Manuscript on parchment and paper of 1) Johannes de Sacro Bosco, Algorismus. 2) Jordanus Rufus, Medecina equorum. 3) Pseudo-Aristotle, Secretum secretorum. 4) William Falconer, Falconibus
Description:
In Latin, German and French., Script: multiple hands writing in multiple scripts., and Binding: S. XV limp parchment binding with leather spine stiffener and visible sewing and flap. The parchment is from an erased music manuscript. Remnants of a paper title label on the spine (text lost).
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Pseudo-Augustinus. and Sacro Bosco, Joannes de, fl. 1230.
Subject (Topic):
Falconry, Horses, Manuscripts, Medieval, Mathematics, Medieval, Medicine, Medieval, and Occultism
Manuscript on paper of commentaries on the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, and the Apostles' Creed, and other texts
Description:
In Latin., Watermark: Ox head with eight-petalled flower on a rod and a cross below the mouth (Piccard, Ochsenkopfwasserzeichen, XIII.723 (1471-1474)., Script: copied by two hands writing Gothica Semihybrida Libraria; A copied ff. 1r-15v; B, writing a wider, more sloping and more rapid script, copied ff. 16r-20v. Both hands spell the diphthongs ae and oe in the classical manner., Headings, underlining and stroking of the majuscules in red. Red plain initials in artt. 1-5, normally 4 lines. On f. 16r, space for a 7-line initial was provided but not executed., The manuscript contains: 1) Henricus de Langenstein (Henricus de Hassia the Elder, c. 1325-1397), Expositio super Orationem Dominicam. 2) Henricus de Langenstein, Expositio super Ave Maria. 3) Ps.-Augustinus Hipponensis, Sermo super Symbolum Apostolorum. 4) Ps.-Augustinus Hipponensis, De Oratione Dominica. 5) Expositio in Orationem Dominicam, based on excerpts from the following authors: Ambrosius, Anselmus Cantuariensis ("Anshelmus"), Augustinus, Bernardus Claraevallensis ("Berenhardus"), Cyprianus, Cyrillus Alexandrinus, Fulgentius Ruspensis, Gregorius Magnus, Hieronymus, Hilarius Pictaviensis, Iohannes Chrysostomus, Isidorus Hispalensis, Origenes, "Theophilus", Thomas de Aquino, "Titus"., and Binding: 20th century. White parchment and marbled paper over cardboard.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430., Heinrich, von Langenstein, ca. 1325-1397., and Pseudo-Augustinus.
Manuscript on paper of devotional treatises by numerous authors, including Guillelmus Iordani (Willem Jordaens, c. 1321-1372), Pseudo-Augustinius, Iacobus Mediolanensis, and Leroquais
Description:
In Latin., Script: copied by one hand in Gothica Hybrida Libraria/Formata; the ascenders on the top line and the descenders on the bottom line may have calligraphic extensions. The last treatise is by another scribe using the same type of script., Stroking of majuscules, underlining, paragraph marks and headings in red., and Binding: original binding, sewn on three double cords. Brown leather over wooden boards with rounded edges. Plaited headbands. Parchment endleaves. Remnants of one brass clasp attached to the rear board. Red leather tabs.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Pseudo-Augustinus.
Subject (Topic):
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) and Manuscripts, Medieval
