Noted Breviary (fragment).
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Description
- Title
- Noted Breviary (fragment).
- Published / Created
- [between 1050 and 1099]
- Publication Place
- Southern Germany
- Abstract
-
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a noted breviary containing services for a variety of dates including: Fourth Sunday of Advent; Feria IV before Christmas; Feria V before Christmas; John the Evangelist (27 December); Holy Innocents (28 December); Sunday after Christmas; Epiphany; St. Sebastian (20 January); St. Agnes (21 January); Exaltation of the Cross (14 September); St. Matthew (21 September); St. Maurice (22 September); St. Michael (29 September); St. Dionysius (9 October).
- Description
-
In Latin.
Script: written in Caroline minuscule; written in two sizes, smaller for chants, larger size for lessons; script similar to the style of Otloh of St. Emmeram.
Decoration: 2-line initials at the beginning of offices and lessons are in red square capitals; 1-line initials at beginning of chants are in brown square capitals with occasional use of uncial M and round E or an enlarged minuscule "m"; rubrics written in red rustic capitals; rubric letters for chants frequently written in left margin; liturgical directions written in brown rustic capitals touched with red; punctuated with punctus for the end of chants, and punctus, punctus versus, and punctus interrogativus for the lessons; chants have interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style. - Provenance
- The bifolium 21/22 was used as the binding of Lambach, Stiftsbibliothek, Ccl 261; another bifolium is preserved as a flyleaf in the binding of Cologny, Bodmer Library, Codex 161 (formerly Lambach Cml VII).
- Extent
- ff. 1-22: 164 x 126 mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 481.25
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Manuscripts, Medieval Germany 11th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Name)
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Othlo, Monk of St. Emmeram, approximately 1010-approximately 1070.
Catholic Church - Subject (Topic)
-
Liturgy
Manuscripts, Medieval
Breviaries - Subjects
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Othlo, Monk of St. Emmeram, approximately 1010-approximately 1070
Catholic Church > Liturgy
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Breviaries
Germany > 11th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Noted Breviary (fragment). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12836444
- Object ID (OID)
- 2003630
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