Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing: Sts. Cosmas and Damian (27 September); Archangel Michael (29 September); St. Dionysius (9 October); and St. Gall (16 October).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: The offices of Archangel Michael and of St. Gall begin with 2-line initials in red and blue; the insider of the letters is decorated with an animal on a red and green ground surrounded by red and blue penwork and white dots; the outside of the letters is surrounded by red and blue penwork; 2-line initials of antiphons and responses alternate red and blue; the 2-line initial of the verse is in brown highlighted with red; the left margins of both versos are decorated with red and blue designs, which are topped by an animal head in red on fol. 1v; musical notation is in black on a 5-line staff in black; punctuated with the punctus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing among other items: Epiphany; first through fourth Sundays after Epiphany; and Psalm responsories for use between Epiphany and Septuagesima
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 1-line initials at the beginning of responses are in square capitals in thick brown ink dotted or filled with orange; 1-line initials at the beginning of antiphons and verses are brown rustic capitals highlighted with orange; rubrics are written in orange rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus; interlinear neumes for chants with full texts are in the St. Gall style.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing among other items: various Feria from Quadragesima; Saturday of the first week of Quadragesima; and Second Sunday of Quadragesima
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: on fol. 1v, there are portions of a 3-line square capital "T" in orange; initials of the antiphons beginning feriae IV and VI are 1-line rustic capitals in orange; initials of responses and of the antiphon beginning feria V are thick brown uncials filled with red; other 1-line initials are brown rustic capitals highlighted with red; rubrics are written in orange rustic capitals; liturgical directions are written in brown minuscule highlighted with red; punctuated with the punctus; interlinear neumes for chants with full text are in the St. Gall style.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of the biblical books of portions of the biblical books of Isaiah and Galatians
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Carolina minuscule., Decoration: 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus, punctus versus, and punctus interrogativus., and Condition: severely damaged from binding use.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a liturgical calendar containing portions of January and June
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis) in red and black ink., and Decoration: the first column consists of letters A through G, representing the days of the week, written in black capitals except for the letter A in red; the next two columns specify the day of the month and are written in red minuscule; the last column contains the names of saints in black minuscule, with some major saints in red minuscule.
Manuscript on paper of (1) M. Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.), Laelius de amicitia; (2) Cicero, Cato Maior de senectute; (3) moral examples from antiquity; (4) commentary on parts of Canon Law
Description:
In Latin., Script: Artt. 1-2 (ff. 1-38) are copied in Gothica Hybrida Libraria/Currens, except f. 6v, which is in Semihybrida Libraria; art. 3 is copied in Gothica Semihybrida Currens; art. 4 is copied in Gothica Semihybrida Currens in two sizes (large for the texts and small for the commentaries); and art. 5 (the former pastedowns) are written in Gothica Textualis, with the marginal notes in small Gothica Hybrida., Decoration: Undecorated,; the former pastedowns (art. 5) contain Arabic numerals in black, red, and blue., and Binding: original, damaged brown calfskin over wooden boards sewn on three cords; covers are blind-tooled and stamped; two original clasps were replaced by a single clasp (now lost); spine with paper label.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Wiblingen (Ulm, Germany)
Subject (Name):
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Subject (Topic):
Canon law, Christian education, History, Education, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Monastic and religious life
Manuscript fragment on parchment of selections from Books I and IV of St. Augustine of Hippo's De trinitate
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: crude 6-line initial "D" and 5-line initial "L" in brown and orange-red ink, L terminates in a bird's head; 1-line initials in brown uncials with enlarged minuscule "e" and frequently touched in red on f. 1r; incipits and explicits in brown rustic capitals and the word explicit traced in red; punctuated primarily with punctus; three scribes; scribe one occasionally uses punctus elevatus and punctus versus; contemporary corrections in lighter ink.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of Iustinus, Epitome historiarum Pompei Trogi, 20.1-3.
Description:
In Latin., Script: copied by one hand in early Caroline minuscule., The text on the recto opens with a half inset 5-line black Insular initial D, filled with yellow and its circumference at the inner and at the outer side decorated with red dots., and A vertical fold about the middle of the leaf has apparently caused the loss of a narrow section of the text on lines 1-6 and damage to all the subsequent lines; a large stain in the lower half of the leaf has also caused some damage to the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a gradual in part containing: Ascension; Sunday after Ascension; Vigil of Pentecost
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 3-line initials in red; "D" in square capital and "E" in uncial; 1-line initials are either red square capitals or brown rustic capitals; rubrics written in red, usually as rustic capitals; punctuated with punctus placed on the bottom line at the end of chants; interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style; numbered cues added in red above all abbreviated chants; rubrics in red miniscule.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Graduals (Chants)
Manuscript fragment on parchment of Gregory the Great's Homeliae in Ezechielem
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 1-line initials in brown in a mixture of uncial, rustic capital, and enlarged minuscule forms; running titles written in red rustic capitals in the upper margin; punctuated with punctus, punctus elevatus, punctus versus, and punctus interrogativus; hyphenation in same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604. and Catholic Church
