquis ex Leucachatibus et Achatibus citrinis, alternatim positis. 172 116 Necklace of [172] alternating white and yellow agates. MacGregor 1983, no. 68.
117 Torquis ex Leucachatibus colore citrino tinctis, cum globulis fl oribusque deaureatis, alternatim positis. num:73 117 Necklace of [seventy-three] white agates tinged with yellow, arranged alternately with gilt flowers and spheres.
118 Cultri manubriũex Sardachate. 118 Knife-handle of carnelian. MacGregor 1983, no. 202.
119 Sardachates forma quadrangulâ oblongâ. 119 Rectangular carnelian.
120 Sardachates cordiformis. 120 Heart-shaped carnelian. MacGregor 1983, no. 191.
121 Sardachates cordiformis minor. 121 Smaller heart-shaped carnelian.
122 Sardachates octogonus. 122 Octagonal carnelian.
123 Sardachates duo forma triquetra. 123. 124 Two triangular carnelians.
124 Sardachates forma ovali. d Ovoid carnelian. 191
125 Sardachates multiformis. 125 Irregular carnelian.
126 Corallachates formâ octogona. 126 Octagonal coral-agate.
127 Corallachates cuspidem sagittæ referens. 127 Coral-agate shaped like the tip of an arrow.
128 Cultri manubriũex Corallachate. 128 Knife-handle of coral-agate.
129 Corallachates formâ ovali. 129 Ovoid coral-agate.
130 Corneolus vel potius Carneolus, formâ ovali. 130 Ovoid cornelian, or rather carnelian.
131 Corneolus ovalis convexior. 131 Ovoid carnelian, more convex in outline.
132 Corneolus forma ovali adhuc convexiori. 132 Ovoid carnelian, still more convex in outline.
133 Corneolus cylindraceus. 133 Cylindrical carnelian.
134 Corneolus hemisphæricus. 134 Hemispherical carnelian.
135 Anulus e Corneolo quo utuntur Turcæ in sagittis emittendis. 135 Carnelian ring, used by the Turks in archery. MacGregor 1983, no. 62.
136 Corneolus cruciformis. 136 Cruciform carnelian.
137 Anulus e Corneolo. 137 Carnelian ring. MacGregor 1983, no. 63.
138 Anulus e Corneolo minor. 138 Smaller carnelian ring.
139 Anulus e Corneolo minimus. 139 Very small carnelian ring.
140 Sigillum e Corneolo capite humano insculpto, pala aurea incluso – d Carnelian seal engraved with a human head, enclosed in a golden bezel.
140. Leucachates rotundus maculâ nigrâ insignitus. Rounded white agate, marked by a black spot.
141 Jaspis orientalis punctis sanguineis conspersa, forma Rhoboidali. d 141 Rhomboid oriental jasper, spattered with blood-coloured spots. 192
142 Jaspis orientalis forma ovali. 142 Ovoid, oriental jasper.
143 Jaspis orientalis forma item ovali. 143 Another ovoid oriental jasper.
144 Jaspis orientalis cylindracea. 144 Cylindrical, oriental jasper.
145 Anulus parvus e Jaspide orientali. d Small ring of oriental jasper.
146 Jaspis viridis paucis venulis sanguineis intercurrentibus distincta forma ovali. 146 Ovoid, green jasper marked by a few blood-coloured veins running through it.
147 Jaspis item viridis forma quadrata angulis perforata. 147 Another green jasper, rectangular in shape and pierced with holes.
148 Cultri manubrium e Jaspide viridi. 148 Knife-handle of green jasper. MacGregor 1983, no. 201.
149 Cultelli manubrium item e Jaspide viridi. 149 Handle from a small knife, also of green jasper.
150 Jaspis viridis forma ovali. 150 Ovoid green jasper.
151 Jaspis viridis forma ovali paululũflavescens. 151 Ovoid green jasper, slightly yellowing.
152 Jaspis item viridis forma ovali magis flavescens. Another ovoid green jasper, but more yellow.
153 Jaspis purpurea cordiformis. Deep red heart-shaped jasper.
154 Jaspides orientales duæ forma octagona, in quibus imago cujusdam aquam haurientis &c. Ex donis Rever. Viri D. Caroli King, æd. Christi Alumnus. 153.154 Two octagonal oriental jaspers, with an image of a water-carrier etc. Given by Revd Charles King, Student of Christ Church. MacGregor 1983, no. 131.
x See ye old Catalogue. where 153 & 154 are expung'd. & ye two figur'd flower substituted in their stead.
Jaspides Orientales duæ forma octogona. Two octagonal oriental jaspers.
155 Globus e Jaspide purpureâ. 155 Sphere of deep red jasper. MacGregor 1983, no. 115.
156 Grammatias forma ovali. Ovoid grammatias.
156 Achates cordiformis lineis et cæruleis et purpureisornatus. Heart-shaped agate, embellished with blue and purple lines.
157 Grammatias forma ovali depressiori. d Ovoid grammatias, flatter in form. 193
158 Terebinthizusa Dioscoridis paululũrufescens. 145.157 Turpentine stone [?] of Dioscorides, slightly reddish.
158a Achates ovalis fusci coloris maculis nigris isignitus Oval agate, dark coloured, marked by a black spot.
158b Achates rotundus priori similis Rounded agate, similar to the previous.
159 Prasius forma ovali. 159 Ovoid prase.
160 Prasius cordiformis. 160 Heart-shaped prase.
161 Prasius octogonus. 161 Octagonal prase.
162 Onyx niger, seu onyx propie sic dictus, forma ovali. 162 Ovoid, black onyx, i.e. onyx in the strict sense.
163 Onyx cornea forma ovali. 163 Hard, ovoid onyx.
164 Onyx luteus eadem formâ. 164 Similarly shaped golden-yellow onyx.
165 Onyx aureus eadem formâ. 165 Golden onyx of the same shape.
166 Onyx viridescens. 166 Greenish onyx.
167 Sardonyx multiformis. Ovalis 167 Irregular ovoid sard.
168 Sardonyx cordiformis. 168 Heart-shaped sard.
169 Turcois, Turcosa, sive Turchesia magna forma conicâ. 5 169 Large, conical turquoise.
170 Turchosa magna formâ conicâ depressiori. 170 Large, conical turquoise, flatter in form.
171 Turchesia sive Turchina cuneoformis. 171 Wedge-shaped turquoise.
172 Turchosæ tres depressiores, forma ovali. 172 Three smaller, ovoid turquoises, flatter in form.
173 Turchesiæ tres minores. 173 Three smaller turquoises.
174 Turchosæ duæ minimæ. 174 Two tiny turquoises.
175 Turchosæ tres viridescentes atque hoc pacto viliores, forte Malachites 4h generis Wormij vid. Mus. p. 95. Three greenish turquoises, and for this reason less valuable; probably malachite of the fourth variety of Worm (1655, p. 95). 194
176 Chelidonius lapis. Celidony.
176 [sic] Corallij rubri specimina tria. quatuor 176 Three [four] specimens of red coral.
177 Corallij rubri fragmenta duo. 177 Two fragments of red coral.
178 Corallij rubri fragmenta decem perfororata. 178 Ten perforated fragments of red coral.
179 Corallij albi specimen. 179. 180 A specimen of white coral.
180 Corallium album rubro unitum, in forma fungi, pileolo inverso. d White and red coral, shaped like a mushroom, like an inverted cap.
181Corallii rubri fragmentum. Fragment of red coral.
182 Specimen Corallij albi et rubri unitorum. 182 A specimen of combined red and white coral.
183 Chrystallus oblonga hexagona vizt. forma sua naturali. 183 Oblong, six-sided crystal in its natural state.
184 Chrystallus hexagona ut e matrice sua crescit. Six-sided crystal in the form in which it grew from its matrix.
185 Chrystallus hexagona obtusa. 185 Blunt, six-sided crystal.
186 Chrystalli hexagonæ quatuor oblongæ impolitæ. 186 Four elongated six-sided crystals, unpolished.
187 Chrystalli tres multiformes politæ. Iris purpurascens e ferrifodinis Bristoliensibis. 187 Three irregular crystals, polished. Iridescent stone, purplish in colour, from a Bristol iron mine.
188 Chrystalli tres pyriformes multifariâ politæ. 188.189 Three spindle-shaped crystals, polished at various points.
189 Chrystallus oblonga, utroque fine mucronata, multifariâ polita. fract Elongated crystal, pointed at both ends and polished at various points.
190 Chrystallus multiformis subfusci coloris. 190 Irregular, dark-coloured crystal.
191 Chrystallus pyriformis multifariâ polita, ejusdem coloris. 191 Conical crystal of the same colour, polished at various points. 195
192 Chrystalli quadrangulæ decaëdræ 14 et majores et elatiores. 192 Fourteen fairly large and impressive ten-sided crystals, with quadrangular faces.
193 Chrystalli quadrangulæ decaëdræ 14 paulo minores et depressiores. 193 Fourteen rather smaller and flatter ten-sided crystals with quadrangular faces.
194 Chrystalli quadrangulæ decaëdræ 14 ejusdem magnitudinus. 194a Fourteen ten-sided crystals, of the same size, with quadrangular faces.
194b Chrystallus oblonga hexagona, formâ suâ naturali. Elongated six-sided crystal, in its natural state.
195 Chrystalli quadrangulæ decaedræ 14 ejusdem ferè magnitudinis. 195 Fourteen ten-sided crystals with quadrangular faces, of almost the same size.
196 Chrystalli quadrangulæ decædræ 16 15 paulo minores. 196 Sixteen [fifteen] rather smaller ten-sided crystals with quadrangular faces.
197 Crystalli quadrangulæ decædræ 18 15 multo minores. 197 Eighteen [fifteen] much smaller ten-sided crystals with quadrangular faces.
198 Chrystalli quadrangulæ decædræ 13 7 minimæ. 198 Thirteen [seven] very small ten-sided crystals with quadrangular faces.
199 Chrystallus figura conicâ multifariam polita. 199 Conical crystal, polished at various points.
200 Chrystalli tres multifariam politæ, forma triquetrâ. 200 Three triangular crystals, polished at various points.
201 Chrystallus magna oblonga multifariam polita. 201 Large, elongated crystal, polished at various points.
202 Anulus e Chrystallo politâ. 202 Ring of polished crystal. MacGregor 1983, no. 128.
203 Forma Crucis Dñi ni Jesu Christi e Chrystallo politâ, auro in extremitatibus munita, tribusque insupermargaritis orientalibus ornata. Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, made of polished crystal, with gold mounts at the extremities, embellished on top with three oriental pearls.
203 Anulus è Chrystallo politâ Ring of polished crystal.
204 Crux alia Dñi e Chrystallo politâ. Another holy cross made from polished crystal.
204 Cristallus multangulus politus aere infixus Margaritæ duodecim Polygonal polished crystal, mounted with twelve pearls set in bronze. 200 [sic]
205 Chrystallus polita musco prægnans. 205 Polished crystal, full of moss.
206 Calculus globosus transparens naturaliter sic formatus. 206 Transparent spherical pebble, naturally formed. MacGregor 1983, no. 192.
207 Ombria triangularis palâ argenteâ munita, e Calculo transparenti naturaliter formata. 207 Triangular ombria mounted in a silver bezel, naturally formed from a transparent pebble.
208 Ombria triangularis superiori multo minor palâ non munita, e Calculo item transparenti naturaliter formata. 208 Triangular ombria, much smaller than the above, not mounted in a bezel, again naturally formed from a transparent pebble.
209 Ombria similis, superiori paulo minor. 209 A similar ombria, a little smaller than the above.
210 Ombria similis, superiori paulo depressior. 210 A similar ombria, a little flatter than the above.
211 Ombria similis superioribus omnibus, multo minor et rotundior, a tria[n]gulo propemodum recedens.211 A similar ombria, much smaller than all the above and more rounded, less markedly triangular.
212 Ombria triangularis oblonga, superioribus figura similis, sed coloris subfusci. 212 Elongated, triangular ombria, similar in shape to the above, but darkish in colour.
212b Ombria Elliptica ex dono Johs Witts. S The. Prof. De Bishop's Ithington Com Warw. b Elliptical ombria given by John Witts, Professor of Sacred Theology, of Bishops Itchington, Warwickshire.
212c Alia ejusdem figuræ et magnitudinis ex dono Johs Aubrey Armigeri R.S.S. c Another of the same shape and size given by John Aubrey Esq., FRS.
212d Calculus flavescens multiformis. Achates potius. d A yellowish pebble, irregular in shape. Probably an agate.
213 Ostreæ margaritiferæ frustulũnitidissimũ. 213 Elegant piece of a pearl-bearing oyster. 201
214 Margarita sordida, palæ annuli argentei insita. Spoilt pearl, incorporated into the bezel of a silver ring.
215 Margaritæ tres vel forte quatuor, naturaliter unitæ, et Leucachati appensæ, intercedente ornamento quodam ovali, ex auro fabrifacto. 214 Three, or rather four naturally joined pearls and hanging white agates mounted on an oval ornament worked in gold.
216 Margaritæ sive perlæ 12 nobiliores sive orientales. 215, 216, 217 Twelve splendid pearls, perhaps oriental.
217 Margaritæ 9, flavedine quodamodo inquinatæ. 219 Nine pearls, with a yellowish stain.
218 Margarita oblonga conica, sive Belemnitis forma. 218 Elongated, conical pearl, shaped like a belemnite.
219 Margaritæ septem 13 sordidiores. 220 Seven [thirteen] spoilt pearls.
220 Margaritæ 12 6 fædissimæ perforatæ, forsan igne deformatæ. 221, 222, 223, 224 Twelve [six] pearls with holes in them, badly damaged, possibly spoilt by fire.
221 Lapis Lazuli magnus oblongus octogonus. 225 Large, elongated, octagonal lapis lazuli.
222 Lapis Lazuli ovalis, ex uno latere tribus figuris insculptus; ex alio, 14 foraminibus aliquo usqueterrebratus. 233 Ovoid lapis lazuli, incised with three figures on one face; on another, fourteen scattered holes have been drilled through. MacGregor 1983, no. 132.
223 Lapis Lazuli Cylindraceus. 236 Cylindrical lapis lazuli.
224 Lapis Lazuli formâ quadrata. 235 Square lapis lazuli.
225 Lapis Lazuli hexagonus spurius. 234 False, six-sided lapis lazuli.
226 Armilla ex Lapidibus Lazuli oblongis spurijs et baccis indicis rubris quadamodo depressis alternatim positis. Bracelet made of false, elongated lapis lazuli, arranged alternately with slightly flattened Indian pearls, reddish in colour. 202
227 Lapis Nephriticus longus et rotundus, secundũ longitudinem perforatus ex viriditate albescens. Italis Ischiada; Gallis Pierre de Jade. 227 Nephrite, long and rounded, perforated along its length, green shading to white. Called in Italian ischiada; in French, pierre de jade.
228 Lapis Nephriticus planus crenatus ejusd coloris. 228 Flat nephrite, of the same colour.
229 Lapis Nephriticus cordiformis magis pallescens. Heart-shaped nephrite, large and pale.
229 Lapis Lazuli formâ quadrangulâ oblongâ. Lapis lazuli, four-sided, elongated.
230 Idem iterum. Another of the same.
230 Achates rotundus rufescens. Rounded agate, reddish.
231 Lapis Nephriticus cylindraceus viridis pediculo transverso. 231 Cylindrical, green nephrite, on a transverse stand.
232 Idem iterum sed minor. 232 Another of the same, but smaller.
233 Lapis Bufonius magnus grisei coloris. Large grey toad-stone.
234 Lapis Bufonius minor ejusdem coloris. Smaller toad-stone of the same colour.
235 Lapis Bufonius adhuc minor quodamodo flavescens. Hic lapis perperam Bufonius dicitur cum achates plane sit. Yellowish toad-stone, smaller still. This stone is incorrectly termed a toad-stone since it is clearly an agate.
236 Lapis Bufonius flavus, vel potius citrinus ejusdem magnitudines. Golden-yellow, or rather citrine-coloured toad-stone, of the same size.
237 Lapis Bufonius subfuscus ejusdem magnitud. Darkish toad-stone of the same size.
238 Lapis Bufonius fuscus, macula alba notatus, figura ovali. Dark, ovoid toad-stone, with a white spot.
239 Lapis Bufonius fuscus, ejusdem magnitudinis cum penultimo. Dark toad-stone of the same size as the last but one.
239. Leucachates rotundus maculis nigris fædatus. Rounded white agate, marked by a black spot.
a. Leucachates ovalis maculis flavescentibus notatus. Oval white agate, marked by a yellowish spot.
b. Leucachates rotundus luridus. Rounded white agate, tinted pale yellow.
c. Achates rotundus flavescens maculâ nigrâ not: Yellowish rounded agate, marked by a black spot.
d. Leucachates lineâ albescente insignitus. White agate, marked with white lines.
e. Achates rotundus flavescens maculis fuscis notat: Yellowish rounded agate, marked by a dark spot.
f. Marmor Chrystallinum ovale, flavis venis distinctum politum. Crystalline marble, oval and polished, marked by yellowish veins.
g. Marmor politum quadratum rufescens. Square of polished marble, reddish.
240 Torquis e Gagatibus magnis oblongis vereor adulterinis. 240 Necklace made of large, elongated, and I fear, false jet [beads].
241 Armilla e Gagatibus genuinis oblongis et rotundis. 241 Bracelet of genuine jet [beads], rounded and elongated. 203
242 Armilla e Gagatibus cylindraceis veris. 242 Bracelet of genuine cylindrical jet [beads].
243 Armilla e Gagatibus Decædris forte spurijs, filis Aurichalicis invicem connexis cum cruce StiJōhis Hierosolymitani e matrice Perlarũappendente. 243 Bracelet made of ten-sided jet [beads], possibly false, alternately linked with golden-brass wires, with a pendent Cross of St John of Jerusalem in mother-of-pearl.
244 Astroites formosissimus formâ ovali. 244 Very beautiful, ovoid astroites.
245 Lapis Serpentinus spissius virens forma quadrata. Ophites etiam dictus. Marmor Lacædemoniũm, Augustũ et Tiberiũetiam dictum. Charleton sed Vid Worm. p: 43. Square, rather dark green serpentine; also known as ophites. Lacaedemonian marble, also called Augustan and Tiberian [according to] Charleton, but see Worm 1655, p. 43.
246 Silex formosissimus coloris sanguinei quodamodo transparens. 246 Very beautiful, blood-coloured flint, almost transparent.
247 Marmor rubrum punctis albis interstrictũforte Porphyrites, forma rotunda. 247 Rounded red marble, spotted with white; possibly porphyry.
248 Porphyrites alius quadrangulâ oblonga formâ. 248 Another porphyry, in the form of an elongated rectangle.
249 Marmor rubrũvenis flavis intermixtũformâ ovali. 249 Ovoid red marble, threaded with yellow veins.
250 Marmor rubrũformosissimũ, venis et quibusdam flavescentibus conspersũ. 250 Very beautiful red marble scattered with blue and a few yellowish veins.
251 Marmor rubrum et albũæquis partibus commixtũ, forma quadrangula oblonga. 251 Elongated rectangle of marble, with red and white intermixed in equal parts.
252 Marmor rubrũ(ut opinor) factitium venis albis et viridescentibus conspersũ, formâ quadratâ. 252 Square of red marble, false (I suspect), scattered with white and greenish veins. 204
253 Marmor Griseũ (uti auguror) item factitium venulis albis rubris et nigris interstinctũ, eadem formâ. 253 Grey marble of the same shape and also (I suspect) false, with scattered little veins in red, white and black.
254 Marmor album paulo flavescens. 254 White marble, a little yellowish.
255 Marmor flavescens venis albis notatum. 255 Yellowish marble marked with white veins.
256 Idem iterum. 256 Another of the same.
257 Marmor flavescens notis citrinis conspersum. 257 Yellowish marble, spattered with yellow spots.
258 Marmor flavescens venulis albis et fuscis. 258 Yellowish marble with little white and dark veins.
259 Marmor flavescens venis subnigris maculatũ. 259 Yellowish marble marked with darkish veins.
260 Marmor citrinum venis rufescentibus. 260 Yellow marble with reddish veins.
261 Marmor citrinum venis sanguineis. 261 Yellow marble with blood-coloured veins.
262 Marmor citrinum venis albis et rubentibus. 262 Yellow marble with white and reddish veins.
263 Marmor venis citrinis, albis, et rubeis æqualiter conspersum. 263 Marble veined equally with yellow, white and red.
264 Marmor ex citrino purpurascens. 264 Yellow marble shading to purple.
265 Marmor ex fusco viridescens. 265 Dark-coloured marble shading to green.
266 Marmor ex albo viridescens. 266 White marble shading to green.
267 Marmor rufescens lineis albis distinctum. 267 Reddish marble distinguished with white lines.
268 Marmor rufescens venis albis, vulgo Rance marble. 268 Reddish marble with white veins, commonly known as Rance [Raunds] marble.
269 Marmor coloris ravi vel Xerampelini, venulis albis. 269 Greyish or dark-red marble, with small white veins.
270 Marmor coloris robei venis albis. 270 Red marble with white veins.
271 Idem iterum. 271 Another of the same:.
272 Idem iterum. 272 Another of the same. 205
273 Idem iterum. 273 Another of the same.
274 Marmor coloris hiberi venis albis ornati. 274 Iberian-coloured marble embellished with white veins.
275 Idem iterum. Atque hæc omnia forma quadrangula oblongâ. 275 Another of the same. All of these are elongated rectangles.
ж Achates subrufescens venis albis distincta. Reddish agate marked with white veins.
ж a. Achates subrufescens venis albis distincta, juxta quam b. altera Achates valde obfusca. Anglice 2 Gun flints Reddish agate marked with white veins, next to which there is another dark agate. Called in English gunflints.
c. Marmor calcarium melanoleucon ex agro Pembrochiano. Donavit Alex. Ford A.M. & Coll Jesu. Black and white limestone-marble from Pembrokeshire. Given by Alexander Ford, MA and Fellow of Jesus College.
276 Marmor Obsidianum sive Numidianũvenis albis. 276 Obsidian or Numidian marble, with white veins.
277 Globulus e marmore gruino. 278 Small sphere of speckled marble. MacGregor 1983, no. 64.
277 Marmor et fusco viridescens: form: Quad: oblon: Marble, dark and greenish; four-sided, elongated.
a. Marmor albescens subfusco ad marginem ornatum: for Quad: oblong Whitish marble, darker around the edges; four-sided, elongated.
278 Globuli tres e marmore ferreo. 279 Three small globes made of ferrous marble.
279 Globulus e marmore citrino rufescente. Small sphere of reddish-yellow marble. MacGregor 1983, no. 116.
280 Lapillus ovalis coloris insuasi, macula albescente signatus. Marmor calcarium melanoleucon ex agro Pembrochiano. Donavit Alexand. Ford A.M. et Soc. Coll. Jesu. 283 d, c Ovoid gem, dark orange in colour, with a whitish spot. Given by Alexander Ford, MA and Fellow of Jesus College.
280 a. Granite from Malvern Hill Worcestershire DD. Dr. Lyttleton e coll Univers: Feb. 23 1744/5 Granite from Malvern Hill, Worcestershire. Given by Dr Lyttleton of University College, 23 February 1745.
281 Marmor Florentinum variegatum Tabulâ Chorographiam. referens i.e. a Landskip marble, formaquadrangula oblongâ. 282 Elongated rectangle of variegated Florentine marble with a topographical view, i.e. a landscape marble.
281 Marmor subfuscum lineis albis & flavescentibus. Dark-coloured marble, with white and yellowish lines.
282 Idem iterum, eadem formâ. 283 Another, of the same shape.
283 Marmor Florentinum civitatis prospectum referens, formâ etiam quadrangulâ oblongâ. 5 Elongated rectangle of Florentine marble, in some way representing a view of a city.
283c. Globulus è marmore Gruino. Small sphere of grey speckled marble.
284 Marmor Florentinum, montiũprecipitia exhibens, eadem formâ. 284 Florentine marble of the same shape, showing mountain precipices. 206
285 Marmor Florentinum, ædium et Ecclesiarum ruinas referens, eadem formâ. 290 Florentine marble of the same shape, depicting the ruins of houses and churches.
286 Tria duo alia minora ejusdem formæ, ead exhibentia. 291 1. fract. Three [two] other smaller [marbles], of the same shape, showing the same scene.
287 Marmor Florentinum magnum ejusdem formæ, ædifi ciorum ruinas referens, et Ecclesiæ pyramidem altissimam. 293 A large Florentine marble of the same shape, showing the ruins of buildings and the very tall spire of a church.
288 Embuscatum, forma ovali. 287 Ovoid embossed work.
289 Embuscatum forma quadrangulâ oblonga. 288 Elongated rectangular embossed work.
290 Embuscatum, formâ octogonâ. 289 Eight-sided embossed work.
291 Embuscatum formâ quadrangulâ oblongâ, Ebeno munitum. Ex dono Mri.Whiting e Coll. Wadham. 286 Elongated rectangular embossed work framed in ebony. Given by Mr Whiting of Wadham College.
291b. Pictura ex avium Plumis conficta &c. Picture made of birds' feathers.
291c. Collare mio Artificio ex charta Acus Puncturis confict. Opera et Donum Annæ Mariæ Woodford. Collar marvellously made of paper, by piercing with a needle. Worked and presented by Anna Maria Woodford.
291d. Equi Imago Forficibus confict. Picture of a horse made using scissors.
292 Marmor Florentinum pedale, magnæ Civitatis ruinas referens, forma ovali. 285 8 Florentine marble, a foot long and ovoid, depicting the ruins of a great city.
293 Marmor Florentinum paulo minus, idem referens. 4 Florentine marble, slightly smaller, with the same scene.
294 Marmor Florentinum multo minus, idem referens, marmoribus quadrangulis variegatis circumseptum. 1 Florentine marble, much smaller, with the same scene, and surrounded with various pieces of rectangular marble.
295 Marmor Florentinum præcedente paulo majus, civitatem referens, quasi sub monte Teneriffâ; basanomunitum. 292 Florentine marble, a little larger than the above, showing a city below what looks like the mountain of Tenerife [Mount Teide], framed in basanite.
296 Embuscatum pedale, forma ovali. 2 Ovoid embossed work, one foot in length.
296 Lapis impolitum arbores referens fract. 1700 Unpolished stone resembling trees; broken in 1700.
3 Pictura Mariæ Davies. On the Stair Case Picture of Mary Davis.
6 Flores ex Charta scalpello confict. Flowers cut from paper with a scalpel. 207
297 Lapis magnus cuneoformis coloris thalasini, rupe solida repertus, in fodina Virginiæ 40 orgyias altâ. 297 Large wedge-shaped stone, sea-blue in colour, found in solid rock in Virginia, in a pit cut 40 fathoms deep.
298 Phengites sive marmor Parium translucens, forma quadrangulâ oblongâ. 298 Elongated rectangle of crystalline gypsum or Parian marble.
299 Basaltes forma globosâ. 299 Sphere of basalt.
300 Thyites Italis Verdello, lapis viridis cuneoformis, forte Ophites Orientalis. Vid. Philos. Trans. N. 185. P. 223. 300 Thyites, called verdello in Italian; a green wedge-shaped stone, perhaps oriental ophites. See Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society no.185, p. 223.
301 Marmor Leucophæum forma ovali. 301 Ovoid, ash-coloured marble.
302 Marmor cinereum Seravitanũmaculis cinereis insigne, forma quadrangulâ oblongâ. 302 Ovoid rectangle of ash-coloured marble of Seravitanum, with grey markings.
303 Ophites, sive marmor SerpentinũZeibliciũforma quadr. 294 Square ophite or serpentine-marble of Zöbliz.
304 Marmor hiberum venis luteis interstinctũformâ quadrangulâ oblongâ. 295 Elongated rectangle of Iberian marble, with saffron-yellow veins.
305 Amianthus alias lapis asbestinus. P. Veneto Salamandra. 304 Earth-flax, otherwise known as asbestos; known to P. Venetus as salamandra.
306 Pyrites aureus multiformis politus. 303 Irregular gold-coloured pyrites, polished.
307 Marmor Parium impolitum de Templo Apollinis in civitate Delphi juxta Parnassum. 305 Unpolished Parian marble from the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, near Mount Parnassus.
308 Marmor Parium impolitum de femore statuæ Apollinaris in eodem Templo. Unpolished Parian marble taken from the thigh of the statue of Apollo in the same temple.
309 Robur Britannicum petrificatum formâ oblongâ. Elongated piece of petrified British oak. 208
310 Coagula Sulphurea Tiburensia, instar bellariorum aridorum saccharat. Italis, Confetti de Tivoli of these See Mr Ray's Observat. Topograph. p. 376. 308 Conglomerate of sulphur from the River Tiber, looking like a lump of dried sweetmeat. Called in Italian, confetti di Tivoli. See Ray 1673, p. 376367.
311 Lapides Bononienses tres. Three Bologna stones.
312 Lapis (ut videtur) scissilis oblongus coloris subnigri, nominibus sacris Jesu, Mariæ, Josephi inscriptus, quod artificio (vereor) non naturaliter factum: cujusmodi apud Germanos Gamahujæ dicuntur. 309 Elongated darkish laminar stone, inscribed with the names of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, which (I fear) were made artificially and not by nature. Stones of this kind are called Gamahe among the Germans. MacGregor 1983, no. 189.
313 Gamahuja alia, Lapis crucis dictus, qui in corpore leucophæo crucem nigrâ ostentat. 310 Another Gamahe, known as Stone of the Cross, showing a black cross on an ash-grey background.
314 Lapis crucis alius, formâ quadrangulâ oblongâ, qui in corpore robeo albescente, crucem etiam nigram ostentat. 311 Another Stone of the Cross, rectangular and elongated, which also shows a black cross on a whitish-red ground.
315 Lapis Asteria dictus, lutei coloris. Stone called asteria, saffron-yellow in colour.
316 Lapis Asteria dictus, coloris cinerei. From Marston, Nhshire. Ash-coloured stone called asteria, from Marston in Northamptonshire.
317 Lapis Asteria dictus, coloris robei. From Humber Cliffes. Stone called asteria, red in colour. From the cliffs of the Humber.
318 Trochitæ et Entrochi e Comitatu Ordevicũ Flintensi. Trochitæ and entrochi from Flintshire, the county of the Ordivices.
318. Lignum petrefactum. Petrified wood.
319 Lapis quodamodo Bufonem referens. 312 Stone in some way representing a toad.
319. Lapis fungi caput referens. Stone resembling a mushroom cap.
320 ætites, sive lapis Aquilinus coloris cinerei ad rotunditatem accedens, aliũlapidem vel argillam in secontinens. 313 ætites or eagle-stone, ash-grey in colour and rounded in shape, with another stone or a lump of clay inside it.
320 Ostreum petrefactum Petrified oyster. 209
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321 Repræsentatio cretacea tum forma tum magnitudine, Calculi e vesica urinaria Hispanioli agrarij, excisi; in Com Icenorum Huntingdonensi. A.o 1654. 314 Chalk facsimile, identical in shape and size, of a stone cut from the urinary tract of a Spanish peasant; in Huntingdonshire, county of the Iceni, 1654.
Fragmentum Lapidis in quo est Representatio Sti. Johannis Baptiste Capitis &c. De quô fertur quod in Pulverem redactus Oculis lippis et male se habentibus plurimum inservit. Piece of stone on which is represented the head of St John the Baptist etc. from which scrapings reduced to powder were commonly used to cure inflamed and watery eyes.
322 Lapis a Dno Goodale Navarcho Anglo excisus ex ventriculo Rhinocerotis a se confossi, in India orientali. 315 Stone cut by Mr Goodale, an English ship's master, from the belly of a rhinoceros which he had shot in the East Indies.
323 Calculus humanus e vesica urinaria Dñæ Cole de Bedhampton in Com Belgarum Hantoniensi, ab obstetrice sine ulla sectione aut dilaceratione extractus. 316 Stone from the urinary tract of Mrs Cole from Bedhampton in Hampshire, removed by the midwife without any incision or cutting.
324 Calculus humanus eximiæ magnitudinis e vesicâ urinaria puellæ octennis Cantuariensis a Johanne Eliot M.D. excisus. 317 Stone of exceptional size, cut from the urinary tract of an eight-year-old girl from Canterbury by John Eliot, MD.
325 Calculus humanus tantæ magnitudinis e vesica cujusdam Beatricis Shreve de Tunsted in ComNorwicensi sine ullâ aut sectione aut dilaceratione extractus, ut rei veritas, sub sigillo Comuni Civitat. Norwic. posteris transmitti par esse videbatur. 322 Stone removed, without any incision or cutting, from the urinary tract of a certain Beatrice Shreve from Tunstead in Norfolk, of such a size that it seemed fitting to preserve the event for posterity, by recording it under the seal of the city of Norwich.
326 Globulus vitreus pomiformis opere lucernali, multis tum figuris tum coloribus eleganter variegatus.323 A small glass sphere, shaped like a fruit, made in Lucerne; it is elegantly decorated, with various figures and colours.
N.B. All from hence to No.366. Are cross'd out in ye. Old Catalogue there being silver medals, &c. substituted in the room of ye things here mentioned, at least of most of ym. 210
327 Vitrum aliud cuneoforme; similibus opere, figuris, coloribus. Another, wedge-shaped glass, similar in workmanship, figures and colours.
328 Ampulla vitreo-Chrystallina eleganti ad stuporem usque cælata. Bottle of crystalline glass, engraved with stunning elegance.
329 FragmentũVasculi Vitreo-chrystallini admiranda itidem cælaturâ ornatum. Fragment of a small crystalline glass vessel, as wonderfully engraved.
330 Microscopium minimum ebore tornato munitũ. A very small microscope with a turned ivory support.
Monile ex globulis vitreo-chrystallinis. A necklace made of small spheres of crystalline glass.
Anulus ex vitro-chrystallino. A ring of crystalline glass.
331 Aleæ species ex ebore facta, inusitatæ formæ maculis citrinis, rubris, et virescentibus, insignita. A type of die, made of ivory and of unusual form, marked with yellow, red and greenish spots.
332 Alearum alia species rarioris formæ. Another type of die, of a rarer form.
333 Manipulus latrunculorum lusoriorum semiuncialium cum globulo, ex Ebore tornati. f. A set of playing men, turned in ivory and half an inch tall, together with a little sphere.
334 Pelvis et Aqualis item ex ebore tornati, plus minus unciales. Basin and ewer, also turned in ivory, each about an inch high.
335 Plaustrum unciale item eburneum. f Wagon, also made of ivory, an inch high.
336 Dodecas cochlearium argenteorum in pyxide eburnea; magnitudine, nucem avellanâ sylvestrem, nonexcedente. Twelve silver spoons in an ivory box, no larger in size than a hazel-nut. Tradescant 1656, p. 39.
337 Manipulus latrunculorum ex ebore tornatorum in unico piperis semine contentus. Set of playing men, of turned ivory, contained within a single peppercorn. Tradescant 1656, p. 39. 211
These things have been shifted about till it has become impossible to discover more than a part in [their] new positions.
338 Tres globuli eburnei multifori, alius intra aliũ eximie tornati, cum alea versatili in centro intimi. Three small ivory spheres, pierced with many holes, and all beautifully turned one inside the other, with a revolving die in the middle. Tradescant 1656, p. 39; MacGregor 1983, no. 239.
339 Quinque Dodecaedra quinquangula eburnea quaquaversum perforata, unum intra aliud mirum inmodum, torno elaborata. Five ivory dodecahedrons, with quinquangular faces, pierced on all sides; wonderfully turned on a lathe, one inside another. Tradescant 1656, p. 39; MacGregor 1983, no. 244-8.
340 Tres globuli eburnei perforati, singuli in 30 partim hexangula, partim quinquangula alternatim posita, alius intra alium mirè detornati; in quorum centro, globulus solidus mobilis, aculeis hirsutus per foramina trajectis. Three pierced ivory spheres, all marvellously turned, one inside the other; each with thirty pieces, some with hexangular, some with quinquanglular faces, arranged alternately. In the centre is a solid moveable sphere with spikes which stick out through the holes. Tradescant 1656, p. 39; MacGregor 1983, no. 240.
341 Armilla seu monile ex 50 globulis e gagate, et quibusdam margaritis filo argenteo connexis, constans; in ossiculo cerasi cordiformis comprehensa. Bracelet or necklace made of fifty small jet beads alternating with pearls on a silver thread, and kept in a heart-shaped cherry-stone.
342 Quatuor cultelli cum bidente argentei; simili ossiculo inclusi. Four small silver knives, with two prongs, similarly contained in a cherry-stone.
343 Sex scutellæ argenteæ item in ossiculo contentæ. Six small silver saucers, also contained in a cherry-stone.
344 Cerasi ossiculum in quo quondam dodecas cochlearium ligneorum. Cherry-stone in which twelve wooden spoons were once kept.
345 Nucis avellanæ sylvestris putamen dimidium in quo quondam 70 utensilia. Half a hazel-nut shell, in which there once were seventy utensils.
346 Idem iterum. Another of the same.
347 Anulus e filis matallicis, pilisque multicoloribus artificiosissimè textus, rubino insignitus. Ring made of metal wires, skilfully intertwined with multicoloured balls, and set with a ruby. 212
348 Tres alij anñuli annular e pilis multicoloribus faberrimè plicatis. Three other rings, skilfully woven with multicoloured balls.
349 Crux aurea cavata, in quæ (ut dicitur) segmentum minimum veræ crucis, in qua passus est Dñs. Hollow gold cross, in which is found (so they say) a very small fragment of the True Cross, on which our Lord suffered.
350 Catena pulicina aurea. Gold flea-chain. Tradescant 1656, p. 39.
351 Catena pulicina aurea et argentea, commissuris utrius alternatim positis. Flea-chain of gold and silver, the links of each arranged alternately. Tradescant 1656, p. 39.
352 Quatuor aliæ, superiori similes, quibus sera pensilis annexa, e Margaritâ auro munita. Four more chains, similar to the last, to each of which is attached a pendent bar and a pearl mounted in gold. Tradescant 1656, p. 39.
353 Digitale argenteum, in superiori limbo, auro et encausto interstinctum. Silver ring, with the upper part decorated with gold and enamel.
354 Microscopium antiquum capsula argentea munitum. Ancient microscope in a silver case.
355 Fibula cuprea varijs coloribus encausto picta. Copper brooch enamelled in various colours.
356 Cymbalum majus æneum. 325 Fairly large brass cymbal.
357 Cymbalum minus ejusd metalli. 324 Smaller cymbal, of the same metal.
358 Quatuor catenæ pulicinæ ferreæ. Four iron flea-chains.
359 Aliæ catenæ pulicinæ ferreæ, interruptæ et implicatæ. Other iron flea-chains, broken and tangled.
360 Instrumenta chirurgica in acuum cuspidibus fabrefacta Surgical instruments formed on the points of needles. Tradescant 1656, p. 37.
361 Sclopus cum omni apparatu suo sesquiuncialis. Scalpel, one and a halfinches in length, with all other associated equipment. Tradescant 1656, p. 39.
Exemplar isituis percelebris Adamantis a Dño Pitt Regi Franciæ Venditi ex Adamante Bristoliensi seu Chrystallo Facsimile of the celebrated diamond sold by Mr Pitt to the King of France, made of Bristol diamond or crystal. 213
362 Catena juncea, colorem cupreum tam politè referens, ut Judicem ύόv decipiat. Copper-coloured chain of rushes, so exquisitely made that it would deceive a judge looking at it with his own eyes.
363 Oratio Dominica intra ambitum Denarij Angl. conscripta cum benedictione Annæ Reginæ. per T. Baker. The Lord's Prayer, written around the edge of an English penny, with a blessing on Queen Anne. By T. Baker.
364 Oratio Dominica; Symbolum Apostolorũ; Præceptorum decalogi synopsis; Psal. 134; Psal. 147; Oratio pro Rege; Oratio pro bono statu Ecclesiæ; etc. intra ambitum Dioboli. by old Abraham ... The Lord's Prayer; Apostles' Creed; list of the precepts from the Ten Commandments; Psalm 134; Psalm 147; Prayer for the King; Prayer for the well-being of the Church; all along the edge of a diobolos. By old Abraham [ ].
365 Chirotheca Scotica in globũcomplicata. Scottish glove folded into a ball. Tradescant 1656, p. 49.
366 Alia, explicata. Another, not folded. Tradescant 1656, p. 39.
367 Tessella, pavimenti tessellati deaurata, tria. 327 Three gilded cubes from a mosaic pavement.
368 Tessellum coloris limonei. 328 Yellow cube from a mosaic.
369 Tessella cærulea duo, sive coloris cyanei. 329 Two blue, or rather blue-green cubes from a mosaic.
370 Tessella lurida 3, seu potius cæsia. 330 Three yellowish, or rather blue-grey cubes from a mosaic.
371 Tessella duo smaragdina. 331 Two emerald-coloured cubes from a mosaic.
372 Tessellum unũSubviride, sive coloris chrysolitholini. 312 A greenish or topaz-coloured cube from a mosaic.
373 Tessellum coloris Persici. 333 Peach-coloured cube from a mosaic.
374 Tessella 32 coloris ferruginei. Horū figura naturalis est, et in lapide scissili per tota Walliâ fere occurrunt. Est Ludus Paracelsi ap.' Helmont. 334 Thirty-two tesserae, of metallic colour. Their shape is natural and they are found in all the laminar stones of Wales. [Examples of] the Ludus Paracelsus and Ludus Helmontii. 214
375 Tessella 3 Anthracina. 335 Three deep black tesserae.
376 Idolum Isidis ægyptiacum characteribus itidem. Ægyptijs insculptum, et incrustatione e cæruleoviridescente tectum. 336. 337 Egyptian idol of Isis, incised with Egyptian characters, and covered with an incrustation of blue shading to green.
377 Latrator Anubis simili incrustatione tectus. Idolum istud minùs cauté observavit D. Plot: siquidem idem est omnino cum proximè sequenti. Anubis, the Dog, with a similar incrustation. Dr Plot paid less attention to this idol, since it is in all respects very close to the one below.
378 Idolum ægyptium capite ovino, quod colebant in Sahid, seu ægypto superiori, incrustatione sub viridi tectum. 338 Egyptian idol with a sheep's head, found in Sahid or Upper Egypt, and covered with a bluish incrustation.
379 Idolum ægyptium sub forma cati, quod ægyptus tota adorabat, coloris ex viridi albescentis. 339 Egyptian idol in the form of a cat, which all the Egyptians worshipped, green in colour, shading to white.
380 Idolum ægyptium sub forma Galli, incrustatione ex cæruleo viridiscente, tectum. 340 Egyptian idol in the form of a cock, with an incrustation of blue shading to green.
381 Idolum ægyptium sub forma Scarabæi, incrustatione simili tectum, de quo vid. Plutarchum in Iside et Osir. 341 Egyptian idol in the form of a scarab, with a similar incrustation. On this see Plutarch's On Isis and Osiris.
382 Osiris mitratus e lapide cineritio sculptus, forma fere quadrangulâ. 342 Osiris, wearing a mitra; almost rectangular in form, made of volcanic stone.
383 Lampas cuprea Romana, ansula dotata, et foramine uno ampliore per quod oleum infunditur, et duobus minoribus per quæ Elychnia prominebant. 343 Roman lamp made of copper, with a little handle, and with a single large hole through which the oil is poured and two smaller ones through which the wicks protrude. 215
384 Atramentum Sinicum formâ oblongâ duarũcirciter unciarum, floribus utrinque ornatum. Chinese inkwell, elongated and about two inches in length, decorated on both sides with flowers.
385 Ampulla in qua aliquantulum sanguinis qui per duas horas forma pluviæ decidebat in Insula Vecti, Ao Dñi 1177o. et Reg. Regis Henr. 2. 23o. A bottle containing some of the blood that fell like rain for two hours on the Isle of Wight in 1177, the 23rd year of the reign of Henry II. Tradescant 1656, p. 44.
386 Aurantium, de malo aurantia, quæ Zabulonis sepulchro agnascitur. Orange, from the orange-tree which grows on Zebulon's tomb. Tradescant 1656, p. 43.
387 Semina nonnulla, quæ (uti existimatur) per modum pluviæ decidebant apud Paulers-perry in Com. Northampt. Various seeds, which (it is thought) fell in the form of rain over Paulerspury in Northamptonshire.
388 Tria Auditûs ossicula sc. malleus, incus, et stapes. Three small ear bones, that is a hammer, anvil and stirrup.
389 Ossiculum forma pedis talpæ e carnosiori parte coxæ. Small bone shaped like a mole's foot, from the fleshier part of the hip.
390 Crumenæ e serico nigro, Ebeno munito. Black silk purses, with ebony trimmings.
391 Anulus ex Ebeno sigillaris, imagine Christi in cruce pendentis insculpti, cum hac inscriptione circum posita: In hoc signo vinces. 471 An ebony seal-ring, engraved with the image of Christ hanging on the Cross, enclosed by the following inscription: 'In this sign shall ye conquer.'. MacGregor 1983, no. 129.
392 Sex globuli electrini perforati majores, e quibus (ut opinor) quondam armilla electrina. Six fairly large pierced amber spheres, which may once have formed part of an amber bracelet. MacGregor 1983, no. 120.
393 Sex globuli electrini perforati minores, è quibus forte olim etiam armilla electrina. Six smaller, pierced amber spheres, which perhaps also once formed part of an amber bracelet. MacGregor 1983, no. 120.
344 Icuncula (ut opinor) Martis aenea, Regulbii reperta. Idol of Mars (in my opinion), of brass, found at Reculver.
345 Sigillum antiquum æneum cum hac inscriptione in Limbo. S. Potis. Mři Ebie ordi[ni]s beate Marie de Carmel. Ancient bronze seal, with this inscription around the edge: 'The Seal of the Principal Master of the order of the Blessed Mary of Carmel'.
346 Anulus Romanus æneus, gemmâ e loculo excussâ. Roman brass ring, the gem knocked out of its setting.
347 Idem iterum, vel forte fibula gymnastica. Another of the same, or perhaps a fibula used in exercise.
348 Cinguli forte Romani ansula ænea. Girdles with a brass buckle, perhaps Roman.
349 Cinguli Romani, bulla ænea, effigie militis impressa, labarum dextra tenentis. Roman girdles, with a brass stud impressed with the image of a soldier holding a standard in the right hand.
350 Fibulæ Romanæ æneæ Johis Rhodii, in præfat. Roman brass fibulae: see Rhode 1728, preface.
351 Idem iterum N. Johis Smetu commissura p.86. Another of the same. Compare with Johannes Smetius 1678, p. 86.
352 Fibula Romana quadrata oblonga. Elongated rectangular Roman fibula.
353 Fibulæ Roman æneæ, caniliculâ effigiatâ. Roman brass fibulae, with a little moulded groove.
354 Fibula vestiaria adunca ænea, sine acu. Joh. Rhodii. p. 54. Fibula or dress-fastener of brass, bent inwards, lacking a pin. Rhode 1728, p. 54.
388 Marmor Ovi Speciem petrifactri representans. Marble in the form of a petrified egg.
355 Lapis ex Porci Pene desumptus. Stone taken from a pig's penis.
356 Lapis ex Bahamiâ Insulâ allatus. Stone brought from the Island of Bahama.
357 Lapis ex Reni Tho. Lyttleton de Franckly Bart: post mortem ejus, argento munitus.f Stone taken from the kidneys of Thomas Lyttleton of Franckley, Bart., after his death; mounted in silver.
358 Tres lapides ex Stomacho Troctæ piscis desumpti,Sarrat in agro Hertford: captæ. Anno 1748. Three stones taken from a trout's stomach, caught at Sarratt in Hertfordshire, 1748.
359 Cauda Serpentis Americani caudisoni. Tail of an American rattlesnake.
360 Quatuor digiti humani fulmine tacti. Four human fingers struck by lightning.
361 Lapis ex Stomacho – Gore Primarii Civis London. Stone from the stomach of [ ] Gore, Mayor of London.
362 Marmor ovi speciem petrifacti representans. Marble in the form of a petrified egg.
363 Scloppus cum omni apparatu suo. sesquiuncialis. Musket with all its apparatus, measuring 1½ inches.
364 æneus Ensis Tippsburiæ juxta Sarum inventus. D.D. Wyndam Knatchbull Bart. d. 1. Bronze sword found at Tippsbury near Old Sarum. Given by Sir Wyndham Knatchbull, Baronet. 216
394 Undecem globuli electrini forma quodamodo depressiori, etiam perforati; e quibus solis, aut cumsuperioribus mixtis, forsan armilla electrina. Eleven amber beads, somewhat flatter, also pierced, which either alone, or with the beads mentioned above, perhaps formed part of an amber bracelet. MacGregor 1983, no. 120.
394a Tres lapides ex Stomacho Troctae piscis desump: Sarrat in Agro Hertfordiensi captæ. An:1748 Three stones taken from a trout's stomach, caught at Sarrat in Hertfordshire, 1748.
394b. Quatuor digiti humani Fulmine tacti. Four human fingers struck by lightning.
394c. Lacerti duo. Two lizards.
394d Cauda Serpentis Americani caudisoni. Tail of an American rattlesnake.
394e Concha marina. Barnacle dicta. Sea shell, known as a barnacle.
394f Panis e radice quadam Indicâ factus. Bread made from a certain Indian root.
394g Lapis e Porci pene desumptus Oxoniensi D.D. D. Atwood. Stone, taken from the penis of a pig in Oxford. Given by Mr Atwood.
394h Frustrum sepulchri Edward Confessoris. A fragment from the tomb of Edward the Confessor.
394i Ova Gallinæ minima deformata. D.D. D. Smith de civitate Oxon. Jul: 10. 1747. Fract. Tiny deformed hen's eggs. Given by Mr Smith of Oxford, 10 July 1747. Broken.
394k Lapis ex Bahama Insula delatus. D.D. Major Huntingdon. Stone brought from the island of Bahama. Given by Major Huntingdon.
394l Crucificum argentum cum pyxide etiam argenteâ. Silver crucifix with a box, also of silver.
394m Manus eburnea. Ivory hand.
360 Duo Globuli electrini perforati majores e quibus (ut opinor) quondam armilla electrina. Two little spheres of amber, extensively perforated, once (so it seems) from an amber bracelet.
395 Massa succini candidi vel potius mellei coloris non transparens, cæteris longè pretiosior. 365 Lump of opaque white, or rather honey-coloured amber, much more valuable than the others.
396 Columellæ duæ e tali succino venulis albis distinctæ. 366 Two little columns of amber of the same kind, marked with small white veins.
397 Cranium humanum e tali succino sculptum. 367 Human skull carved from that same sort of amber. Tradescant 1656, p. 43; MacGregor 1983, no. 177.
398 Succinum melleum transparens cordiforme, in quo B. Maria virgo filium in sinu gestans, forte ex ebore inclusa. Transparent, honey-coloured, heart-shaped amber, in which is contained a figure, possibly in ivory, of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding her Son at her bosom.
399 Massa ampla succini fulvi transparentis instar auri rutilantis. 369 Large lump of transparent, deep yellow amber, like reddish gold.
400 Massa alia ejusdem succini paulo minor, sed non minus rutilans. k Another somewhat smaller lump of the same sort of amber, but no less red.
401 Succinum fulvum cordiforme in quo imago Herois cujusdam ex ebore inclusa. 370 Heart-shaped deep yellow amber, in which is enclosed an ivory figure of a hero.
402 Succinum fulvum ovale in quo orbes electrini splendidé repræsentantur. 371 Ovoid, deep yellow amber, in which nine shining spheres are formed. MacGregor 1983, no. 180.
403 Succinum fulvũphryganio prægnans. 372 Deep yellow amber, with a creature embedded within it.
404 Quatuor musculæ succino flavo implicitæ. 373 Four small flies caught in yellow amber.
405 Aranea Succino flavo cordiformi incarcerata. 374 Spider imprisoned in heart-shaped yellow amber.
406 Phryganeũaliud sepulchro suo succinato nobilitatum. Another small creature notable for its amber tomb.
375. Tres Gemmæ auriculares succini flavi, in quibus Animalia continentur. Three ear-rings of yellow amber, in which small creatures are enclosed.
376. Succinum oblongum animalia inclusum. Elongated amber in which small creatures etc. are enclosed.
377. Succinum flavum Araneam inclusum. Yellow amber enclosing a spider.
378. Idem iterum. Another of the same. 217
407 Idem iterum. Succini rudioris fragmentum, rubigine incrustatum; coloris intùs ocroleuci. Donavit Dña Madox. 391 Another of the same. Fragment of fairly coarse amber, encrusted with red, coloured whitish internally. Given by Mrs Madox.
408 Musca contempta funere item suo pretiosa. Common fly rendered precious by its death.
409 Apis melleo suo carcere detenta. A bee held in its honey-coloured prison.
410 Araneus binoculus longipes, Opilio quibusdâ dictus, succino fulvo compeditus. 379 Spider with two eyes and long legs, called the Shepherd by some, trapped in yellow amber.
411 Idem iterum. Another of the same.
412 Succini flavi pellucidi Lamella, in qua Perla sivè libella minima inclusa. Ex dono Dñæ Madox. A flat piece of transparent yellow amber, in which a pearl or tiny silver coin is enclosed. Given by Mrs Madox.
413 Ampulla nitidissima e succino fulvo elaborata. Elegant flask made of yellow amber.
414 Succini fulvi frustulum tenue eleganter detornatum. Little piece of yellow amber, elegantly turned. MacGregor 1983, no. 179.
415 Succini flavi sive mellei fragmentum, rubigine incrustatum. Donavit Domina ... Madox. 390 Fragment of yellow or honey-coloured amber, encrusted with red. Given by Mrs Madox.
416 Anulus e tali succino, in cujus parte sigillari eadem imago Christi; et sacra nomina S.ti Josephi et Mariæ, cum crucifixionis instrumentis, in circulo. Fr. Lege fractus. Ring, made of this kind of amber; the seal shows the same image of Christ and the holy names of St Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary, together with the instruments of the Passion arranged in a circle For 'fr.' read broken.
417 Anulus alius e simili succino. Fr. Another ring, of similar amber; broken.
418 Item tertius ex eodem genere succini. Fr. A third ring, of the same kind of amber; broken.
380, 381, 382, 383. Quatuor Globuli electrini perforati majores è quibus (ut opinor) quondam armilla electrina. Four small amber spheres, mostly perforated, probably once from an amber bracelet.
384. 385. Idem iterum, sed superioribus minora. Another of the same, but smaller than the above.
386. Globulus Succini fulvi transparentis. Small sphere of transparent, yellow amber.
388. Succinum formâ cylindraceâ. Fract. Amber, cylindrical in form; broken.
392. Tres Globuli perforati succini flavi. Three small perforated spheres of yellow amber.
393. Duo Globuli depressi perforati succini flavi. f Two small flattened spheres of yellow amber.
394, 395, 396 Idem iterum. Another of the same.
397. Tres Globuli depressi ejusdem succini. Three small flattened spheres of the same amber.
398. Fragmenta tria succini flavi. Three fragments of yellow amber.
399. Fragmenta tria succini flavi elaborata. d Three worked fragments of yellow amber.
400. Fragmenta 11 Succini flavi. Eleven fragments of yellow amber. 218
419 Succini fulvi frustulum formâ stalactitis. Piece of yellow amber shaped like a stalactite.
419a Succini pellucidi rutilantis, massa rudis sive impolita. 387 Lump of transparent red amber, natural or unpolished.
419b Succinum rude sive informe. Topazium referens. 389 Natural or unshaped amber, resembling topaz.
419c Succini flavi semiopaci frustulum. Hæc tria donavit Dña Madox Londinensis. Fragment of translucent yellow amber. Mrs Madox of London gave these three.
420 Talcum argenteum. Silver talc.
421 Talcum argenteum subrufescens. Silver talc, reddish.
422 Talcum coloris limonei. Lemon-coloured talc.
423 Talcum aureum. Golden talc.
424 Talcum coloris chrysolitholini. Topaz-coloured talc.
425 Talcum gramineum. Green talc.
426 Talcum coloris robei. Reddish talc.
427 Talcum nigrum Black talc.
428 Torquis e succino fulvo, vel forte potius tesseræ precatoriæ, plerumque ovales, nonnullæ cruciformes, in quibus crucifixionis instrumenta sparsim depicta. 401 Necklace of deep yellow amber, or rather they may be prayer-beads; most of them are oval and several are cruciform, on which the instruments of the Passion are depicted here and there. MacGregor 1983, no. 123.
429 Torquis e diversis particulis succini fulvi, ac eboris varie formatis ac dispositis. 402 Necklace of various fragments of deep yellow amber and of ivory, variously shaped and arranged.
430 Torquis ex ovalibus vitreis, auro varijsque coloribus encausto pictis. 403 Necklace made of oval glass [beads], in gold and various colours of enamel. MacGregor 1983, nos. 118-119.
431 Torquis e quadrangulis oblongis vitreis, colore lazurio, encausto pictis. 404 Necklace made of azure blue, elongated glass [beads], enamelled. MacGregor 1983, no. 117. 219
432 Rosarium ligneum. 405 Wooden rosary. MacGregor 1983, no. 122.
433 Rosarium ligneum cujus tesseræ cinnabrij coloris. 406 Wooden rosary with cinnabar-coloured beads.
434 Rosarium ligneum cujus tesseræ coloris æthiopici. 407 Wooden rosary, the beads of which are black. MacGregor 1983, no. 121.
434a Rosarium partim (ut opinor) ex ebore, partim ex ossibus cum cruce. 408 A rosary, made (I believe) partly of ivory and partly of bone, with a cross.
434b Rosarium ex tesseris vitreis quarum sex Coloris cærulei, reliquæ Chrystallini: quibus annexæ duo parvæ cruces. Hæc ex ebore, Illa ex Matre Perlarum. 409 A rosary with glass beads, six of which are sky-blue and the remainder crystal, to which are attached two small crosses, one of them ivory and the other of mother-of-pearl.
4934c. Rosarium vitreum. 410 Glass rosary.
435 Tres globuli eburnei perforati manubrio affixi, alius intra alium mire detornati, quorũintimus aculeishirsutus per foramina trajectis. 411 Three admirably turned, pierced ivory balls fixed on a handle, one inside the other; the innner most one has spikes sticking out through the holes. Tradescant 1656, p. 39.
436 Decem tales globuli filo conserti. 412 Ten such balls strung together on a string. Tradescant 1656, p. 39.
437 Prisma æquilatero-triangulare vitreochrystallinum, pro repræsentandis coloribus Iridum emphaticis. 413 Equilateral triangular prism of crystal glass, which is intended to display the colours of the rainbow.
438 Prisma aliud, in omnibus simile, nisi colore citrino. 414 Another prism, similar in all respects, save for its yellow colour.
439 Unum e cornibus Mariæ Davies de Saughall in districtu Wyrehallensi in Com Cestriæ, quæ solet exuere, Cervorum instar quibusdam annis interpositis. 415 One of the horns belonging to Mary Davies from Saughall, in the Wirral, Cheshire, which she habitually shed as stags do, after a certain number of years.
a. Catena gagatea Turcica, ex (duodecem) undecim lamellis quadratis duobus globulis interpositis constans. Ex dono Dñi Buckridge e Coll. Divi Joannis. Baptistæ Socio commensalis. 416 A chain of jet from Turkey, consisting of twelve [eleven] square pieces each separated by two spheres. Given by Mr Buckridge, Fellow-Commoner of St John's College.
440 Manus e gagate, cujusmodi solent Turci suis puerulis dono dare, utpote quorum virtute (uti stulteexistimant) a fascinationibus tuentur. 417 Hand of jet, of the kind that the Turks are accustomed to giving to their small boys since by their power (as they foolishly think) they are protected from the evil eye. Tradescant 1656, p. 44; MacGregor 1983, no. 190.
b. Manus alia Turcica lunâ dimidiatâ insignita. Ex dono Dñi ... Buckridge e Coll. Divi Joan. Bapt. Socio-Com. 418 Another Turkish hand carved with a half moon. Given by Mr ... Buckridge, Fellow-Commoner of St John's College. 220
441 Ampulla argentea undiq. deaurata pro suffimentis conservandis. 419 Silver flask, gilded overall, for keeping incense. Tradescant 1656, p. 40.
442 Alcoranum Turcicum in pyxide argentea rubino ornatâ varijsque coloribus encausto pictâ. 420 Turkish Koran in a silver box, adorned with a ruby and enamelled in different colours. Tradescant 1656, p. 37; MacGregor 1983, no. 24.
443 Silex acuta qua utitur sacerdos, cum exercet circumcisionis munus. Sharp flint which a priest uses for the rite of circumcision. Tradescant 1656, p. 43.
443. Pictura Sti. Cuthberti jussu Alfredi facta: Agro Somersetensi apud vicum Athelny dictum inventa. D.D. Tho. Palmer Arm. de Fairfeild in Com. Som. 421 Picture of St Cuthbert made by the order of Alfred, found in a field in Somerset, near the village of Athelney. Given by Thomas Palmer Esq., of Fairfield, Somerset.
444 Instrumentum argenteum quo perstringit præputium, characteribus Hebræis inscriptum, id innuentibus. David Aben Attar, his end be good. fract. Silver instrument with which the foreskin is removed with an inscription in Hebrew letters meaning 'David Aben Attar, his end be good'. Broken.
445 Diversa specimina papyri ægyptiacæ Malabaricæ, characteribus Arabicis inscripta: in ægypto enimhujusmodi chartâ (quæ aliud non est quam folium cujusdam palmæ) non utuntur. 422 Various examples of Egyptian papyrus, inscribed in Arabic. [Or] Malabarica, for paper of this kind (which is nothing other than a palm leaf) is not, and never was, used in Egypt. cf. MacGregor 1983, nos. 80-82.
446 Inaurium par straminetũ. fract. Pair of straw earrings. Broken.
447 Pegma ligneum pro glomerandâ bysso, intra phialam strictioris orificij exstructum. Wooden device in the form of a dish, containing flax, with a narrow aperture through which it is drawn out.
448 Ventilabrum e ligno eleganter sculptum. Fan, elegantly carved out of wood.
449 Calamistrum sive acus crinalis, item ligno cælata, cum simili ventilabro, ac alijs ornamentis fastigioappendentibus Curler or hair-pin, again carved in wood like the similar fan and with other decorations hanging from the top.
447 Igniarium e spurio auro fabrefactum eleganter cælatum instrumentis suis omnibus repletum. 424 Tinder-box made of false gold, and elegantly carved, filled with all its appropriate implements.
448 Catena e ligno solido exculpta. 425 Chain cut out of solid wood.
449 Catena Eburnea. 426 Another chain, of ivory.
450 Larva lignea inusitati artificij. Wooden mask, of unusual workmanship.
451 Corpus solidum ligneum eâ formâ donatum; ut foramina, rotundum, ovale, quadrangulũ, omnia ad unguem expleat. 427 Solid wooden figure of such a shape that it fills all holes perfectly, whether round, oval or square.
423 Manuscriptum Caroli I mi &c. in vitreum. Manuscript of Charles I etc., under glass. 221
452 Calendarium suecicum ex asseribus oblongis fabricatum literis Runicis inscriptum, suecis a Rimstock. 428 Swedish calendar made of elongated tablets, inscribed with Runic letters, from Rimstock in Sweden. MacGregor 1983, no. 194.
453 Abacus Japonicus, in quo rationes colliguntur per globulos stannos perforatos filo ferreo consertos, stylo item ferreo hinc inde mobiles. 429 Japanese abacus on which accounts are calculated using perforated tin beads, strung on iron wire, and movable from side to side on the said iron rod. Tradescant 1656, p. 54; MacGregor 1983, no. l93.
454 Aliud genus Abaci ex quandrangulis eburneis encausto pictis, in quo rationes colliguntur per foraminaimmobilia variè disposita. Another kind of abacus with square, ivory beads, encaustically painted on which sums are calculated by means of fixed holes, variously positioned.
454 Frustrum ligni e medio saxi desump. Oxon 430 A piece of wood found in the middle of a stone, in Oxfordshire.
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455 Schema quasi topiarium in matre perclarum Chanquo dictà, forma ovali. 431 Oval-shaped design, looking like a landscape, made from a type of mother-of-pearl (known as chanquo), oval in outline, looking almost like topiary work.
456 Schematis topiarij alia species, eisdem materiâ ac formâ. 432 Another piece resembling topiary, of the same form and substance as the former.
457 Vitrum Chrystallinum rotundum flore, quasi in parmâ, erectè posito, insculptum. Round, crystalline glass carved with a flower placed upright as if on a shield.
458 Idem iterum. Another of the same.
459 Vitrum Chrystallintũovale Iride aureâ in solo cyaneo, encausto pictum. Ovoid, crystalline glass, with a golden rainbow on a blue ground, painted in enamel.
460 Vitrum Chrystallinum octogonum flore coccinio in area deaurata encausto pictũ, opere posterganeo. 434 Octagonal, crystalline glass intaglio, enamelled with a scarlet flower on a gilded backround.
461 Carneolus ovalis planta quadam insculptus. Italis, Intagli. 455 Ovoid carnelian, engraved with a plant; called in Italian intaglio. MacGregor 1983, no. 126.
462 Vitrum Chrystallinum rotundũpectine insculptum. Rounded, crystalline glass intaglio, carved with a lyre. 222
463 Carneolus ovalis, animali nescio quo, cælatus. Ovoid carnelian carved with an unknown animal.
464 Onyx octogona, animali ignoto cælata, opere levato; Italis, in basso rilievo. Octagonal onyx, magnificently carved, with an unknown animal; called in Italian basso relievo.
465 Vitrum chrystallinũovale aquilâ Imperiali insculptum. 433 Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, engraved with an imperial eagle.
466 Vitrum etiam chrystallinum Ovoide gryphe erecto cælatum. 435 Another ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, carved with an upright griffin. MacGregor 1983, no. 176.
467 Aquila coronata alis expansis e Corallio rubro cælata. opere elato, cum stalagmijs ex eadem materiaappendentibus. 445 Crowned phoenix with outspread wings, carved in high relief from red coral, with pendants of the same material. MacGregor 1983, no. 114.
468 Leo gradiens faberrime sculptus in basso relievo in obverso; et Leæna in Reverso; uterq. ex onyche ovali, auro munitâ. 444 Walking lion, skilfully carved in bas-relief on the obverse surface; with a lioness on the reverse; both on ovoid onyx and mounted in gold.
469 Stalagmiorum par elegantissimum, e Corallio rubro affabrè cælatorum. 446 Very elegant pair of earrings, skilfully carved in red coral.
470 Vitrum chrystallinum ovale in quo Insignia gentilitia familiæ de ... in scuto bipartito insculpta. 443 Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, carved with the impaled arms of the family of [ ] on a shield.
471 Vitrum chrystallinum octogonum in quo Insig gentilitia familiæ de ... in scuto bipartito cælata. Octagonal, crystalline glass intaglio, carved with the impaled arms of the family of [ ] on a shield.
472 Vitrum chrystallinum rotundum in quo etiam Insignia gentilitia familiæ de...simplisi scuto incisa. 449 Rounded, crystalline glass intaglio, carved again with the arms of the family of [ ] on a plain shield.
473 Vitrum chrystallinum rotundum in quo Insignia familiæ de ... duobus distinctis clypeis opereposterganeo ostenduntur. Round crystalline glass intaglio showing the arms of the family of [ ] on two separate shields. Worked from the back. 450, 451 Idem iterum. Another of the same. 223
474 Vitrum chrystallinum octogonum, in quo Cor sanguineum in solo aureo, opere item posterganeoexhibetur. Octagonal, crystalline glass intaglio, on which a bleeding heart on a gilt background is displayed. Again worked from the back.
475 Vitreum chrystallinum rotundum, in quo Cor argenteum alis aureis, diademate ducali aureocoronatum, simili opere posterganeo adumbratur. 442 Round, crystalline glass showing a silver heart with golden wings, crowned with a golden ducal coronet. Also worked from the back.
476 Vitrum chrystallinum ovale, duabus lævis junctis insculptum. Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, carved with two clasped left hands.
477 Vitrum chrystallinum ovale in quo Craniũ humanum, inter clepsommidium, et duo ossa femoraliadecussatim posita, cælatum. 436 Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, on which is carved a human skull between an hourglass and two crossed femoral bones. MacGregor 1983, no. 175.
478 Vitrum chrystallinum ovale, in quo Turci caput Tiarâ indutum in solo miniato, opere posterganeoexhibetur. 437 Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, showing the head of a Turk, wearing a turban, on a red background. Worked from the back. MacGregor 1983, no. 172.
479 Vitrum chrystalinum ovale, in quo item Turci caput Tiarâ indutum in solo cyaneo, opere posterganeo adumbratur. Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, showing the head of a Turk wearing a turban, on a sea-blue background. Worked from the back.
480 Vitrum chrystallinum ovale, in quo Herois caput galeatum in solo coccineo, simili opere posterganeoostenditur. 438 Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, showing the helmeted head of a hero on a scarlet background. Similarly worked from the back. MacGregor 1983, no. 173.
481 Vitrum chrystallinum ovale, in quo æthiopis caput cælatum. 439 Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, on which is carved the head of an Ethiopian.
482 Idem iterum. Another of the same.
483 Cama, in qua Heroinæ caput Carneolo ovali incisum. 454 Cameo, on which is carved the head of a lady on an ovoid carnelian. MacGregor 1983, no. 124. 224
484 Cama, in qua Herois caput galeum in onyche ovali cælatum. Cameo, on which is carved the helmeted head of a hero on an ovoid onyx.
485 Cama, in qua figura hominis integra in Lapide Lazuli insculpta est. 440 Cameo, on which is carved the complete figure of a man in lapis lazuli.
486 Capita 12 11 Apostolorum in argento, toreumate seu opere anaglyptico exhibita, contenta in pyxide item argentea, varijs coloribus encausto pictâ. 1700 468 Heads of [eleven of] the Twelve Apostles, in silver, shown in embossed or low-relief work; contained in a silver box enamelled in various colours. Tradescant 1656, p. 37; MacGregor 1983, no. 188.
487 Apollo Arion citharizans e Corallio cælatus, una cũmultis stalagmijs circum circa pendentibus. 447 Apollo [Arion] playing on the lyre, carved in coral, with many pendants hanging all around.
488 Cama, in qua figura Achate ovali insculpta super columnam sedens, dextra tenet cassidē, sinistracolumnæ innixa. Cameo carved on an oval agate, showing a figure seated on a pillar holding a helmet with the right hand, and leaning on the column with the left.
489 Vitrum chrystallinum ovale, figura insculptum sagittam jaculante. 441 Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, carved with a figure shooting an arrow. MacGregor 1983, no. 174.
490 Cama, in quâ figura se inclinans carneolo ovali cælata. 452 Cameo on which a reclining figure is carved on an ovoid carnelian. MacGregor 1983, no. 125.
491 Cama, in quâ Angelus galeatus (S.tus Michæl manibus tenens tubam; carneolo item ovali incisus. 453 Cameo on which a helmeted angel (St Michael), holding a trumpet in his hands, is carved, also on an ovoid carnelian. MacGregor 1983, no. 127.
492 Cama, in quâ homo vestitus dormiens, cum fæmina nuda astante, achate ovali insculptus. 505 Cameo on which is carved a clothed man asleep, and a naked woman standing by; on an ovoid agate. MacGregor 1983, no. 143.
493 Vitrum chrystallinum ovale, in quo, opere posterganeo, Salvator Mundi in cruce pendens exhibetur, una cum Stisf æminis asseclis, et omnibus crucifixionis instrumentis circum circa dispositis. Ovoid, crystalline glass intaglio, worked from the back, on which the Saviour of the World is seen hanging on the Cross, with the holy women followers, and all the instruments of the Passion lying around. 225
494 Christi Nativitas, cum S.to Josepho, B. Mariâ, Angelo et pastoribus in pruni ossiculo faberrimè sculpta. 465 The Birth of Christ, with St Joseph, the Blessed Virgin Mary, an angel and shepherds, skilfully carved on a plum-stone.
495 Imago Dni nostri Jesu Christi intra ovale incisa, in quo hæc Inscriptio Ecce Salvator mundi; supra, spiritus sanctus descendens; infra Clepsammidium supra Calvariam: in parte aversâ Christus in cruce pendens cũomnibus crucefixionis instrumentis adjunctis; atque omnia hæc in Pruni ossiculo, opere multiforo, mirè cælata. Figure of Our Lord Jesus Christ carved within in an oval, with the following inscription: 'Behold the Saviour of the World'; above, the Holy Ghost descending: below an hourglass over a skull. On the other side, Christ hanging on the Cross with all the instruments of the Passion around. All this marvellously carved on a plum-stone, in openwork.
496 Christi crucefixio, cum S.tisf æminis asseclis, milite latus transfi gente, totâque comitante catervâ, in pruniossiculo item graphice sculpta. 461 The Crucifixion of Christ, with his holy women and followers, and with a soldier piercing his side, accompanied by a crowd of people; finely carved on a plum-stone. MacGregor 1983, no. 182.
497 Corbis ex ossiculo Cerasi, opere multiforo sculptus. fract. 1692 Basket carved from a cherry-stone, in openwork. Broken in 1692.
498 Imago DnĩnrĩJesu Christi intra ovale incisa, in quo hæc inscriptio, Ecce Salvator mundi. 462 Figure of Our Lord Jesus Christ, carved within an oval, bearing this inscription: 'Behold the Saviour of the World'. MacGregor 1983, no. 185.
499 Imago B. Mariæ Virginis item intra ovale incisa, in quo hæc inscriptio, Ecce mater Christi. utraque opere multiforo. 463 Carving of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also cut within an oval border, bearing this inscription: 'Behold the Mother of Christ'. Executed in openwork from both sides. MacGregor 1983, no. 186. 226
500 Calceorum par nitidissimum e duobus cerasorum ossiculis Highly polished pair of shoes, made out of two cherry-stones.
501 Facies Heroinæ formosissimæ, ac mortis, in eodem cerasi ossiculo. Face of a very beautiful lady, and of Death, carved on the same cherry-stone.
502 Orpheus citharizans in una facie ossiculi unius pruni sculptus, et omne genus bestiarũcomitatium inaliâ, opere multiforo. 464 Orpheus playing the lyre carved on one side of a single plum-stone, and accompanied on the other a following of all kinds of animals. Executed in openwork . MacGregor 1983, no. 181.
503 Sanctus Jacobus in pruni ossiculo insculptus. 456 St James carved on a plum-stone. MacGregor 1983, no. 183.
457 Sportula è Cerusi ossiculo sculpta. A little basket carved from a cherry-stone.
504 Calceus nitidissimus e Cerasi ossiculo. 458 An elegant boot, carved from a cherry stone.
505 Cantharus e pruni ossiculo sculptus. 466 Tankard, carved from a plum-stone.
506 Item cymba e pruni ossiculo sculpta. 467 A boat, also carved from a plum-stone.
507 Insignia sex familiarum uno clypeo contenta, in unica facie ossiculi pruni cælata. 459 The arms of six families on one shield, carved on one side of a plum-stone. MacGregor 1983, no.184.
508 Crux lignea in qua multa Christi gesta incisa. 474 Wooden cross on which many of the deeds of Christ are carved. MacGregor 1983, no. 228.
475 Crux altera lignea præcedente major, in quâ etiam multa Christi gesta incisa. Another wooden cross, larger than the previous one, on which are carved many of the deeds of Christ.
509 Cerasi ossiculum in cujus uno latere, Sanctus Georgius cum Dracone, in alio 88 Imperatorũfacies, arte thaumaturgicâ, cælati. 460 Cherry-stone with St George and the dragon carved with wonderful skill on one side, and the faces of eighty-eight emperors on the other. MacGregor 1983, no. 439i.
510 Christi resurrectio e Sepulchro, cum Angelis ipsi famulantibus, in miniatura eximiè adumbrata. 469 The Resurrection of Christ from the Tomb, attended by angels marvellously outlined in miniature. MacGregor 1983, no. 130.
511 Christi crucifixio intra latrones cũequitibus peditibusque astantibus omnes inclusi in theca vitro instructa. The Crucifixion of Christ between the thieves, with cavalry and foot-soldiers standing around, all enclosed in a glass case.
470 Achatis fragmentum variis coloribus eleganter signatum. Fragment of agate, finely marked in various colours. 227
512 Facies Dni nostri Jesu Christi & B. Mariæ Virginis miniaturâ. 473 Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, shown in miniature.
512a Annulus argenteus in quo Corneolus Arabicè inscriptus. Donavit D. Georgius Walker Arm. 472 Silver ring, set with a carnelian inscribed in Arabic. Given by George Walker, Esq.
512b Annulus argenteus antiquus sigillo quibusdâ literis insculptus. Hunc annulum in Coll. Ænei Nasi effossum, dedit Ds. B. Brown ejusdè Coll. Soc. et. Acad. procurat. Ancient silver ring, carved with a seal and certain letters. This ring was dug up in Brasenose College; given by Mr B. Brown, Fellow of that College and Proctor of the University.
513 Imago Dñi nostri Jesu Christi crucem suâ portantis, in ichthyocollâ. Figure of Our Lord Jesus Christ carrying his cross, in isinglass.
514 Imago B. Mariæ Magdalenæ, selenite obducta, in theca auro et argento acupicta. Figure of the Blessed Mary Magdalene, carved in crystalline gypsum. In a case, painted in gold and silver.
515 Imago Jacobi primi Angl. &c. Serenissimi Regis in Ichthyocollâ. 478 Figure of His Majesty King James I of England, in isinglass.
516 Ciphra ignota ex Ichthycolla. 478 Unknown figure in isinglass.
517 Amator illecebris amasiam suam tentans, in Ichthyocolla. 479 A lover tempting his loved one, in isinglass.
518 Legatus Marocciensis. ex emplastro in circello vitri; accurante ... Simmonds. Donavit Guilielmus Charlton e medio Templo. 480 The Moroccan ambassador, in plaster enclosed in glass by [ ] Simmonds. Given by William Charleton Esq., of Middle Temple.
519 Quatuor figuræ in Chalcedonio lapide insculptæ quarum prima parvulum quendam exhibet, secunda fæminam cornucopiæ gestantem, tertia ... 4ta militem quendam hastatum et galeatum. Donavit Rev. V. Dñs Carolus King ædis Christi Alumnus. Four figures engraved in chalcedony, of which the first represents some small person, the second a woman holding a horn of plenty in her right hand, the third ... and the fourth Mars or, in any event, a soldier with a spear and helmet. Given by the Revd Charles King, Student of Christ Church.
520 Caput humanũignotum in matre Perlarum incisum. Head of an unknown person, engraved in mother-of-pearl.
520 Manuscriptum Caroli Primi. Ang. Reg. Manuscript of Charles I, King of England.
521 Venus nuda navigans in dorso Delphini, in matre Perlarum cælata. 486 Venus, nude, riding on the back of a dolphin, carved in mother-of-pearl. MacGregor 1983, no. 168. 228
522 Pictura Reverendissimi Patris ac Domini D. Georgij Abbot Archiep. Cantuar. coloribus dilutis. 481 Portrait of the Very Revd Father and Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, George Abbot, in watercolours. MacGregor 1983, no. 252.
523 Pictura Carmelitæ cujusdâ, in sublitione lazuriâ. 482 Portrait of a certain Carmelite monk, on an azure background. MacGregor 1983, no. 251.
524 Pictura illustrissimi Ducis Chastillion Galliæ Thalassiarchæ, coloribus dilutis, item in sublitionelazuriâ. 484 Portrait of the most illustrious Duke of Châtillon, Admiral of France, in watercolours, also on an azure background. MacGregor 1983, no. 249.
525 Pictura eujusdem Herois ignoti formosissima, coloribus dilutis et simili sublitione. 483 A most beautiful portrait of an unknown hero, in watercolours and on a similar background. MacGregor 1983, no. 250.
526 Pictura ignoti cujusdam ex emplastro, in circello vitri; auctore ... Symmonds Donavit Clari. Vir. Guil.Charlton e medio Templo Armig. 485 Portrait of an unknown person in plaster, by [ ] Simmonds. Given by the celebrated William Charleton Esq., of Middle Temple.
527 16... Cama, seu Caput humanũPrasio cælatum, Italis Prasina di Smiraldo. 500 Cameo, or human head carved in prase, called by the Italians prasina di smiraldo. MacGregor 1983, no. 133.
528 Cama, seu Caput humanum in Leucachate sculptū. 491 Cameo or human head, carved from white agate. MacGregor 1983, no. 134.
529 Cama, seu Caput humanum in Leucachate incisum. 490 Cameo, or human head, again incised in agate. MacGregor 1983, no. 135.
530 Cama, seu Caput humanum Turchesia insculptum. Cameo, or human head, incised in turquoise.
531 Cama, seu Caput Cherubini in Leucachate cælatum. Cameo, or cherub's head, carved in white agate.
532 Cama, seu Caput humanũlapide quodâ mortuo. 508 Cameo, or human head, carved as if on a tombstone. MacGregor 1983, no. 178.
533 Cama, seu Imago S.ti Michælis Archangeli lapide item mortuo incisa. Cameo, or image of St Michael the Archangel, again carved on a funerary stone.
534 Cama, ex Achate figurâ hominis humi procumbentis insculpta. Cameo, of agate, carved with the figure of a man lying on the ground. MacGregor 1983, no. 145.
535 Cama, ex Leuachate figurâ Angeli cælata. Cameo of white agate, carved with the figure of an angel. 229
536 Cama, ex Achate figurâ Angeli stantis incisa. Cameo of agate, carved with the figure of a standing angel.
537 Cama ex Rubicello vel Amethysto albo, in quo Neptunus in concha et tridentem dextra gerens. Camaauro munita. 497 Cameo of ruby or white amethyst, in which Neptune rides on a shell and holds a trident in his right hand. The cameo is mounted in gold. MacGregor 1983, no. 152.
538 Cama ex Rubicello vel Amethysto albo, figurâ Herculis clavæ innixi sculpta. 496 Cameo of ruby or white amethyst, engraved with the figure of Hercules leaning on his club, again mounted in gold. MacGregor 1983, no. 151.
539 Cama, in qua figura Satyri, vel forte Dei Panis tubas sonantis item ex Rubicello sculpta, auro inclusa.507 Cameo in which the figure of a satyr, or possibly the god Pan blows his trumpets; engraved in ruby and mounted in gold. MacGregor 1983, no. 171.
540 Cama, in qua figura Mercurij dextra crumenam, sinistra caduceum gestantis, Rubicello cælata, auro inclusa. 498 Cameo, in which the figure of Mercury, carrying a purse in his right hand and a caduceus in his left, is carved in ruby and mounted in gold. MacGregor 1983, no. 150.
541 Cama, in qua figura hominis puerulum projicientis, Saturni filium voraturi. Rubicello insculpta, auro munita. 504 Cameo in which the figure of a man throwing a young boy, [Saturn about to devour his son], is engraved in ruby and mounted in gold.
542 Cama, in qua figura Jovis, vel forte Junonis læva fulmen gestantis, Rubicello incisa, auro item inclusa. 499 Cameo, with the figure of Jupiter (or perhaps Juno) brandishing a thunderbolt with the left hand; carved in ruby and mounted in gold. MacGregor 1983, no. 149.
543 Cama ex Achate in quo figura Christi in cruce pendentis, una cum S.tis fæmis asseclis, cælata. 501 Agate cameo, carved with the figure of Christ hanging on the Cross, with the holy women followers. MacGregor 1983, no. 148.
544 Cama ex Leucachate figurâ Equitis insculpta. 502 White agate cameo carved with the figure of a knight. MacGregor 1983, no. 141.
545 Cama item ex Achate figura hominis procumbentis ac Cantauri ex arcu sagittam mittentis, incisa. 509 Another agate cameo, in which is incised the figure of a man lying down and a centaur shooting an arrow from a bow. MacGregor 1983, no. 142.
546 Cama ex Achate in quo figuræ tres, duæ stantes, una procumbens cælatæ. 503 Agate cameo, in which are carved three figures, two standing and one lying down. 230
547 Cama ex Leucachate, in quo figuræ duæ, una stans, alia sedens, sculptæ. White agate cameo, on which are carved two figures, one standing and the other sitting.
548 Cama ex Achate, in quo figura sedens cum puerulo astante insculpta. 506 Agate cameo, on which are carved a seated figure and a young boy standing nearby. MacGregor 1983, no. 139.
549 Cama, seu Caput fæminæ illustris in Leucachate incisum. Cameo or head of an illustrious woman, incised in white agate. MacGregor 1983, no. 136.
550 Cama seu Caput fæminæ illustris item in Leucachate insculptum. 492 Cameo or head of an illustrious woman, also cut in white agate. MacGregor 1983, no. 138.
551 Idem iterum. 493 Another of the same. MacGregor 1983, no. 137.
552 Idem iterum. 494 Another of the same.
553 Idem iterum. 495 Another of the same.
554 Idem iterum. Another of the same.
555 Cama seu Imago S.tæ Catharinæ lapide quodâ mortuo cælata. 510 Cameo, or image of St Catherine, carved as if on a tombstone. MacGregor 1983, no. 170.
556 Cama seu Imago Veneris Delphinũinequitantis in Leucachate sculpta. 512 Cameo, or the image of Venus riding on a dolphin, carved in agate. MacGregor 1983, no. 146.
557 Cama ex Achate magno ovali in quo figura Europæ in tergo Tauri æquora trajicientis, incisa. 511 Large ovoid agate cameo, on which is carved the figure of Europa crossing the seas on the back of the bull. MacGregor 1983, no. 144.
558 Camæ duæ ex Leucachatibus, in quibus duæ dexteræ junctæ. 515 Two white agate cameos, on each a pair of clasped right hands.
559 Scarabæus in concha insculptus. 527 Figure of a scarab carved in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 157.
560 Aquila volans item in conchâ cælatâ. 526 An eagle in flight, again carved in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 164.
561 Gallus gallinaceus simili concha sculptus. 518 Domestic cock, engraved on a similar shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 153.
562 Cama ex Achate insuasi coloris, in quo figura Basilisci cameli incisa. 516 Yellowish agate cameo, carved with the figure of a basilisk [camel]. 231
563 Basiliscus in testa cælatus. Basilisk carved in shell.
514 Cama, seu Caput fæminæ illustris, in vitro viridi incisum. Cameo or head of an illustrious woman, carved in glass.
564 Cama ex achate Persici coloris, in quo figura Gryphis sculpta. 513 Peach-coloured agate cameo, carved with the figure of a griffin. MacGregor 1983, no. 147.
565 Syren tubam sonans in testa cælatâ. 519 Siren blowing a trumpet, carved in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 156.
566 Crocodilus item testa insculptus. Crocodile, again carved in shell.
567 Bufo in concha incisus. 520 Toad incised in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 162.
568 Serpens in Helicem contortus, item in concha cælatus. 521 Serpent coiled in a spiral, also carved in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 163.
569 Simia (cum suo catulo) in conchâ insculpta. 523 Monkey with its young, again carved in shell.
570 Sciurus item in concha incisus. 522 Squirrel, also incised in shell.
571 Elephantus in testa sculptus. Elephant engraved in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 161.
572 Camelus item testa cælatus. Camel, also carved in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 154.
573 Cama ex Achate coloris Persici in quo figura Capri insculpta. 517 Peach-coloured agate cameo, on which is carved the figure of a goat.
574 Capra in testa incisa. 528 Goat engraved in shell. MacGregor 1983, nos. 155,160.
575 Cama ex Achate lurido, in quo figura ursi antrũ intrantis sculpta. 529 Pale-yellow agate cameo, carved with the figure of a bear entering a cave.
530 Gryphis in Conchâ incisus. Griffin engraved in shell.
576 Animal nescio quoddam monstrosum in concha cælatum. 524 Figure of some unknown monstrous animal, carved in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 159.
577 Animal nescio quoddam item in concha insculptũ. Figure of some unknown animal, again carved in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 158.
578 Simile animal ignotum in concha incisum. Similar unknown animal, incised in shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 165.
579 Salutatio B. M. Virginis arte cereoplasticâ. fract Anno 1694. 531 Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, made in wax. Broken in the year 1694. MacGregor 1983, no. 187.
580 Salutationes B. M. Virginis, et S.t æElizabethæ in Ebore cælata. 532 The greeting between the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Elizabeth, carved in ivory. MacGregor 1983, no. 234. 232
581 Magi adorantes Christum et ei offerentes aurum thus, et myrrham, ebore insculpti. 533 The Magi adoring Christ, and their offerings to him of gold, frankincense and myrrh, carved in ivory. MacGregor 1983, no. 233.
582 B. Maria Virgo filium in sinu gestans e lapide deaurat. 535 The Blessed Virgin Mary holding her Son on her lap, in gilded stone.
583 B. Maria Virgo filium in sinu gestans in Ebore sculpta. 536 The Blessed Virgin Mary holding her Son on her lap, carved in ivory.
584 Dñs noster Jesus Christus, quibusdam benedictionē impertiens in Ebore incisus. 537 Our Lord Jesus Christ bestowing blessings on some people, carved in ivory. MacGregor 1983, no. 232.
585 Christi congressus cum Johanne in eremo, item Ebore cælatus. 538 The meeting of Christ with St John in the desert, also carved in ivory.
586 Christus in cruce pendens cum Stis fæminis asseclis, multisque alijs astantibus. 539 Christ on the Cross, with the holy women followers, and many other bystanders. MacGregor 1983, no. 235.
587 Duo pugiles equestres ex Ebore sculpti. 540 Two combatants on horseback, carved in ivory. MacGregor 1983, no. 236.
588 Duo pugiles pedestres, cum Harpyijs comitantibus item ex ebore cælati, in concavo rotundo. 541 Two combatants on foot, accompanied by Harpies, carved in a hollowed disc of ivory. MacGregor 1983, no. 237.
589 Idem iterum (ut opinor) in concavo rotundo simili. 542 Another of the same, it seems, again on a similar hollowed disc. MacGregor 1983, no. 238.
543 Diana ex Ebore cælata. Diana, carved in ivory.
590 Duæ pugiles fæminiæ, in testæ convexo incisæ, quarum una clavam in sinistra gerens, aliam videturprostrâsse. 488 Two female combatants, incised on a convex shell, one of whom, with a club in her left hand, may be seen to knock down the other. MacGregor 1983, no. 167.
591 Tria navigia vento secundo vecta, Iride in cælis supereminente simili testâ convexâ faberrimè insculpta. 487 Three ships driven by a following wind, with a rainbow in the sky above; skilfully engraved on a similar convex shell. MacGregor 1983, no. 166.
592 Caput Imperiale laureatum Ebore cælatum, fortè Antonini. Imperial head crowned with laurel, carved in ivory, possibly of Antoninus.
593 Caput Imperiale fæmineum item Ebore incisũ, fortè Cleopatræ. 489 Female imperial head, again carved in ivory, possibly of Cleopatra. MacGregor 1983, no. 169.
594 Cultri manubrium forma balænæ ex Ebore sculptum, in cujus fastigio figura Jonæ e faustibus ejusprodeuntis. 544 Knife-handle carved in ivory in the form of a whale, on the tip of which is the figure of Jonah emerging from its mouth. MacGregor 1983, no. 207. 233
595 Cultri manubrium instar torquis ex ebore detornatum, in cujus fastigio Turci caput Tiara indutũ. 545 Knife-handle turned in a spiral from ivory, on the tip of which is the head of a Turk wearing a turban. MacGregor 1983, no. 206.
596 Cultri manubrium forma puellæ ex Ebore cælatũ. 546 Knife-handle in the form of a girl, carved in ivory. MacGregor 1983, no. 204.
597 Idem iterum. 547 Another of the same. MacGregor 1983, no. 205.
598 Caput fæmineum item ebore incisum. 534 Head of a woman, also carved in ivory.
599 Cultri manubrium formâ humanâ ex Ebore imperfecte cælatum. 548 Knife-handle in human form, incompletely carved in ivory. MacGregor 1983, no. 203.
550 Pictura ex Avium plumis conficta &c.a Picture composed of birds' feathers, etc.
551 Collare miro artificio ex Chartâ acus puncturis confict: opera A.M. Woodford. Paper collar, intricately made by piercing with a needle, the work of A M Woodford.
552 Equi Imago forficibus Scissoribus confict: Figure of a horse, made with scissors.
553 Folii sceleton. Skeletons of leaves.
554 Idem iterum. Another of the same.
555 Quatuor Seræ pensiles quæ in loculo Argenteo continentur. Four silk hangings, enclosed in a little silver box.
556 Cultri duo queis utuntur Chinenses. Two knives used by the Chinese.
600 Fastigium (ut dicitur) Pastoralis pedi S.ti Augustini Hipponensis Episcopi, ex Ebore cælatum. 549 The head of a bishop's crozier, said to be that of St Augustine of Hippo, carved in ivory.
601 Pars Mitræ S.ti Polycarpi Archiep. Smyrnensis, præcisæ, et inde delatæ, a Tho. Sherrie, Dec. 16 An. Dnĩ 1640. A fragment from the mitre of St Polycarp, Archbishop of Smyrna, cut off and brought by Thomas Sherrie, 16 December 1640.
602 Capita Caroli. I. et Henriettæ Mariæ Regis et Regin. Angl. gypso conflata. The heads of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, King and Queen of England, in plaster.
603 Capita Henr. 4. et Mariæ Augustæ, Regis et Regin Galliæ item gypso conflata. The heads of Henry IV and Maria Augusta, King and Queen of France, also in plaster.
604 Caput (ut opinor) Honoratiss D. Guilielmi Com. Pemb. &c. item gypso conflatum. The head (I believe) of the most honourable William, Earl of Pembroke etc., also in plaster.
605 Caput Honoratis. Tho. Cary Regi Carol. I. Cubicular. Itē gypso conflatum. The head of the most honourable Thomas Cary, chamberlain to King Charles I, also in plaster.
606 Caput Honoratis. D. Rich. Weston Com de Portland &c. Sum Angl. Thesaur. etiam gypso conflatũ. Head of the most honourable Richard Weston, Earl of Portland, Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, also in plaster.
607 Caput Johannis Tradescanti patris, Cimelarchiæ celebrati nominis, item gypso conflatũ. The head of John Tradescant the father, the collector of great renown, also made in plaster.
608 Caput Bethlemi Gabor, Transylvaniæ Principis, arte cereoplasticâ. Head of Gabor Bethlen, prince of Transylvania, made in wax. 234
609 Caput B. M. Virginis in Selenite encausto pictum. Head of the Blessed Virgin Mary, painted encaustically on crystalline gypsum.
610 Caput Pelopidæ galeatum, in vitro convexo, varijs coloribus encausto pictum. Helmeted head of Pelopidas, painted in various colours, on convex glass.
611 Sanctus Marcus in Selenite auro adumbratus, adorans Christum in cruce pendentem. St Mark adoring Christ hanging on the Cross, shown in gold on crystalline gypsum.
612 Caput DnĩnrĩJesu Christi, in Selenite encausto pictum. Head of our Lord Jesus Christ, painted encaustically on crystalline gypsum.
613 Duo capita humana, in lapide coloris badij cælata; osculum charitatis invicem impertientia. Two human heads, carved in chestnut-coloured stone, mutually bestowing a kiss of charity.
614 Caput Antonij van Rossendael arte Thaumaturgicâ Buxo cælata. Head of Antonius van Rosendæl, miraculously carved in boxwood.
615 Pictura Satyri, Nympham formosam perdite ardentis, coloribus dilutis. Satyrus opere figlino. Picture in watercolours of a satyr desperately lusting after a beautiful nymph. The satyr worked in clay.
616 Prospectus amænus nigro delineatus, in sublitione aureâ opere posterganeo. Beautiful landscape, drawn in black, on a golden background; worked from the back.
617 Pictura B. Mariæ Virginis filium in sinu gestantis, in Cupro delineata. 7 Picture, engraved in copper, of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding her son on her lap.
618 Magi Christum adorantes, et aurum, thus et myrrhâ, offerentes, Alabastro cælati, opere elato, margine deauratâ muniti. 8 Adoration of Christ by the Magi who bring him gold, frankincense and myrrh: carved in alabaster in high-relief, in a gilded frame.
619 Angeli Christo ministrantes in præsepi, item Alabastro sculpti, et margine deauratâ inclusi. 9 Angels attending Christ in the stable; also carved in alabaster, in a gilded frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 218.
10. Marcus Hieronymus Vida Cremonen albæ Episcopus. Marco Girolamo Vida of Cremona, Bishop of Alba.
620 Christi octavo die circumcisio; a Sacerdote, Alabastro incisa, et simili margine munita. The Circumcision of Christ on the eighth day by a priest, incised in alabaster, in a similar frame.
621 Pictura Quercus ingentis selenite obductæ. 11 Picture of a giant oak-tree, carved in crystalline gypsum. 235
622 Pictura capitis admodum deformis sine margine. 12 Picture of a head, much deformed, without a frame.
13-14 Duo scripta, nomen Viri cujusdam John &c. Præ se ferentia, quorum unum imitatio est. Two texts, with the name of some man named John, one of which is a copy of the other.
623 Pictura Sti Francisci arte cereoplasticâ in sublitione e lapide scissili. Picture of St Francis in wax, on a ground of laminar rock.
624 Pictura B. Mariæ Virginis precantis coram imagine Christi in cruce pendentis. 15 Picture of the Blessed Virgin Mary praying before an image of Christ hanging on the Cross.
625 Imago Christi in loco Gethsemane dicto precantis, discipulis interim dormientibus, alabastro cælata,margine deauratâ munita. 16 Representation of Christ praying in the place known as Gethsemane, with his disciples asleep. Carved in alabaster, in a gilded frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 219
626 Imago Christi ad columnam virgis cæsi, alabastro sculpta, opere elato, margine deauratâ itē inclusa. 17 Representation of Christ bound to a column and scourged with rods; carved in alabaster in high relief, in a similar gilded frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 220.
627 Imago Josephi Arimathæensis, et Nicodemi, Christũin sepulchro novo sepelentium, alabastro cælata opere levato, et simili margine munita. Representation of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus burying Christ in a new tomb; carved in alabaster in high-relief in a similar frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 221.
628 Pictura duorum Rusticorum et prospectus amæni ruralis, Selenite obducta, et margine ex Ebeno inclusa. 19 Representation of two peasants and a pleasant rural landscape carved in crystalline gypsum and kept in an ebony frame.
629 Pictura Principis Arausiensis quibusdam Psalmorum versiculis adumbrata, Selenite obductâ, etmargine ex Ebeno munita. 20 Picture of the Prince of Orange, with certain lines from the Psalms, carved in crystalline in gypsum, in an ebony frame.
630 Pictura Caroli primi Mag. Brit. &c. Regis, margine ex Ebeno conservatâ. 21. Picture of His Majesty, Charles I, King of Britain, kept in an ebony frame.
631 Pictura Serenis. Henriettæ Mariæ Angliæ Reginæ coloribus dilutis. Picture of the most serene Henrietta Maria, Queen of England, in watercolours.
632 Figura Persei Pegasũinequitantis, Andromedâ a Dracone liberantis, Ebore cælata. 25 Figure of Perseus, riding on Pegasus, and freeing Andromeda from the dragon, carved in ivory.
22. Pictura Annæ Dei Gratiæ &c:a Jacobi primi Uxoris. Ex Lamina Argentea in Scrinio D:ni Ashmole. No. 6. Loculo 1.mo Picture of Anne, by the Grace of God etc. wife of James I. Taken from a silver coin in Mr Ashmole's cabinet; no. 6 in the first drawer.
23 Ex eadem in Rev: The reverse of the same.
24 Exemplar ex Ligno ægyptiacis Hieroglyphicis insculpto. A specimen of Egyptian hieroglyphics carved in wood. 236
633 Imago Henrici magni Galliæ et Navar. Regis opere in Cornu anaglyptico. 26 Figure of Henry the Great, King of France and Navarre, worked in low-relief in horn.
634 Pictura Johĩs Tradescanti senioris margine ex Ebeno ornata. 27 Portrait of John Tradescant the Elder in an ebony frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 253.
635 Pictura prospectûs elegantissimi margine ex Ebeno insignita. 28 Picture of a most beautiful landscape in an ebony frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 254.
636 Pictura Sti Hieronymi coloribus dilutis. 35 Picture of St Jerome in watercolours.
637 Pictura Desid. Erasmi Roterodami. 29 Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. MacGregor 1983, no. 255.
30 Insignia Regum Anglorum nitidissime è Ligno exsculpta, a tergo hæc habes: Carved by Richard Chicheley at Chatham &c:a Arms of the King of England elegantly carved in wood with this on the back: 'Carved by Richard Chicheley, of Chatham, etc.'.
31 Oratio Dominica verbatim, Symbolum &c.a The Lord's Prayer in full, the Creed, etc.
32 Sententiæ ex Epicteto et Seneca &c.a manu J. Thomasen: Cestr: 1728. Opinions taken from Epictetus and Seneca etc., written by J. Thomasen of Chester, 1728.
33 Lignum ægyptiacis Hieroglyphicis insculpt: Egyptian hieroglyphics carved in wood.
37 Pictura ex Lamina in Scrinio D. Ashmole loc. 2. No. 43. Picture from a coin in Mr Ashmole's cabinet, drawer 2 no. 43.
38 Ex eadem in Rev: The reverse of the same.
39 Pictura ex Numismate in Scrinio D. Ashmole. No. 7. Loc. 1mo. Picture from a coin in Mr Ashmole's cabinet, drawer no. 1 no. 7.
40 Ex eadem in Revers: The reverse of the same.
41 Tres Picturæ in eadem Margine contentæ; ita inter se involutæ &c.a Three pictures within the same frame; set up in such an intricate way etc.
638 Figura Navis, velis expansis, opere in Cornu anaglyptico. 36 Picture of a ship with her sails unfurled, engraved in horn in bas-relief.
639 Effigies Sti Francisci Christum in cruce pendentem adorantis, opere cereoplastico. Representation of St Francis, worshipping the crucified Christ, in wax.
Tabula plastica in qua exhibetur Jovis Historia in Creta Insula enutriti. Ex dono Cl Viri ... Harries Wigorn, Arm. v. Montfaucon Antiquité expliquée Tom. 1. p: 33 Moulded panel with the story of the childhood of Jupiter on the Island of Crete. Given by the celebrated Harry Wighorn, Esq. See Montfaucon, L'Antiquité expliquée, vol. 1, p. 33.
639a Statua loricata &c. propè Iscam Legionis [Caer Lheion ar Wysc] effossa. Hanc statuam (de quâ consule Camdeni Brittaniam p. 607 & 697) dedit Ds Matthias Bird, Navarchus Kaerleionensis in argo Monemuthensi. Statue of an armed man excavated near Isca Legionis (Caerleon at Usk). This statue, (for which see Camden's Britannia, pp. 607, 697) was given by Matthew Bird, a ship's captain of Caerleon in the county of Monmouthshire.
640 Effigies Sancti Hieronymi seriò meditantis, eodē opere. Similar figure of St Jerome deep in thought, made in the same way.
641 Effigies dextræ ... Dñæ Claypoole Oliverij Angl. Protectoris filiæ dilectæ, item eodem opere. Representation of the right ... Mrs Claypole, the beloved daughter of Oliver [Cromwell], Protector of England, also made in the same way. 237
642 Effigies Castri Windlesoriensis opere stramineo. 34 Model of Windsor Castle, in straw.
643 Tabula rerum Runicarum sculpturâ exhibitarum. Slab displaying things carved in runes.
643b Pictura Domini Hadriani Beverlandij, quam ipse huic Museo donavit Ao 1692. 43 Picture of Hadrian Beverland, which he himself gave to the Museum in the year 1692.
644 Fons (ut puto) Jacobi ligno cælatus opere elato. 44 Jacob's Well, I believe, carved in high-relief in wood. MacGregor 1983, no. 225.
645 Historia passionis Dni nři Jesu Christi tabulâ ligneâ insculpta. opere Italis Intagli. 47 The story of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, incised in a panel of wood, known in Italian as intaglio work.
646 Pictura Breviarij vel Missalis Romani, in tabula querceâ. 48 Picture of a breviary or Roman missal, on a panel of oak.
646b Icuncula marmorea Brachmanni Indici. Ex dono D. Rogeri Borrough civis Londinensis. Small marble figure of an Indian Brahmin, given by Mr Roger Burrough, citizen of London.
647 Deformatio Henrici 4ti. Galliæ et Navar. Regis, speculo chalybeo cylindraceo in formâ redigenda. 1 Anamorphic picture of Henry IV, King of France and Navarre, restored to its true form with a cylindrical steel mirror.
648 Deformatio Ludovici 13mi. Galliæ et Navar. Regis, speculo item chalybeo cylindraceo in formam redigenda. 2 Anamorphic picture of Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre, again restored to its true form with a cylindrical steel mirror.
649 Deformatio Capitis (nescio cujus) humani, simili speculo in formam redigenda. 3 Anamorphic picture of some human head (whose I know not), corrected with a similar cylindrical type of mirror.
650 Deformatio Calvariæ humanæ eodem modo in formam redigenda. 4 Anamorphic picture of a human skull, corrected in the same way.
651 Deformatio Bubonis, item eodem modo in formam redigenda. 5 Anamorphic picture of an owl also corrected in the same way.
42 Precatio ad Deum. O.M. &c.a Prayer to God, Optimus Maximus, etc.
45 Il vero ritratto del &c.a The true portrait of ... etc.
49 Pictura Tigridis in Cupro delineata. Picture of a tiger, engraved in copper.
50 Cadaver Balsamo conditum, simul cum loculo ferali vϐ;o &ca. A body preserved in balsam, together with a funerary casket in the shape of a man.
51 Lignum arte tinctum &c.a. D.D. Dnus: Seymour. Wood coloured by chemical dye, etc., given by Mr Seymour.
56 Ectypum parmulæ Woodwardianæ in opere Plastico, formâ rotundâ, ebeno munitum. Facsimile of the Woodward shield, cast in plaster; circular in form, framed in ebony.
58 Pictura clar: Viri Roberti Plot. M.D. primi hujusce Musei Custodis. Picture of that learned man Robert Plot, MD, first keeper of this Museum. 238
652 Deformatio Asini ita etiam in formâ redigenda. 6 Anamorphic picture of an ass, restored to its original form.
653 Deformatio Rustici Batavi, ad Amasiam suâ citharizantis simili speculo in formâ redigenda. 7 Anamorphic picture of a Dutch peasant, playing on his lyre to his lover, corrected with a similar type of mirror.
654 Deformatio Angeli, Adamum et Evam gladio flammeo e Paradiso fugantis. 8 Anamorphic picture of the angel, banishing Adam and Eve from Paradise with a flaming sword.
655 Pictura doctissimi Viri Johannis Seldeni margine deauratâ. in Bibliothecâ Ashm. sub. N. 9. Portrait of the most learned John Selden, in a gilded frame; in the Ashmolean Library, under the number 9. MacGregor 1983, no. 256.
656 Pictura excellentissimæ Heroinæ Dñæ Molineaux, cathedrâ sedentis, sine margine. 62 Portrait of that most excellent of ladies Mrs Molineaux, seated on a chair; without a frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 257.
657 Pictura M.ri le Neve, Pictoris celeberrimi. 104 Portrait of the famous painter, Master Le Neve. MacGregor 1983, no. 258.
658 Pictura DnĩOliverij de Cretz Pictoris celeberrimi. 107 Portrait of Mr Oliver de Critz, also a renowned painter. MacGregor 1983, no. 259.
659 Pictura DnĩJōhs Tradescanti senioris Cimeliarchæ egregij, in margine bullis aureis ornatâ. 106 Portrait of Mr John Tradescant the elder, the famous collector, in a frame ornamented with golden bosses. MacGregor 1983, no. 260.
660 Pictura Cl. viri ... 74 Portrait of an illustrious man.
661 Pictura Ornatissimi Viri ... 73 Picture of a very handsome man. MacGregor 1983, no. 284.
662 Pictura excellentissimæ Heroinæ ... 65 Portrait of a most estimable lady ... MacGregor 1983, no. 261.
663 Picturæ DnĩJōhĩs Tradescanti junioris et uxoris suæ, limbo aureo munitæ. 102 Picture of John Tradescant the Younger and his wife, in a golden frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 262.
98 Pictura Johannis Middleton de Hale &c.a Picture of John Middleton of Hale, etc.
664 Le vray portrait du Siege de Pavie mist sur la fin d'Octobre en l'an 1524 par le Roy de Franse. Commen les Gens de L'Empereur deffirent les Francoys en pregnant le Roy le jour S. Matthias en l'an 1525. 96 True picture of the siege of Pavia, at the end of October 1524, under the King of France. And how the Emperor's people defeated the French, taking their King prisoner on St Matthew's Day, 1525. MacGregor 1983, no. 263.
664b Le Canal royal de Languedoc. 97 The royal canal of Languedoc. 239
665 Pictura (ut dicitur) Inegonis Jones Architecti celeberrimi. 89 Picture of (it is said) Inigo Jones, the famous architect.
665b Pictura Bubali tum marij tum fæminæ ex dono Cl. Viri Wilhelmi Henrici Ludolphi. 68 Picture of oxen, male and female, donated by the celebrated William Henry Ludolph.
69 Pictura Annæ Reginæ, cui ad dextram Insignia Regia, ad &c.a. Picture of Queen Anne, holding in her right hand the insignia of state, etc.
70 Ecclesiæ S.ti Petri et S.ti Pauli in oppido Buckingh: a parte Boreali prospectus. The churches of St Peter and St Paul in the town of Buckingham; viewed from the north.
666 Pictura B Mariæ Virginis Christum in sinu gestantis Picture of the Blessed Virgin Mary, holding Christ on her lap.
667 Pictura Johannis Tradescanti junioris cũamico suo ... Friend Zythepsâ Lambetha = no. 53 Picture of John Tradescant the younger with his friend [Roger] Friend, brewer of Lambeth. MacGregor 1983, no. 265.
668 Pictura Honoratissimi Dni D. Thomæ Arundelliæ Comitis, Marmorum Arundellianorũprocuratorissolertissimi. 101. Picture of the most noble Thomas, Earl of Arundel, most astute collector of the Arundel Marbles. MacGregor 1983, no. 266.
669 Pictura illustrissimi Principis Thomæ Ducis Norfolciensis, filij sui natu maximi. 100 Picture of the illustrious Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, with his eldest son. MacGregor 1983, no. 267.
670 Pictura Caroli primi Mag. Brit. Fra. Et Hib. Regis. 88 Picture of Charles I, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland. MacGregor 1983, no. 268.
671 Pictura Uxoris Johannis Tradescant cum filio filiâque astantibus, omnes intra marginem bullis aureisornatam. 52 Picture of the wife of John Tradescant with her son and daughter standing by, all within a frame ornamented with gold bosses. MacGregor 1983, no. 269.
672 Pictura Honoratis Dñi Edwardi Baronis Wotton de Marley. 82 Picture of the most honorable Edward, Baron Wotton of Marley. MacGregor 1983, no. 270. 240
673 Pictura Dñæ Estheræ Baronissa Wotton uxoris suæ. 84 Picture of his wife, Esther, Baroness Wotton.
674 Pictura Honoratissimi Dñi Thomæ Comitis Essexiæ, Baronis Cromwell de Okeham, Vicarij generalis. 93 Picture of the most honourable Thomas, Earl of Essex, Baron Cromwell of Oakham and Vicar-General.
675 Pictura (ut dicitur) Oliverij Cromwell Angl. Protectoris. 87 Picture said to be of Oliver Cromwell, Protector of England.
676 Pictura Dñi Johannis Suckleing Militis 103 Picture of John Suckling, Knight. MacGregor 1983, no. 271.
677 Pictura Cl. Viri Mancunij Comitis Cantab. Cancellarij. 108 Picture of the celebrated Duke of Manchester, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. MacGregor 1983, no. 272.
678 Pictura eversionis omne genus artium. 92 Picture of the destruction of all the arts.
679 Pictura Herculis et Atlantis orbem alternatim sustentantium. 79 Pictures of Hercules and Atlantis, holding up the world by turns.
680 Pictura Dñæ Elizabethæ Wodvill Reginæ Angl. Conjugis Edwardi 4ti. Regis Angl. &c. 94 Picture of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England and consort of Edward IV, King of England, etc. MacGregor 1983, no. 273.
681 Pictura (ut dicitur) Edwardi 5tiRegis Angl. &c. 138 Picture thought to be of Edward V, King of England, etc.
682 Pictura ... Picture.
95 Pictura (ut opinor) Peregrini cujusdam nobilis. Picture thought to be of a noble foreigner.
683 Pictura Jahakobi somniantis, cum Angelis scalas cælestes ascendentibus et descendentibque. Picture of Jacob's Dream, with angels ascending and descending the heavenly stairs.
684 Pictura Johannis Tradescanti junioris Cimeliarchæ item celeberrimi, Botanici habitu intra marginem bullis aureis ornatam. 105 Picture of John Tradescant the younger, also a celebrated collector, dressed as a gardener, in a frame ornamented with golden bosses. MacGregor 1983, no. 274.
685 Pictura celeberrimi senis Thomæ Parr Salopiēsis qui annos centũ quinquaginta unũcomplevit 86 Picture of the celebrated old man, Thomas Parr of Shropshire, who lived to be 151 years old. MacGregor 1983, no. 275. 241
686 Pictura Cl. Viri ... 128 Picture of a distinguished man.
129 Fulleri Pictura ad Altare Coll: Magd: Oxon. Picture by Fuller for the altar of Magdalen College, Oxford.
130 Figura Halcyonis colorata. Coloured representation of a kingfisher.
131 Papiliones duo. Two butterflies.
687 Pictura B. Mariæ Magdalenæ alabastrum Nardi liquidæ manum tenentis. 91 Picture of the Blessed Mary Magdalene, holding in her hand an alabaster jar full of liquid nard.
688 Reprasentatio mensæ dapibus stratæ 116 Picture of a table laid for a banquet.
Pictura Johannis GalliarũRegis in prælio Pictavensi ab Anglis capt. 136 Picture of John, King of France, captured by the English at the battle of Poitou.
Pictura Ludovici undecimi item Galliæ Regis. 112 Picture of Louis XI, King of France.
689 Pictura repræsentans ConventiculũDæmonũ Veneficorum, sagarumque, per Brugelium. 110 Picture representing an assembly of demons, sorcerers and soothsayers, by Brueghel.
690 Pictura Cl. Viri ... 83 Picture of a distinguished man.
691 Pictura ornatissimæ fæminæ ... 126 Picture of a beautiful woman.
692 Pictura Johannis Tradescanti senioris nuper admodũ mortui. 117 Picture of John Tradescant the elder, soon after his death. MacGregor 1983, no. 276.
693 Pictura Persei Pegasum inequitantis et Andromedã a Dracone liberantis. 113 Picture of Perseus riding Pegasus, and freeing Andromeda from the dragon.
694 Repræsentatio descensûs Christi in Gehennâ. Per Brugel. 115 Representation of the descent of Christ into Hell, by Brueghel.
695 Johannis Tradescanti Epitaphium, literis eleganter ligatis, lineisque undantibus, adornatũ. Epitaph of John Tradescant, adorned with elegantly joined letters and wavy lines.
696 Pictura Veneris probumbentis cum filio Cupidine adgeniculante. 61 Picture of Venus recumbent with her son Cupid kneeling beside her.
697 Pictura Cranij humani in Libro jacentis. 76 Picture of a human skull lying on a book.
111 Theatrum Historicum Imperi Romani. Historical theatre of Imperial Rome.
114 Zodiacus Stellatus per Joh. Senex. The stellar zodiac by John Senex. 242
698 Pictura Diaboli misere verberibus accepti. 118 Picture of a devil miserably receiving lashes.
699 Pictura capitis Hispanioli agrarij. 119 Picture of the head of a Spanish peasant.
700 Repræsentatio Mensæ varijs fructuũspeciebq stratæ. 78 Representation of a table laid with various kinds of fruits.
701 Pictura capitis ignoti. 121 Representation of a head of an unknown person.
701b Musei Ashmoleani prospectus orientalis. 132 The Ashmolean Museum, viewed from the east.
702 Pictura Cl. Viri ... 125 Picture of a celebrated man.
703 Pictura Ornatissimi Juvenis ... 144 Picture of a handsome youth. MacGregor 1983, no. 277.
704 Pictura puellæ formosissimæ ... 145 Picture of a most beautiful girl. MacGregor 1983, no. 278.
705 Pictura eminentissimi Cardinalis Ricolocensis. 90 Picture of the most eminent Cardinal Richelieu.
706 Pictura illustrissimi Henrici Ducis Glocestrensis Car.1 filij natu minimi. 139 Picture of the illustrious Henry, Duke of Gloucester, youngest son of Charles I. MacGregor 1983, no. 279.
707 Pictura Conjugis Johĩs Tradescanti cũfiliolo suo. 99 Picture of the wife of John Tradescant, with his little son. MacGregor 1983, no. 280.
708 Pictura classis Hispanicæ PortũCartagenæ appellentis. 154 Picture of the Spanish fleet approaching the port of Cartagena.
709 Repræsentatio volucrum peni, cum Cato unâ e maximis occupante. 141 Representation of a collection of game-birds, with a cat taking one of the largest.
710 Pictura duorũpullorũVituli marini. 67 Picture of two young seals.
711 Pictura Sti Hieronymi meditantis. 123 Picture of St Jerome in meditation.
712 Pictura Americani Boreazephyri, in navigio istis partibus propio Canoě dicto, capti. 122 Picture of an American from the North-West, in a boat from those parts called a canoe, who was taken prisoner. Tradescant 1656, p. 42.
713 Pictura Classis naviũvelis expansis. 151 Picture of a fleet of ships with sails unfurled. 243
714 Pictura Excambij Londinensis ut floruit ante conflagrationem urbis, Ao. 1666. 133 Picture of the Royal Exchange in London as it flourished before the Great Fire, in the year 1666.
715 Pictura Mensæ dapibus stratæ. 155 Picture of a table laid out for a banquet.
716 Pictura vasculi floribus repleti. 120 Picture of a small vase, full of flowers.
717 Idem, Iterum. 127 Another of the same.
718 Pictura fæminæ (ut opinor) in furorem adactæ. 124 Portrait of a woman, so it seems, in a rage.
719 Insignia familiæ de ... Arms of the family of [ ].
720 Pictura Aleatoris, limbo aureo munita. 146 Picture of a dice-player, with a golden frame.
721 Pictura ebrij cujusdam. 147 Picture of an Israelite.
722 Pictura hominis Catũsinu gestantis. 148 Picture of a man, with a cat on his lap.
723 Insignia Johannis Tradescanti cum margine bullis aureis insignitâ. 153 Arms of John Tradescant, in a frame decorated with golden bosses. MacGregor 1983, no. 296.
724 Insignia illustrissimi Georgij Buckinghamiæ Ducis ser. Arms of the illustrious George, Duke of Buckingham.
725 Fastigium seu Crista ejusdem Ducis. Device or crest of the same Duke.
726 Charta Chorographica antiqua Academiæ et Civitatis Oxoniensis. 63 Ancient map of the university and city of Oxford.
727 Charta Chorographica antiqua Academiæ et Oppidi Cantabrigiensis. Ancient map of the university and town of Cambridge.
728 Africæ periplus, per Navigatores Portugallos. Circumnavigation of Africa, by Portuguese navigators.
184 Ectypum parmulæ Woodwardianæ. Facsimile of Woodward's shield.
149 Castrum Pontefracti in Agro Eborac. Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire.
150 Pictura Mensæ variis Conchliis stratæ. Picture of a table laden with shellfish.
152 Pictura Hen: 4:ti Gallianum Regis. Picture of Henry IV, King of France.
156 Nova deceptio Visûs, in medio Joh: Gay. Poeta lepidiss. A new illusory picture, in the centre of which is John Gay, a most charming poet.
157 Archit: civ: scil: Quinque ordines, Etrus: Dor: Jon: Corinth: Compo: Civil Architecture, namely the Five Orders – Etruscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite.
158 Expugnatio numimentorum. Archit: Mil. Military Architecture, the besieging of fortifications.
159 Cyclo-pædia. repesentatio omnium Artium & Scientiarum. Encyclopaedia, representing all the arts and sciences.
160 Homerus, de æreo Capite in Museo Rich:di Mead. M.D. Homer, a head of bronze in the museum of Richard Mead, Doctor of Medicine.
161 Guil: Shakespearus. William Shakespeare.
64 Tabula Geographica Terranum orbis per Joh: Senex. Map of the countries of the world, by John Senex.
162 Benj:s Johnson. Ben Jonson.
163 Galfredus Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer.
164 Matthæus Prior. Matthew Prior.
165 Johannes Radcliffe M.D. John Radcliffe, Doctor of Medicine.
166 Joh: Christophorus Pepusch. Mus: Doct: Oxon. John Christopher Pepusch, Doctor of Music in the University of Oxford.
167 Franciscus Junius. Francis Junius.
168 Ezechiel Spanhemius. Ezechiel Spannheim.
169 A Giovani studiosi del Disegno. Youths at their drawing lessons.
170 Johannes Flamsteedius Derbiensis Mathem:s Regius. John Flamsteed of Derby, Mathematician Royal.
171 Edmundus Halleius Astronomus Regius &c: Edmund Halley, Astronomer Royal, etc.
172 Joh: Wallis. S.T.P. Geom: Prof: Savil: Oxon. John Wallis, Professor of Sacred Theology, Savillian Professor of Geometry in the University of Oxford.
173 Isaacus Newton Eq: Aur: Sir Isaac Newton.
174 Christophorus Wren Eques &c.a Sir Christopher Wren.
175 Elias Ashmole. Elias Ashmole.
176 Antonius a Wood. Anthony Wood.
177 Galilæus Galilæi Lynceus. Phil:s & Mathem: Galileo Galilei of the Academy of the Lynx, philosopher and mathematician.
178 Joh: Tradescantus Pater &c. a John Tradescant the father, etc.
179 Joh: Tradescantus Filius &c.a John Tradescant the son, etc. 244
729 Pictura Papilionis elegantissimi, [Pavonis occulus] dicti, et Scarabæi elephantini sive Tauri volantis maximi anthracini, aliorumque Insectorum. 71 Picture showing a most elegant butterfly (called Peacock's eye) together with an elephant beetle or very large black bull-chafer, and other insects.
730 Pictura Venustissima Ornatissimi Viri Dnĩ Eliæ Ashmole hujus Musei instructoris munificentissimi,Limbo e Tiliâ arte prorsus Thaumaturgicâ cælato, adornata. 57 Very beautiful portrait of the distinguished and very celebrated Mr Elias Ashmole, most generous founder of this museum; in a quite magnificently carved limewood frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 281.
731 Effigies Serenissimi Principis Caroli 2di Regis Angl. ser. Limbo e Tilia elegantissime cælato; acdeaurato, adornata. 54 Portrait of His Majesty King Charles II of England etc., with an elegantly carved and gilded limewood frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 282.
732 Effigies Serenissimi Principis Jacobi 2.di Regis Angl. &c. simili Limbo adornata. 54 Portrait of His Majesty King James II of England etc., with a similar frame. MacGregor 1983, no. 283. 245 Picturæ a Dño Ashmole huic Museo legatæ quæ in Bibliotheca Ashm. asservantur. Pictures bequeathed to this Museum by Mr Ashmole, which hang in the Ashmolean Library.
1 Erasmus Rot AV. 135 Erasmus of Rotterdam, in gold.
2 Jacobus sextus Scotorũ: ætate puerilli. 60 James VI of Scotland as a boy.
3 Carolus I. 143 Charles I. MacGregor 1983, no. 287.
4 Reverendus Vir. D ... SS. Th. D. 59 The Revd [ ], Doctor of Theology. MacGregor 1983, no. 288.
5 Joannes Lewen celebris Comædus tempore Caroli I.mi. 142 John Lowin, a famous actor from the time of Charles I. MacGregor 1983, no. 289.
6 Olivarius Cromewellus superius dictus. AV. Oliver Cromwell (referred to above), in gold.
7 Michæl Burck Eques Eleemosynarius Vindlesoriensis. 109 Michael Burck [Nicholas Burgh], pensioner of Windsor. MacGregor 1983, no. 290.
8 Uxor Guilielmi Dobson Pictoris Regij Car. I. 137 The wife of William Dobson, painter to Charles I.
9 Clariss Seldenus iam antea dictus. 140 The celebrated Selden, referred to earlier.
10 Joannes Dee SS. Th. P. 80 John Dee, Professor of Sacred Theology. MacGregor 1983, no. 291.
11 Richardus Napeyr Medicus et Astrologg percelebris. 75 The very well-known physician and astrologer, Richard Napier. MacGregor 1983, no. 292.
12 Gulielmus Lilly insignis Astrologus. 81 William Lilly, the famous astrologer. MacGregor 1983, no. 293.
13 Venus et Cupido. 66 Venus and Cupid.
14 Effigies Dñi Joannis Aubrey de Easton-Pierce in agro Wiltoniensi, Armigeri. 72 Portrait of Mr John Aubrey Esq., of Easton Percy in Wiltshire.