Missal (fragment).

Description

Title: Missal (fragment).
Published / Created: [between 1450 and 1499].
Publication Place: Germany
Abstract: Manuscript fragment on parchment of a missal containing: Common of the Apostles; Common of Martyrs; Common of a Martyr; Common of a Martyr not a Bishop; and Common of a Martyr Bishop
Description: In Latin.
Script: written in two sizes of gothic script (littera textualis), with a larger script for the lessons and prayers and a smaller script for the chants.
Decoration: 6- to 7-line initials "I" at the beginning of lessons are in red; other 1-, 2-, and 3-line initials are in red; 1-line initials within lessons are in black highlighted with red; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Provenance: When they formed a bifolium, the fragments were used as the binding of another volume; on fol. 1r and fol. 2v there are mirror images of an unidentified printed text that offset onto the parchment while the leaves were serving as binding material.
Extent: ff. 1-2 : 380 x 277 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Early works to 1800
Fragments (object portions)
Manuscripts, Medieval Germany 15th century
Missals
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): Catholic Church
Subject (Topic): Liturgy
Manuscripts, Medieval
Missals
Subjects: Catholic Church > Liturgy > Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Missals > Early works to 1800
Germany > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Missal (fragment). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.