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 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 on paper containing humanistic miscellany
Description:
In Latin and German., Script: copied by various hands writing either Gothica Cursiva Libraria/Currens or Gothica Hybrida Libraria/Currens., Watermarks: Piccard, Waage V.135. Many blank leaves., Headings in red in artt. 1-7; the planned initials in that section were not executed, except the first one (f. 1r, 3-line plain red initial); art. 8 is undecorated; paragraph marks, underlining and 2-line plain initials with guide letters, all in red, in the main section of art. 9. Pointing hands in artt. 1-5., The manuscript contains: 1) Marcus Terentius Varro (116-27 B.C.), Sententiae, as transmitted by Vincentius Bellovacensis (Vincent de Beauvais, d. c. 1264), Speculum historiale, 6.59. 2) Excerpts from Virgil (70-19 B.C.), followed by notes on this poet. 3) Excerpts from Horace (65-8 B.C.), followed by a note on this poet. 4) Excerpts from Ovid (43 B.C.-17 A.D.), in the order of the books of the various works. 5) Excerpts from Valerius Maximus (beginning of first century A.D.), Facta et dicta memorabilia, in the order of the books. 6) Laurentius Valla (1407-1457), Dialogi in Poggium, 1. Prologue. 7) Aeneas Sivius Piccolomini (1405-1464), Proverbiorum libellus, ed. Vienna, 1509. 8) Extensive collection of Latin (and one German) letter models and letter formulas without a clear order, addressed mostly to clerics or students. Mentioned are the necessity for students to dedicate themselves to study, the love of one's country, recommendations of persons, the death of the widow of the German King Albert II (d. 1439) and a peace treaty with Poland (f. 21v), a Diet, the Duke of Saxony and the barons (f. 24r), Bohemia (f. 30v). With (a) a German letter to a prince, in which the author promits to forward a message from the King of Bohemia to the King of the Romans (f. 21r); (b) a letter from Frederick III, King of the Romans (1440-1493), dated Wiener Neustadt ("in Nova Civitate"), 8 April 1443, dealing with Hungary, his young cousin Ladislaus (Posthumus), and calling for a meeting with the Hungarian representatives at or near Posen and another meeting in Hamburg (ff. 25r-26r); (c) a passionate letter from an astronomer against the reform of the calendar proposed by friar Herman of Münster at the Council of Basel (ff. 28v-30r). 9) Bibliographical notes on works by or related to St. Augustine (354-430), dealing briefly with Ps.-Augustinus (Cyprianus?), De XII abusionibus saeculi, Augustinus, Sermones de verbis Domini et de verbis apostoli (ff. 34v-35v) and Martinus Bracarensis, Formula vitae honestae (CPL 1080, f. 41r)., and Binding: 19th - 20th century. Paper over cardboard.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Council of Basel
Subject (Topic):
Church calendar, Classical literature, Latin letters, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1100-1160
Published / Created:
[between 1450 and 1500]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 893
Image Count:
754
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper of Petrus Lombardus (c. 1095-1160), Libri sententiarum, with Capitula
Description:
In Latin., Script: copied by three hands: A copied ff. IIr-IIIv (the first section of art. 1) and ff. 1r-184v (Books 1 and 2 of art. 2) in Gothica Semihybrida Libraria; B copied f. IVr-v (the second section of art. 1) in Gothica Semihybrida Currens; C copied ff. 185r-355v (Books 3 and 4 of art. 2) in a narrower and more rapid Semihybrida Libraria with Bastarda features., Collation impossible due to the tight binding. Most quires appear to contain twelve leaves. Horizontal catchwords at right, mostly lost at the trimming of the codex (see e.g. ff. 130v and 142v)., There is no decoration in art. 1 (a 3-line initial was provided on f. IIr). In art. 2 red headings, underlining of authorities and stroking of majuscules; 2-line plain initials, sometimes with long marginal extensions, in red or green in; similar 3-line plain initials at the beginning of each Distinctio in Books 3 and 4 (scribe C); The Prologue (f. 1r) and Book 2 open with a flourished littera duplex in the same colours (c. 6 lines). Books 1 and 3 open with a plain initial, respectively 3 and 5 lines; the opening of Book 4 has no special initial. The decoration is missing in some series of pages, such as ff. 162v-166v and 174v-177v., and Binding: original, red-dyed pigskin over non-bevelled heavy wooden boards; the covers are blind-tooled with frames of thick and thin fillets and floral tools; on both covers the binder's name "Gassner" is stamped in a scroll. Five small brass bosses on each cover. Remnants of two brass clasps, attached to the rear cover, with engraved catches on the front cover. Spine with four raised bands. Yellow edges.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1100-1160.
Stand-alone miniature on paper depicting a Benedictine nun kneeling before Christ and the instruments of the Passion. Banderoles containing devotional phrases extend from the mouths of the nun and Christ; an excerpt from Psalm 31 (Vulgate) is written at the bottom of the miniature
Description:
In Latin., Script: banderole text in a small Gothic bookhand., Decoration: an example of the simple illustration style known as "nonnenarbeiten," which are devotional images produced by medieval nuns for personal use. The nun and Christ are placed in a grassy field comprised of penstrokes covered with a green wash. Details like Christ's wounds are conveyed through penstrokes as well. The instruments of the Passion are individually colored with wash: red and black for the cock, orange for the sponge, and orange for parts of the spear. An alternating blue and orange wash has been used to decorate the border of the miniature., and Binding: individually mounted on parchment.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Benediktinerinnenabtei St. Walburg (Eichstätt, Germany)
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Benedictine nuns, Nuns as artists, Devotional objects, and Catholic Church
Manuscript on paper containing 1) Legendary history of the foundation of Rome. 2) Mirabilia Romae. 3) Note on Roman abbreviations especially for personal names. 4) Heading of an index to the Roman History of Livy (?). 5) Note on officials, functions and institutions of the Roman empire. 6) Note on the structure of Roman personal names. 7) Headings of the chapters of Books 1-9 of Facta et dicta memorabilia. 8) Giunta de Sancto Giminiano (14th century), alphabetical table to Facta et dicta memorabilia, from A to T, with ample blank spaces between each letter of the alphabet. 9) Mentions of Valerius Maximus and Livy in works of Thomas Aquinas and Nicholas of Lyre. 10) Valerius Maximus (1st century), Facta et dicta memorabilia, including the pseudepigraphic Book 10, De interpretacionibus nominum
Description:
In Latin., Script: Copied by one hand in Gothica Cursiva Libraria, the text very large, the glosses small., Underlining, paragraph marks, headings, stroking of majuscules and plain initials (with guide letters), all in red., The pages damaged by the acidity of the ink., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Quarter binding in brown leather, the cardboard covers covered with marbled brown paper. Gold-tooled spine with five raised bands and brown title label with gold-tooled inscription: “VALERIUS MAXIMUS / MANUSCRIPTUM”. Red sprinkled edges.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Rome (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Valerius Maximus.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic literature, Latin, Manuscripts, Medieval, Scholia, Description and travel, and History
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a missal containing Holy Saturday
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: 2-line initials alternate red and blue; 1-line initials are in black highlighted with red; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; the liturgical directions are written in black and are underlined in red; punctuated with the punctus and punctus versus; accents added by a later hand.
Manuscript on paper (thick) of 1) Five lines of verse on the proper formulaic conclusion to prayers addressed to members of the Trinity. 2) Nicolaus de Dinkelsbuehl, De septem peccatis capitalibus (Confessionale). 3) Latin and German names of the books of the Bible; Latin and German names of Aristotle's principal works; Latin names of the Minor Prophets; etc. 4) Johannes Herolt ("Discipulus"), Sermones dominicales. 5) Johannes Herolt, Sermo in festo Iohannis Baptiste
Description:
In German and Latin., Watermarks, in gutter: similar to Briquet Monts 11786 and unidentified bull's head., Script: Written by multiple scribes in varying styles of gothic hybrida and bookhand scripts., Crude red initials, 3- to 2-line, throughout; ff. 33v-38r, 113v-114v and 166r-203r rubricated., and Binding: Fifteenth century, Germany. The backs of the quires are cut in. Original sewing on three double supports is laced into almost flush wooden boards, and the tawed skin cores of braided endbands, sewn through the cover, are also laced. The spine is back cornered with lining extending between supports on the outside of the boards. Large vermilion and sepia roses are painted on each edge. Back pastedown (and perhaps the inner front pastedown, covered by paper) consists of a parchment bifolium (Germany, 1200-1250) containing the Sermones de tempore of Johannes Halgrinus de Abbatisvilla. Written in small neat early gothic bookhand, above top line. Binding stays from this and other parchment manuscripts, 13th-14th centuries. Covered in kermes pink skin blind-tooled with an X in a frame on the front board, tying-up marks on the spine, and a frame on the lower one. Five round, brass bosses on each board and one fastening, the catch inset on the upper board, the lower one cut in for the strap.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
John, the Baptist, Saint. and Dinkelsbuehl, Nicolaus de.
Subject (Topic):
Church year sermons, Confession, Catholic Church, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sermons
Manuscript on paper of Heinrich von Sankt Gallen (c. 1350-after 1409), Passionstraktat, a treatise on the Passion. With various prayers
Description:
In German., Script: Two scribes: A, called S. Bawman (Baumann), from Nördlingen (Bavaria), writes Gothica Hybrida Libraria/Formata with calligraphic extensions on the top and bottom lines (ff. 2r-140v); B writes Gothica Cursiva Libraria/Currens (ff. 141r-168v)., Headings and names of quoted authorities in the text in red. Red stroking of the majuscules. Plain initials in red. Decorated initial (6 lines) in purple on gold background with floral engraving, in a rectangular trompe-l'oeil frame in the shape of a green and red stone slab, on f. 2r; with vegetal border (acanthuses in purple, blue, green and yellow in the four margins). On the facing page (f. 1v, art. 1) full-page miniature in a similar frame and with a similar engraved background in gold: the Annunciation, with God the Father in the upper left corner. Border decoration: at the four corners and in the middle of the sides a golden ball with sprays in ink., and Binding: Original (?) brown leather over wooden boards, blind-tooled with central panel and fillet frames with circular and lozenge-shaped stamps: one recognizes a Christ's head, an angel, birds, and a curious stamp in the form of a wooden branch. Remnants of two brass clasps fixed to the rear cover. Spine (repaired) with three raised bands, the upper and lower one over double thongs, the middle one over a single one.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Heinrich von Sankt Gallen. and Jesus Christ
Subject (Topic):
Passion, Christian literature, German, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing votive masses for all ranks within the church for peace, for harmony, for households, and for travelers
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 2- and 3-line initials are in red; 1-line initials in black, sometimes highlighted with red; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; the foliation is written in black; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
