Sacramentary (fragment).

Description

Title: Sacramentary (fragment).
Published / Created: [between 1000 and 1010].
Publication Place: Italy
Abstract: Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing: an unidentified prayer; prayers for before and after meals; benedictions; and prayers for the exorcism of people possessed by devils (including candidates for baptism).
Description: In Latin.
Script: written in Caroline minuscule.
Decoration: 2-line initials are red rustic capitals with single round "D"; 1-line initials are brown uncials; rubrics written in red rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus and punctus versus; accents in the same ink as the text.
Provenance: The bifolium was used as a wrapper for another volume; gift of Thomas E. Marston; purchased from Kraus in 1948.
Extent: ff. 1-2 : 272 x 175 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 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): Catholic Church
Subject (Topic): Liturgy
Manuscripts, Medieval
Sacramentaries
Subjects: Catholic Church > Liturgy
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Sacramentaries
Italy > 11th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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