Manuscript on parchment of Alexander of Villa Dei, Doctrinale
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in round gothic bookhand by a single scribe, below top line., One historiated initial, f. 1r, 6-line, pink, red, and green with white filigree on gold ground thinly edged in black, with a half-length portrait of a teacher in red robes and a red cap holding a book, against a blue ground with white filigree. In the lower margin arms of the Pesaro family of Venice (per pale indented or and azure), framed by scrolling acanthus, green, red, blue, and pink. Plain initials and paragraph marks both alternate blue and red. Headings in red., and Binding: Nineteenth century, England. Light brown leather, gold-tooled. Gilt edges. Rebacked. Title on spine: "Alexander de Villa Dei Doctrinale. MS: In Memb". Bound for Henry Drury by C. Lewis in 1820.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Alexander, de Villa Dei.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Latin language, Grammar, Latin poetry, Medieval and modern, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper of Eberhardus Bethuniensis, Graecismus
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: similar to Briquet Lettre G 8199, Briquet Lettre B 7980, Briquet Fleur 6393, Briquet Joug 7872, 7876., Script: Written in gothic bookhand by a single scribe, below top line., Plain initials, paragraph marks, initial strokes, punctuation, in red. Guide letters for rubricator., Ink has corroded some leaves; many leaves repaired in margins., and Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Half bound in vellum with paper spattered with black on the sides. Gold-tooled spine with black label: "Trattato de' Grecismi in Versi Latini," and "1471" stamped along lower edge.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Evrard, de Béthune.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic poetry, Latin, Latin language, Grammar, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment of 1) Anonymous grammatical treatise in prose (Grammatica Latina secundum Donatum). 2) Disticha Catonis
Description:
In Latin., Script: Copied by one hand in large Southern Gothica Textualis Formata (Rotunda). The opening majuscule of each verse set off in a separate column., 1-line red versals and 2-line red plain initials. Two large initials: f. 1r, at the beginning of the text of art. 1, historiated 10- line initial in pink on a blue background, containing a half-length profile of a poet or teacher in outline with a yellow dress; f. 10r, at the beginning of art. 2, decorated 9-line initial in pinkon a blue background, filled with red, yellow and green leaves., Due to intensive use the pages are badly rubbed and the legibility is impaired; whole passages have been rewritten by a later hand. The corners of the leaves are worn off. Holes and sewings., and Binding: Original half brown leather binding over heavy bevelled wooden boards; sewn on two split leather thongs; the spine damaged. Remnants of one strap attached to the front cover, with iron pin on the rear cover.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic poetry, Latin, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Latin language, Grammar, and Manuscripts, Medieval
In Latin., Script: copied by one hand in Southern Gothica Textualis Libraria., Alternately red and blue paragraph marks. Alternately red and blue 2- or 3-line (sometimes 4- or 5-line) flourished initials, half inset, with penwork in the opposite colours extending in the left margin or in the intercolumnar space. On f. 1r at the beginning of the text a 9-line littera duplex with penwork, badly rubbed. Guide letters., The leaves are badly soiled and rubbed, making reading often difficult or impossible (especially f. 1, which is waterstained and missing the lower corner)., and Binding: undecorated cardboard cover, sewn on three leather thongs.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Latin language, Grammar, and Manuscripts, Medieval
