Prognostications

Description

Title: Prognostications
Published / Created: [between 1400 and 1450]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Manuscript on parchment roll consisting of two skins clumsily sewn together by means of a green thread. Contains 3 prognostications for the year, the first based on the day of the week on which Nativity (25 Dec.) occurs, the second attributed to Bede and based on the day of the week on which 1 Jan. occurs; and the third ascribed to the prophet Ezekiel. The Latin, especially of the third prognostication, is quite poor
Description: In Latin.
Script: Apparently written by a single hand in Gothica Cursiva Libraria (Secretary), retaining many Anglicana features. Two-compartment a is rarely used; note the thorn-shape of y (except on line 1, where the letter has the normal shape), and the semicircular abbreviation stroke with a dot in its centre.
No decoration.
The lower section of the roll now covers one line of text of the upper section, but originally the two sections were attached to each other the other way and no text was covered.
The top end of the roll is cut in the form of a pointed arch and a cord is inserted for tying up the roll.
Provenance: Purchased from William Salloch in 1971. Gift of Edwin J. Beinecke.
Extent: f. 1 : 720 x 130 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval England 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Topic): Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subjects: Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
England > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Prognostications. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.